I'd like to work on the voice model mentioned in the article.
She described the first as "a person that's older who is sort of angry about you being a Korean but not being fully Korean." The second type is "very friendly and helpful" but sometimes "overbearing when they try to convert you or reform you."
The third are people who seem flummoxed and simply incapable of grasping her background.'
His reply: "We are trying to figure out how to keep you Americans distracted in small Middle Eastern countries."'
'Squat Workout 315 for 20 reps 405 for 15 reps 500 for 3 reps'
'Second, he tells stories – there are theories attached to the stories – but the bulk of the talk is made up of charming anecdotes to illustrate rather simple themes. Gladwell was talking about what makes successful people, and essentially his argument seemed to boil down to two rather old ideas: “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again” and “perspiration matters more than inspiration”…Coincidentally or not, these messages about the value of perverserance and hard work, and the chances of doing your best work late in life (Cezanne, apparently) are just the kind of thing that might cheer up an audience of jaded, middle-aged businessmen.'
But it’s been amusing me in the airport, so have if you want it:
Python script that’ll grab a random message from your Gmail account
If you have an account that’s all old archived mail, it’s probably more entertaining.
It’s an obvious move, if you’ve been watching Apple and the consumer electronics industry for the last decade. And it’s a move that needed to be done.'