Byron B. Warnken's Blog

Infinite Choice

We have often heard the phrase, and I don't know who originated it, "Content is king."  I have often thought that was not true.  Content is crucial, obviously.  But I have found a quote from Rob Reid of Listen.com that is not only more ture, but puts the still important original quote in perfect context.

"In a world of infinite choice, context--not content--is king."

There is so much content - much irrelevant, some good, some great, a few true diamonds in the rough - the rub is finding it.  This is, of course, why Amazon and Google are such powerhouses. 

From the financial and business perspective, it is nothing more than an updated, sell the picks, shovels, and maps.

Reverse Mortgage Books

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Hurt, Ego, and Hindsight

Americans who think George Bush is wonderful and support the war and its principles are just flat wrong.  I've heard arguments on the other side of it presented in hundreds of different ways.  Support for George Bush and the Iraq war is an indefensible position, unless national ego is asserted. 

What would have happened if we turned the other cheek after 9/11?  Just go deep into your imagination and visualize us saying, "We will find out who did this ... and pray for you."  Do I think this was the right course?  I don't know - but I do know that I don't know.  I will say it should have come into the national thought process.  Credit to those who, in the midst of national outrage, said, "Hold On.  Is this really what we want to do?"

A little tidbit - we used Uranium weapons in parts of Iraq in '91.  Childhood cancers increased fivefold.  We've used the same weapons this time.  Iraqi kids die from cancer too.  It's just as fucking heartbreaking to look in their eyes as they lay dying as it is to look into the eyes of a little blond California girl.  Cite: Ethics and the World Crisis: Dalai Lama.

I must remember the first reaction after having been hurt is usually the wrong one.

Time Management

Why is it that having a ton to do can lead to being paralyzed, which can then lead to doing nothing which can lead to further paralysis.  I broke out of a four day paralysis today and cannot figure out how I got into it or how I got out of it.

What am I doing for myself to further feed my ego, and what am I doing for the world, a friend, a customer, etc.  Do more of the second, eliminate the first.  That is one way to cut the clutter and get priorities focused.

"Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself." - from Desiderata.