The ultimate broken mental barrier - the four minute mile
I had never seen the original footage of Sir Roger Bannister running the first four minute mile. His narration of the race really adds to it as well.
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Commuting to my office at home
Scott Hanselman posted a tweet with the following tip:
Here’s a tip that my remote team does - When you get up in the morning, if you’re willing and able, try COMMUTING to your home office! Go for a circle around your neighbourhood and arrive back home to your home/remote office! It psychologically marks the start and end of the day.
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Surprising the customer with unexpected pricing
Derek Sivers highlights an interesting pricing approach in this article. He was asked to perform at a distant location. When the customer couldn’t afford the price they suggested reducing the performance time, hoping to reduce the price. Instead of doing the expected he raised his price. His reason was that they were paying for him to get to the location and then do the work where the work was the fun bit. By reducing the time on the fun bit it was less worth him making the trip.
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Stunning nature photographs
These nature photos are absolutely stunning. Some people have a gift for photography … and I am not one of them.
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