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information overload

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Toby Getsch

It’s always time to simplify.
We need to make information simple.
We need to listen and organize and purge.
We need to be patient with those around us who adapt at different rates.
We need to revisit our approach.
I just watched this “Web 2.0″ video again.  It is information overload.  Yet, it also is about managing external perception.  It [...]

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mini transfortmations

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Toby Getsch

Apple is evil.  –>  Apple rocks!  I love my MacBook Air.  I love my iPhone.  Good customer service goes a LONG way!  Great customer service breads loyalty.
Anthony Bourdain is stupid.  –>  Anthony Bourdain rules!  No Reservations kicks butt.  Kitchen Confidential sparked all sorts of creativity.  Writing and reading things that stretch my horizons is healthy [...]

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Podcasts and Inspirations and Minnesota

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Toby Getsch

I’m listening to Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac.  It was easy to fetch via iTunes and have it sync on my new iPhone.  I’m inspired, both by the ease with which this technology works, and by the soothing voice of Garrison Keillor.  It just seams to put things in perspective… you know, Lake Wobegon and [...]

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Learning to Change-Changing to Learn

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Toby Getsch

Learning to Change-Changing to Learn

Notice my URL… now.
I found this video via this post.
It’s particularly interesting to me because I just had a discussion with a good friend.  That discussion was directly about this topic and how we have different viewpoints and different aspects of this topic in our lives.
I’m listening.
I’m [...]

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by august 31

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Toby Getsch

write a book
lose 30 pounds
go to hawaii
simplify material possessions
move to midwest

Those are not prioritized.  The list is limited to 5.  More would overwhelm me.  Fewer would not challenge me.  I can do it.  I will do it.  I will do it by August 31, 2008.  ~T. W. Getsch ~Saturday, May 24th, 2008

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Waiting for Free Food – Intro

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Toby Getsch

UPDATE 10/4/2009: Book URL moved and this page is now found at:
http://waitingforfreefood.com/2008/04/03/intro/

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March 20

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Toby Getsch

March 20 is today’s date.  This year it’s the 80th day of the year (leap year).  There are 286 days remaining.  It’s the first day of Spring!  It’s also plenty of other things.  Three of those things, I think are really cool.
Today is World Storytelling Day!
Today is the birthday of Frederick W. Taylor – an [...]

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leadership needed: so much to say and do

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Toby Getsch

I have been following a lot of information for several years now.  I do that with blogs, with RSS feeds, with alerts, with email newsletters, with a few hard copy magazine subscriptions, with some journals, and also a lot with listening in whatever way possible.
I’ve come to some conclusions.
I can change the world.
Everyone has the [...]

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deeper thinking with different rewards

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Toby Getsch

Towards the Knowledge Economy
More on the Evolution towards the Knowledge Economy
UPDATE: Final Thoughts on the Evolution towards a Knowledge Economy
The Long Nose of Innovation

You may not care about those articles if:

you are not a thinker
you don’t care about how, and you just want “it” to work
you think it’s someone else’s job
you are not curious
you do [...]

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Terry Getsch – Army Ranger School Graduation

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Toby Getsch

I am in Fort Benning, GA.  This trip was a surprise.  Both Tim Getsch and I flew down today to surprise Terry.  We both could not be more proud!  Out of [UPDATE: approximately 230] 240, only 96 passed.  My youngest brother is one of them.
Terry, thank you for your service and your example.  You are [...]

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quotes on: juggling, systems, consensus, contentment

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Toby Getsch

This is a repost.  It’s worth mentioning again…
 
“Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you’re keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop [...]

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feelings near the end of vacation

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Toby Getsch

I’ve been on vacation this past week.  I left work on Monday afternoon and will not be connected there until Monday morning.  That is the vacation part.
The fun part was that on Wednesday afternoon my sister got married.  I got to see lots of family and friends back in Minnesota.  (If you didn’t know, that’s where [...]

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