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Yak•Shaving (noun) Any apparently useless activity which, by allowing you to overcome intermediate difficulties, allows you to solve a larger problem

Tag: Bettr@

Wow. Hey Kathy, want a board seat?

Via the BettrAt blog: Hmmm. As it turns out, we (BettrAt) actually want you to be awesome at what you do. I just stumbled upon this by Kathy Sierra from O’Reilly radar. I always knew that Kathy was into helping users get better, but I guess I hadn’t kept in touch when she stopped blogging. [...]

As Mr. Burns would say, “exxxxxxcccccccccellent”

As Mr. Burns from the Simpson’s would say, “Exxxxxccccccellent”. Check out this great New York times article. I’ll keep quiet and curate the best stuff for you. In a Digital Future, Textbooks Are History Textbooks have not gone the way of the scroll yet, but many educators say that it will not be long before [...]

Feeling like you’re in control is so important

The other night, I was in the Bettr@ office in Beijing, which is not but a 10 minute walk from the hotel that I’m staying at (the Sariz international, which is pretty nice since it has a gym). It was kind of late, and I was the only one left in the office. I asked [...]

The Shift Index to motivated smartypants: “Get Better Faster,” people

The Shift Report from the Deloitte Innovation Center for the Edge just came out, and some of the findings were fascinating. The executive summary and the findings make well reasoned, intuitive sense. What’s great about it is that a lot of it fits directly in line with what we’re envisioning with Bettr@. I feel like [...]