Tag Archive for 'business'

LinkedIn adds Profile Photos

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Eric Marden
on September 28, 2007
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Its been a long time in coming, but Linked In has joined the ranks of today’s modern Social Networks by adding photos to their profile page. I should rephrase that: by adding a photo to the profile page. As should be expected on a professional social network. I applaud the move, as this year I even added a photo to my resume, in an effort for it to stand out more. Its common practice for people in the rest of the world to attach a photo to their CV.

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Paul Graham on Philosophy

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Eric Marden
on September 27, 2007
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Aristotle’s goal was to find the most general of general principles. The examples he gives are convincing: an ordinary worker builds things a certain way out of habit; a master craftsman can do more because he grasps the underlying principles.

Paul Graham usually writes about hacking, but I think this article can be more generally applied to business and human endeavor. Ask yourself, what habit or comfort zone can I can myself out of, professionally? What would that do for my business?