Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Wise Words From a Wide Man... advice from John Thorpe (did the Got Milk ads)

1) We all need mentors. Find good ones and use them well, but sparingly.
2) Rigidity fails- most of the time. But it is not an absolute.
3) The plural of anecdote isn't data. Know how to know. Be rigorous. Not rigid, there is a difference.
4) There is always a better idea. It usually won't be yours.
5) Don't worry about being cool. It's boring and unproductive.
6) If you haven't got a good memory, take good notes.
7) Life isn't always about being more right than anyone else, but sometimes about being less wrong.
8) Learn how to park your ego somewhere.
9) Nobody remembers the smart things you said- they remember whether they liked you and wanted to work with you.
10) Never get a photograph taken at 5 minutes notice.

An official announcement from the White House