Anyshit is the new Anyway - Bob Sutton

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1. Sometimes the best management is no management at all -- first do no harm!
2. Indifference is as important as passion.
3. Saying smart things and giving smart answers are important. Learning to listen to others and to ask smart questions is more important.
4. You get what you expect from people. This is especially true when it comes to selfish behavior; unvarnished self-interest is a learned social norm, not an unwavering feature of human behavior.
5. Avoid pompous jerks whenever possible. They not only can make you feel bad about yourself, chances are that you will eventually start acting like them.
6. Anyone can learn to be creative, it just takes a lot of practice and little confidence
7. "Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
8. Sutton's Law: “If you think that you have a new idea, you are wrong. Someone else probably already had it. This idea isn’t original either; I stole it from someone else”
9. "Am I a success or a failure?" is not a very useful question
10. The world would be a better place if people slept more and took more naps
11. Strive for simplicity and competence, but embrace the confusion and messiness along the way.
12. Jimmy Maloney is right, work is an overrated activity.

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Anyshit is the new Anyway

HI! This is Team Wildfire from Bob Sutton's Creating Infectious Action class at the d.school.

Well anyshit, try using the word "anyshit" today! Use it in your facebook status, your twitter updates, and anywhere else you think it'll be seen or heard.

-Team Wildfire

April 23, 2009 in d.school | Permalink

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Can you DIGG it?

http://digg.com/arts_culture/Anyshit_is_the_new_Anyway

Posted by: Sean Ness | April 23, 2009 at 08:13 PM

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