Entrepreneur, programmer, avid student of life. I make useful things, and share what I learn.

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May 24, 2013
Ahhh... a must-listen for guitarists. Joe Pass solo jazz guitar: http://youtu.be/JFqiDcvRW2Y
May 20, 2013
No rules in this game: http://sivers.org/360
May 10, 2013
Tiny 4-question interview with me: http://onepercentcollective.org/derek-sivers-generosity-talks
May 2, 2013
New Ramen Music issue: http://ramenmusic.com/issue-11/3187ca6d61 Great format. Great curation. Great service. I highly recommend subscribing (or submitting your music!)
May 1, 2013
Brilliantly awesome and so true: the McDonald's Theory: http://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/9216e1c9da7d
April 30, 2013
CD Baby nostalgia: http://youtu.be/zzFfQbSeSyg?t=1m47s Hadn't seen this video in 8 years. Great warehouse footage.
April 14, 2013
Seeking inspiration? See http://sivers.org/io
April 14, 2013
My cousin had twin baby boys yesterday. They named them Tomahawk and Skookum. No joke. Those are their real names. I'm so proud. ☺
April 11, 2013
Skateboard from Sydney to Woolongong in one day? http://www.rotub.me/blog/my-skate-of-mind.html We've all got a wonderful ridiculous thing we've been wanting to do.
April 9, 2013
What book impacted you the most? See http://rise365.com/pivotalbooks/
April 6, 2013
The Great Movies: http://sivers.org/ebert2
March 27, 2013
Awesome life-changing project: http://blog.ted.com/2013/03/27/my-year-of-ted-how-54-talks-changed-a-life/ Reminder: it's not what you read or watch. It's what you consistently DO about it.
March 25, 2013
Got instrumental music with American Country feel, similar to Horse Whisperer soundtrack? Email indie filmmakers roamingwildfilm@gmail.com
March 24, 2013
Learning JavaScript - my experience and advice: http://sivers.org/learn-js
March 21, 2013
Human Intervention as a Competitive Advantage: http://sivers.org/hi
March 21, 2013
Sing like you, not them. Design like you, not them. Nice analogy: http://ninjasandrobots.com/i-cant-sing
March 18, 2013
I don't tweet about food, but if I did, it would be laksa : http://thesilverchef.blogspot.sg/2013/01/top-10-best-singapore-food-of-2012.html
March 17, 2013
Changing my operating system: http://sivers.org/os
March 6, 2013
Please try http://musicthoughts.com/ - especially language links at bottom. Works OK? Looks OK? Any feedback appreciated.
February 28, 2013
Patience. Persistence. More patience. More persistence. Must-read: http://jeffjlin.com/2013/02/23/ang-lee-and-the-uncertainty-of-success/
February 25, 2013
The secret of success is to never quite succeed.
February 17, 2013
This: http://benyu.org/connections-dont-build-things is the perfect follow-up to http://sivers.org/xn and I totally agree with it.
February 12, 2013
I'm at Webstock in New Zealand for the rest of the week. Come say hi if you see me, or email to meet up. http://www.webstock.org.nz/13/
February 11, 2013
It's all who you know? : http://sivers.org/xn
February 6, 2013
Driving a car for the first time in years, means listening to the radio for the first time in years, means discovering I like Taylor Swift.
February 5, 2013
Just finished an amazing book about Willpower : http://sivers.org/book/WillpowerInstinct Highly recommended!
January 27, 2013
Focus, entertain, or both? : http://sivers.org/boring
January 27, 2013
Prove it! http://breckyunits.com/prove_it (Words don't prove anything. Just actions.)
January 24, 2013
Listen, try this: For the rest of the day, say "Listen." before every sentence.
January 24, 2013
Wow! This summary of my book made me want to read it again: http://www.actionablebooks.com/summaries/anything-you-want/ :-)
January 13, 2013
Yes, you should learn basic programming: http://sivers.org/prog
January 11, 2013
Animation of my “Don't Announce Your Goals” talk: http://vimeo.com/55495626 - by Luca Cioni from Italy
January 6, 2013
Memorizing a programming language using spaced repetition software: http://sivers.org/srs
December 27, 2012
Learning JavaScript from the great "Professional JavaScript for Web Developers" - http://goo.gl/1Y6ro - and http://eloquentjavascript.net/
December 9, 2012
Everything is my fault: http://sivers.org/my-fault
December 2, 2012
You don't have to be local : http://sivers.org/local
November 27, 2012
Did all Ruby Koans today - http://rubykoans.com/ - Wonderful refresher. Highly recommended. Thanks to brilliant @jimweirich
November 24, 2012
Find people on Facebook with same name as you. Imitate their photo. Then send friend request. Brilliant! http://imgur.com/a/IqXWj
November 10, 2012
2 inspiring friends I'm actively thankful to know: Kevin Kelly http://www.kk.org/about-me.php + Alexis Ohanian http://about.me/alexis
November 3, 2012
I can go without food and water longer than I can go without solitude.
October 21, 2012
Spoke at Dynamite Circle conference in Bangkok http://www.tropicalmba.com/innercircle/ Anyone I met there, please email me to keep in touch.
October 16, 2012
20 years ago I saw Chiang Mai on the map and decided to go someday. Today I'm here. Some goals take time.
October 13, 2012
Speaking at INK in India, today: http://www.inktalks.com/conferences/ink2012
October 7, 2012
New book notes posted at http://sivers.org/book?sort=date (click "rating" header to sort with highest recommendations at top)
October 3, 2012
Why I don't have [like] buttons all over my site: http://informationarchitects.net/blog/sweep-the-sleaze/
September 28, 2012
In Taiwan for my first time. Absolutely love it. Speaking at TEDxTaipei tomorrow. http://tedxtaipei.com/
September 18, 2012
I updated http://sivers.org/comfort with the scariest moment of my life: forgetting my lines backstage at TED.
September 3, 2012
http://sivers.org/donkey = http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20120902.gif = ☺☺☺
September 2, 2012
Just finished amazing FunConf. Great conversations. If we met there, please email me to keep in touch: derek@sivers.org #funconf
August 26, 2012
Week in Iceland. Highlight: 6am walk through Snæfellsnes lava canyon. Found silent grassy patch & sat through sunrise. Iceland is my style.
August 13, 2012
Push, push, push. Expanding your comfort zone. http://sivers.org/comfort
August 11, 2012
Good interview with me about freedom, indie, future of music, etc. Free PDF: http://magcloud.com/browse/issue/424234
August 5, 2012
Keeping all my tweets at http://sivers.org/tweets
July 23, 2012
Би монгол хэл сурч байна. (I'm learning Mongolian. Going to Mongolia tomorrow.)
July 21, 2012
So reassuring to watch a master at their craft - any craft: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VGjA66RSm0 Imagine if everyone put this attention into their work.
July 21, 2012
Stumped? Try just looking at it: http://heydave.org/post/27681989546/the-just-look-at-it-hack-to-problem-solving Maybe if already looked at it, try listening to it. Avoid trying to solve.
July 17, 2012
Studying the Icelandic language with a teacher, in preparation for an August visit there.
July 3, 2012
Speaking at TEDx Kuala Lumpur next week. @tedxkl Advance article: http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/6/30/business/11569316&sec=business
June 29, 2012
The only true voyage of discovery is not to visit strange lands, but to possess other eyes. - Marcel Proust
June 25, 2012
Today my hero is @MohitPawar for his amazing work with http://woodegg.com/in + more. So so impressed with this man. http://mohitpawar.com/about/
June 19, 2012
All of my talks on life, business, music, philosophy, etc: http://sivers.org/presentations Enjoy!
June 15, 2012
Speed through a 90-day Asia trip, at 1 second per day: http://youtu.be/OjD995hJKOM Brilliant format to quickly share vacation experience.
June 7, 2012
Separate REST JSON API server and client? http://stackoverflow.com/q/10941249/1031790?stw=1
June 7, 2012
Programmers who have made a REST API separate from JS/HTML client, I'd love your advice, here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10941249/separate-rest-json-api-server-and-client Thanks!
June 6, 2012
My life is simple: one inbox: derek@sivers.org I almost never check Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc. Just email. Reach me there.
June 1, 2012
RT @AmberRubarth: Digging into good convos with one of my favorite humans Derek Sivers http://instagr.am/p/LTpDfqs8NJ/
May 28, 2012
Candy Chang inspires me more than anyone. See http://candychang.com/i-wish-this-was/ + http://candychang.com/before-i-die-in-nola/
May 24, 2012
RT @NextBankAsia: Considering a 'Next Startup/Small Business Bank Asia' inspired by @sivers NBA talk. Who's for it? Massive opportunity there.
May 17, 2012
Smart people don't think others are stupid: http://sivers.org/ss
May 16, 2012
Watched "Tree Of Life" movie & started crying like I haven't in years. Maybe great movie or maybe just right time. Either way... oof!
May 9, 2012
RT @ladyxtel: First Expletive Award at #NBASG12 goes to @sivers. Loving how he said fuckyeah in his presentation with pizzazz
May 6, 2012
RT @viviansessoms: Me with Ryuichi Sakamoto (Victor Bailey, Manu Katche & Derek Sivers in there too!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2VkeTquhEE
May 3, 2012
My quotes have been posterized: http://strikingtruths.com/anything-you-want/ (for real motivation, just add image of mountain climbing or kitten cllimbing tree) ☺
April 30, 2012
RT @arsenio: @sivers The Baraka 'sequel' is finally coming soon: http://laughingsquid.com/samsara-new-non-narrative-film-by-ron-fricke/
April 30, 2012
Lush review of Baraka - one of my fave movies: http://blogs.suntimes.com/foreignc/2012/04/the-ultimate-expression-of-humanity.html
April 24, 2012
Advice on moving to Los Angeles : http://sivers.org/la
April 18, 2012
Use flashcards to help remember programming lessons: http://www.jackkinsella.ie/2011/12/05/janki-method.html (I do this already. Thrilled to see someone write it up.)
April 7, 2012
In New Zealand South Island for the rest of the month. (Dunedin/ChCh/Nelson/etc.) Email me (derek@sivers.org) if you'd like to meet up.
April 7, 2012
RT @jfarmer: In a startup, the hard thing isn't killing bad ideas. It's killing all the good ideas you shouldn't do right now.
April 7, 2012
OnlyIndie looks like a very smart way to buy or publish ebooks: http://www.onlyindie.com/
April 3, 2012
I'm still learning this lesson: http://sivers.org/quirks It's really hard to just do things the normal way (stock Rails) instead of my own.
March 31, 2012
http://sivers.org/semi-expert = http://flightfox.com/ = !!!!
March 28, 2012
Here's my wild life: asleep by 11pm, wake at 6am to learn jQuery at http://codeschool.com/ Riveting. Love it. (not sarcastic)
March 27, 2012
I guess I'm doing an "Ask Me Anything" in the comments to this post: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3761013 (original article linked at top)
March 18, 2012
10 questions, 10 answers: http://derek.sivers.spillsthebeans.com/
March 9, 2012
College students and recent grads who want to do big things (+ spend July in Boulder) @BoldAcademy is now open: http://tumblr.heyamberrae.com/bold-academy
March 8, 2012
Going to SxSW? Make sure you see this first: http://sivers.org/sxsw 65 people sharing their best advice on getting the most from SxSW.
February 19, 2012
“If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.” ― Oscar Wilde
February 19, 2012
Favorite TED talk: a scholar of traditional children's games: http://youtu.be/hRVrm3svaUk (click [cc] translate button). Want to go to his school!
February 16, 2012
What is your comfort zone? http://www.whatismycomfortzone.com/
February 14, 2012
“How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it a leg.” - Abraham Lincoln
February 12, 2012
"Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies." - Gore Vidal
February 5, 2012
Tokyo, Japan - scenes from our trip: http://vimeo.com/35886918
January 29, 2012
All talk of paradise only starts when something has been lost.
January 29, 2012
"If there's a fear of falling, the only safety is deliberately jumping." - Carl Jung
January 29, 2012
"Only a fool never changes his mind." - Freddie Laker.
January 27, 2012
My hero Harry Beckwith just posted this one about "you": http://www.beckwithpartners.com/2012/01/how-to-engage-someone/ ☺
January 25, 2012
Singapore base-jump. I live at the top of the building next to this one: http://vimeo.com/34783883
January 24, 2012
Dumb mistakes that turned out smart: http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/the-smartest-dumb-thing-i-ever-did.html
January 24, 2012
Media industry's takeover of creativity is the real piracy: http://radar.oreilly.com/2012/01/on-pirates-and-piracy.html "How dare you terrorize the whole world?"
January 23, 2012
Finally learning JavaScript, after all these years.
January 19, 2012
"Whenever people are certain they understand our peculiar situation here on this planet, it is because they just stopped thinking." - Wilson
January 17, 2012
RT @muz4now: When I don't like a piece of music, I make a point of listening to it more closely. ~ Florent Schmitt #music #quote
January 17, 2012
I completely agree with everything here: http://rdegges.com/how-i-program-stuff - especially the isolation/introvert stuff.
January 13, 2012
RT @benjaminspall: NEW — Lessons Learnt from Derek Sivers and Thomas Edison http://liferapture.com/derek-sivers-thomas-edison/
January 13, 2012
What do you hate NOT doing? http://sivers.org/hatenot
January 8, 2012
One time, at band camp... http://youtu.be/gqG4oSfQYIY
January 7, 2012
Get to know your friends & family better: ask wide-open questions. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/unthinking/201112/how-know-another-person (Makes better conversation, too.)
January 6, 2012
Great 3-hour hang with Dan Andrews aka @TropicalMBA, in Singapore for his first time.
January 3, 2012
RT @IvanBickett: The start of a new experiment: Derek Sivers Series | A Better Way of Business http://www.abetterwayofbusiness.com/a-life-not-wasted/derek-sivers-series/ via @IvanBickett
December 31, 2011
Stevie Wonder "Superstition" rehearsal is even funkier than the album version: http://youtu.be/wDZFf0pm0SE (love outro at 3:50 too)
December 29, 2011
Proudly exclude some customers to define your niche. Great example? Read http://sivers.org/proudly-exclude-most then see http://youtu.be/1L3eeC2lJZs
December 29, 2011
Best book of 2011? http://www.brigittelyons.com/2011/12/best-book-2011/ (According to the brilliant @brigittelyons, that is.)
December 28, 2011
Without longing, we are lost.
December 27, 2011
"Good taste is the enemy of creativity." - Pablo Picasso
December 21, 2011
Word for the day: metamotivation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamotivation (a worthy goal)
December 21, 2011
Friends from memory: http://sivers.org/friends
December 19, 2011
Strange people still leave comments on this 2-year-old post: http://sivers.org/super-power (skip article. read comments starting at 38.)
December 16, 2011
Pursuing a meaningful life. Nice distinctions: http://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2011/05/is_a_well_lived_live_worth_anything.html
December 12, 2011
Best way to learn is to teach. Start by teaching yourself. Take notes! http://swombat.com/2011/12/11/taking-notes
December 6, 2011
My ultimate minimalist hardware and software: http://derek.sivers.usesthis.com/
December 3, 2011
Android developer: I'll pay for a few hours of making me a VERY simple app. I watch your screen+chat while you work. Email derek@sivers.org
December 3, 2011
The only explanation you ned for doing anything : "Because it's fun!" http://phpadvent.org/2011/because-its-fun-by-derek-sivers
November 30, 2011
Got a startup idea? I'll be mentoring for incubator JFDI - part of TechStars in Singapore. 2 weeks left to apply. Go to http://bootcamp.jfdi.asia/
November 26, 2011
Singapore English = Singlish. Info, examples, and debate: http://youtu.be/jG5Gr-rjEWY (I agree with girl at 05:00 + YouTube comments.)
November 23, 2011
RT @shauntrennery: Read 80% of @sivers' "Anything You Want" on the plane home last night. Best to-the-point entrepreneurial book I've read http://sivers.org/a
November 22, 2011
I've never been bored when alone. Only times I've been bored, it's because I was stuck with other people. Clear sign I'm an introvert, huh?
November 20, 2011
The co-op business model: share whatever you've got. http://sivers.org/sharing
November 15, 2011
232 sand dollars: http://sivers.org/232
November 15, 2011
Very worthy of a short pause in your day to appreciate this beautiful world: The National Geographic Photo Contest: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/100187/
November 10, 2011
Find a community, learn what they love, and build something for them. It's not passive. http://blog.thestartuptoolkit.com/2011/11/what-i-learned-from-a-month-of-blogging-and-250k-visits/ (by @robfitz)
November 9, 2011
I'm convinced that Colin Charles - @bytebot - is the most powerful man in Malaysia. Thanks for all your help, Colin.
November 3, 2011
I keep sending people to this great Jason Fried article: How to get good at making money: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110301/making-money-small-business-advice-from-jason-fried_Printer_Friendly.html
November 2, 2011
If you are both a developer and a musician who wants to beta a good open source tool for your site, please email me: derek@sivers.org
October 30, 2011
Snake under dinner table last night. Bats overhead. This morning, a monkey stole a muffin off my plate as I was eating. I love Malaysia.
October 23, 2011
The order in which I'd tackle life: http://tynan.com/stepsoflife (best article I've read in a long time. highly recommended.)
October 19, 2011
Conference in Cambodia 3 days ago, Singapore today, Brunei tomorrow, Malaysia on Friday. I guess I really live in Asia now.
October 18, 2011
It's not who you share with, but who you share as. People are multi-faceted. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/4chans_chris_poole_facebook_google_are_doing_it_wr.php Brilliant.
October 16, 2011
Funny how some days you wake up just OVERFLOWING with love and apprecation for your friends, family, and life.
October 15, 2011
RT @breezyskies: Derek Sivers on stage for why we need to fail. #TEDxPhnomPenh http://instagr.am/p/QLG-s/
October 15, 2011
Speaking at TEDxPhnomPenh in Cambodia today. Any #tedxpp people please email me via http://sivers.org/ so we can keep in touch.
October 13, 2011
In Cambodia now. Huge floods. See http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/10/worst-flooding-in-decades-swamps-thailand/100168/ 8-hour bike ride through them, water to chest. Awesome.
October 9, 2011
Wow. Watch as you shoot into space in one minute: http://youtu.be/rvDqoxMUroA Best thing I've seen in a long time.
October 5, 2011
World's leading Creative Class countries (by author of 'The Creative Class' book) http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2011/10/worlds-leading-creative-class-countries/228/ VERY surprised by #1!
October 3, 2011
http://sivers.org/ <-- new design. Feedback? Please email me any suggestions.
October 3, 2011
RT @brotherjwill: Get it while it's hot! - "Anything You Want" by @sivers is on sale 4 $1.99 on Kindle http://amzn.to/q4Z2Hq & more @ProjectDomino books 4cheap
October 3, 2011
Finding new ways to deal with the world is better than over-training old patterns.
September 19, 2011
Fascinating story of an American family who moves to Russia and puts their kids into a radically-cool Russian school. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/magazine/my-familys-experiment-in-extreme-schooling.html?_r=1&ref=general&src=me&pagewanted=print
September 18, 2011
Just realized “The Big Lebowski” title was not referring to The Dude.
September 18, 2011
Love this cover by Yuna : http://youtu.be/C0dwfRt8LcI Interesting story: http://youtu.be/CgttH2GmK8Q Welcome home to KL, @yunamusic
September 8, 2011
Great profile of my buddy @bpinaud from Rio, Brasil : http://adboardingpass.com/2011/09/06/introducing-bruno-pinaud-a-brazilian-creative-who-writes-directs-codes-and-has-a-mean-roundhouse-kick/
September 7, 2011
Updated my book list: http://sivers.org/book I was giving too many 10-ratings, so I bumped all -1 except 4 all-time faves. Please read those.
August 30, 2011
Part of my heart is always in Iceland http://vimeo.com/27307766 + http://vimeo.com/20563513
August 23, 2011
Great conversation with @lucian (Let's do it again soon.)
August 23, 2011
Help give 2100 children the gift of hearing: http://givehearing.com
August 23, 2011
RT @kamal: This is my favorite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0rCS8qpq20
August 22, 2011
Anyone done INSEAD+Tsingua 'TIEMBA' program? Love to hear your thoughts. Please email: derek@sivers.org
August 18, 2011
Vulnerable is a tough gig.
August 14, 2011
I am here: http://wikitravel.org/en/Borobudur
August 14, 2011
For #tedxjakarta crowd: the “gut is smarter than head” info is from this great book: http://sivers.org/book/HowWeDecide
August 14, 2011
Halo Jakarta! LOVED the #TEDxJakarta people I met yesterday. (Email me to keep in touch: derek@sivers.org) Now going to Jogja for 4 days.
August 11, 2011
RT @dmillerconj: "Why I love Derek Sivers' book" http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ASoftwareStart-upGuy/~3/yIXCsZR1Jj8/why-i-love-derek-sivers-book.html #in
August 8, 2011
10 years of business experience shared in 47 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBAAC8C0430D64F4D
August 8, 2011
One small location change makes 20X improvement in business: http://justinjackson.ca/this-tree-guy-has-good-business-advice/
August 6, 2011
Schools and parents heed this tale: http://samanthadouglas.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/give-100-percent/ “No more cheering for their actual accomplishments, just excitement for the grade.”
August 5, 2011
My best advice for entrepreneurs in a 45-minute video: http://appsumo.com/sivers/
August 4, 2011
5 ways to listen better. I love this: http://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_5_ways_to_listen_better.html
August 3, 2011
RT @kurtis_edward: if you are at all serious about a career in the music industry you need to read this book, it is incredible http://sivers.org/pdf #amazing
August 3, 2011
Really nice review by @matthewemay : http://www.openforum.com/articles/guru-review-anything-you-want (love “The Reluctant Entrepreneur”)
July 27, 2011
“Don't pursue goals that are easily achieved. Pursue what you can just barely achieve through your greatest efforts.” - Albert Einstein
July 27, 2011
Can there be another CD Baby? http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/question-can-there-be-another-cd-baby.html Great question from @rgmusicom. Your thoughts?
July 24, 2011
Buying something doesn't give you status. NOT buying something gives you status. Because consumerism is abundant, but satiability is rare.
July 24, 2011
Bucket list: Swim with whale sharks. See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2017167/Open-wide-The-diver-nearly-got-swallowed-whaleshark.html
July 24, 2011
Here's what you should invent... http://blog.hanxiaogang.com/?p=38
July 21, 2011
Wow. I have personally answered 4459 emails in the last 3 weeks. Most of my waking hours. Maybe I should play hard-to-get for a while?
July 21, 2011
RT @DirkvanReenen: Just read the best business book, 4 yrs of College won't touch what these 75 pages will teach you. "Anything you Want" by Derek Sivers
July 20, 2011
RT @mitchjoel: Are you an entrepreneur, startup and/or founder? @sivers tells it like it is. Read this: http://www.twistimage.com/blog/archives/anything-you-want/
July 20, 2011
Startups, ideas, rejection, hard work, huge success. Why do it? Some thoughts: http://www.twistimage.com/blog/archives/anything-you-want/
July 18, 2011
Musicians, please read: http://www.berklee-blogs.com/2011/07/john-mayer-2011-clinic-manage-the-temptation-to-publish-yourself/ John Mayer talk @ Berklee about resisting distraction of social media + much more. Great advice.
July 15, 2011
http://amandawilliamsmusic.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/book-review-derek-sivers-anything-you-want/ - nice review from @AmandaCWilliams :-)
July 14, 2011
Is your job as valuable to you as the few years you have left in this life? If not, then stop. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/should+probably+quit+your/5093085/story.html
July 14, 2011
Jaw dropped: Humpback whale gives show after being saved. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBYPlcSD490#at=205
July 14, 2011
Listening to Sufjan Stevens “Age of Adz” album over and over. http://asthmatickitty.com/the-age-of-adz
July 14, 2011
You weren't meant to have a boss. http://paulgraham.com/boss.html (Read to the end.) Great analogy.
July 13, 2011
You are whatever you pretend to be.
July 11, 2011
The greatest music video ever made: http://youtu.be/ZPjjZCO67WI
July 10, 2011
“Assume life will be really tough, and then ask if you can handle it. If the answer is yes, you've won.” - Charlie Munger
July 10, 2011
“Of all the sins, envy is easily the worst because you can't even have any fun with it. It's a total net loss.” - Charlie Munger
July 8, 2011
A real person, a lot like you : http://vimeo.com/26110865 (animated story)
July 8, 2011
"Sivers isn't a guy who figured it all out; he's just one who navigated the rapids and lived." :-) ! Thanks for the quote, @willsansbury
July 5, 2011
Cute animation of one of my favorite little essays: “Hell Yeah or No”: http://www.vimeo.com/25496723
July 3, 2011
You had me at “deep, bonging counterpoint”. No, you had me at “Bjork”. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/arts/music/bjorks-biophilia-at-the-manchester-international-festival.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all Wow.
July 3, 2011
Yesterday went to Miyazaki's Ghibli museum. See http://www.kirainet.com/english/ghibli-museum/ Today saw Tokyo with @kirai. Awesome.
July 1, 2011
New interviews you might like: http://sivers.org/i1106
June 30, 2011
OK we're all allowed one proud little tweet like this, right? http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/2745/
June 30, 2011
If it's not a hit, switch! http://youtu.be/mBlJVazr4A0
June 29, 2011
21 Inspiring Ideas for entrepreneurs: http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/57644/Anything-You-Want-21-Inspiring-Ideas-From-Derek-Sivers.aspx (best summary of my book)
June 29, 2011
RT @ProjectDomino: Anything You Want is #39 in Amazon's Bestsellers list. Can you help us get @sivers in the top 10? http://amzn.to/DerekDominoAYW
June 29, 2011
I miss the mob : http://youtu.be/GFRLSAPnIG0
June 29, 2011
Forbes review of my book: “astonished with the sheer concentration of fresh insights on business and entrepreneurialism” http://blogs.forbes.com/michaelellsberg/2011/06/29/one-of-the-best-hours-youll-ever-spend/
June 29, 2011
I finally wrote a book. Just released today. See announcement at http://sivers.org/ayw and book at http://sivers.org/a
June 29, 2011
I finally wrote a book. Just released today. See announcement at http://sivers.org/ayw + book at http://sivers.org/a
June 29, 2011
(I prefer Linux http://archlinux.org/ - and avoid being a part of anyone's end-to-end ecosystem for anything.)
June 29, 2011
In 1998, admitting I don't use Microsoft products, I got a weird look. Now admitting I don't use Apple products, I get a VERY weird look.
June 25, 2011
Korean grocery uses spare time and space at subway. Brilliant. http://youtu.be/nJVoYsBym88
June 23, 2011
RT @ronen: The 3 months I worked next door to a chocolate factory, I had the most sex of any period in my life. Coincidence? #cocoapheremones
June 23, 2011
Projecting meaning: http://sivers.org/meaning
June 22, 2011
Business potential doesn't have to be overseas. States compared to countries: http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/01/comparing_us_states_countries http://www.economist.com/content/all_parities_china http://www.economist.com/content/indian-summary
June 21, 2011
You don't understand something until you think it's obvious. http://mebassett.blogspot.com/2011/06/you-dont-understand-something-until-you.html
June 20, 2011
Fish don't know they're in water: http://sivers.org/fish
June 20, 2011
Classic: Chris Farley interviewing Paul McCartney. Best 2½ minutes of TV: http://www.myvideo.de/watch/3412362/Chris_Farley_Interview_Paul_Mc_Cartney_SNL
June 18, 2011
Great book on music promotion. Good to-do tips especially for those new to this: http://bob-baker.com/buzz/online-music-promotion.html
June 17, 2011
Wow. My hero Charlie Munger, when asked how to make a perfect society, says to study Singapore: http://youtu.be/pVcKkPflmT8
June 16, 2011
How to get good at making money: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110301/making-money-small-business-advice-from-jason-fried.html Required reading for new entrepreneurs.
June 16, 2011
#echelon2011 If you want my slides from my talk this morning (or just to meet), email me: derek@sivers.org
June 14, 2011
3200km ÷ 5km/hr ÷ 12hrs/day = 53 days to walk from bottom to top of India. Hmmm...
June 11, 2011
I LOVE a different point of view. Here's a hula hoop from the hoop's perspective: http://youtu.be/3GVrO1VYAOI
June 11, 2011
My interview with Celestine Chua, with fun photos: http://celestinechua.com/blog/interview-cd-baby/
June 11, 2011
Love these photos of CD Baby in 1999 in my Woodstock house: http://www.jpfolks.com/ECRoadTrip00/ECpages/cdbaby.html taken by jpfolks.com
June 10, 2011
http://ramenmusic.com : Very curated, beautifully presented music. So impressed, I just bought lifetime subscription. Highly recommended.
June 9, 2011
RT @Kurt_Vonnegut: Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you'll look back and realize they were big things.
June 9, 2011
See http://ramenmusic.com : Very curated, beautifully presented music. So impressed, I just bought lifetime subscription. Highly recommended.
June 9, 2011
This is the answer to the "I need a technical co-founder" question I get daily: http://lederhosenlabs.com/2011/05/31/technical-co-founders-are-overrated/
June 9, 2011
RT @ericstromberg: This remains my favorite post on the value of a business idea: http://sivers.org/multiply
June 8, 2011
Trying to pursue many different directions at once? Don't be a donkey. http://sivers.org/donkey
June 8, 2011
Kid's got Seoul : http://youtu.be/BewknNW2b8Y
June 6, 2011
Entrepreneurs, need inspiration for what to invent? Try this: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%22should+invent%22
June 6, 2011
Of all the articles I've read in the past 6 months, this one had the biggest impact on me: http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gj/efficient_charity_do_unto_others/
June 5, 2011
I moved to Singapore: http://sivers.org/singapore (It's official now.)
June 5, 2011
Any questions? http://sivers.org/aq
June 4, 2011
Which logo do you like better? #39 or #38? http://99designs.com/logo-design/vote-5ldg6m It's for http://50pop.com/
May 30, 2011
RT @davidhooper: New Book by @sivers - This is a promo piece I got from BookExpo in NYC http://twitpic.com/54geoc
May 29, 2011
Hey you! What song are you listening to? http://youtu.be/tvHRUY0tBcs (different soundtracks for same environment)
May 27, 2011
Added a few new book notes, for those seeking knowledge or wisdom: http://sivers.org/book?sort=date
May 25, 2011
At Music Matters conference. Email me to meet up. http://www.musicmatters.asia/2011/home/ (I live 5 minutes walk away. Love it.)
May 25, 2011
RT @davidhooper: @sivers At Book Expo and saw your new book being promoted at the Amazon booth. Looking forward to checking it out!
May 19, 2011
5 ways to increase your intelligence : http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=you-can-increase-your-intelligence-2011-03-07 (facts not opinons). Brilliant article by @AndreaKuszewski
May 18, 2011
"I never have to lie to anyone because I don't fear anyone. The only time you lie is when you are afraid." - John Gotti.
May 18, 2011
2 helicopters (+ low flying plane) over Singapore's Marina Bay this morning: http://vimeo.com/23892944 Anyone know why? #sg #singapore
May 16, 2011
RT @plamere: How good is Google's Instant Mix? http://musicmachinery.com/2011/05/14/how-good-is-googles-instant-mix/ - TLDR; not so good
May 6, 2011
Some people like to pay. Let them. http://sivers.org/ppay
May 5, 2011
GREAT musicians' guide to Nashville. Anyone new or moving there should get this book: http://www.survivenashville.com/
May 4, 2011
Leaving for Bali in 30 minutes. SO excited. Been wanting to go for 24 years - since I heard this priceless album: http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/bali-music-from-the-morning-of-the-world
May 2, 2011
Great article on how someone created and sold an ebook. Very specific and full of advice. http://www.startupsopensourced.com/2011/05/01/startups-open-sourced-1-week-later-10000-in-revenue/
April 30, 2011
Fun interview with Jordan from 'Pickup Podcast', here: http://pickuppodcast.com/2011/04/28/episode-128-derek-sivers/
April 27, 2011
Awesome time-lapse view from my Singapore apartment: http://sivers.s3.amazonaws.com/marinaskyline2.mov - by buddy @wallytham
April 21, 2011
In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is.
April 19, 2011
Awesome project. Giant marimbas for a school for the blind: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2087404594/zimbabwean-marimbas-for-the-texas-school-for-the-b
April 19, 2011
Feedback on my new video, please? http://youtu.be/-GCm-u_vlaQ Should I keep animating my essays like this? Suggestions?
April 19, 2011
Keep Your Goals to Yourself, in VERY simple English: http://youtu.be/6X9xOD00NWU
April 18, 2011
These BBC nature documentaries so beautifully capture the creatures of our planet: http://youtu.be/G-wGbCEaCmE
April 18, 2011
RT @1_wavex: @sivers -my friend, the great @prestonreed has a new guitar, a groove u could drive a truck thru : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymgsRU6MbNE
April 18, 2011
Front-row at Imogen Heap in Singapore, yesterday. SO great. Awesome arrangements. Charming performer, too. http://youtu.be/nONE2Uouv8I
April 15, 2011
Inspiration for those who need to get outside more: http://vimeo.com/22439234
April 14, 2011
RT @1_wavex: The surest indication that something is not fully understood .. is the conviction that it is fully understood. @sivers @~
April 14, 2011
Signed up to attend http://tedxubud.com/ and speak at http://thenewmedia.asia/about - in case you're there, say hello!
April 12, 2011
To become too great to ignore, focus on winning one single test: http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/03/the-pyramid-method-a-simple-strategy-for-becoming-exceptionally-good/ Very inspiring.
April 11, 2011
I wish this was everywhere: http://candychang.com/i-wish-this-was/
April 9, 2011
How to Get a Real Business Education. Brilliant article by Scott Adams (Dilbert creator). http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704101604576247143383496656.html?mod=WeekendHeader_Right
March 29, 2011
(a) Da da da da da! (b) Ba ba ba BA ba? (a) Da DA da da! (b) Hehehehe. (a) Da da DA DA DA? (b) Ba ba! Heheheh. http://youtu.be/_JmA2ClUvUY
March 28, 2011
We're using the same device to do our work as we are to distract ourselves from our work! Great solution: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/03/are-you-making-something.html
March 28, 2011
When in doubt, remain in doubt.
March 27, 2011
(For musicians:) Rebecca Black "Friday" in 3 links: 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_(Rebecca_Black_song) 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0 3. http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2011/03/25/rebecca-black-lessons/
March 27, 2011
Great counter-intuitivie life lessons. Very wise: http://www.quora.com/What-life-lessons-are-unintuitive-or-go-against-common-sense-or-wisdom
March 27, 2011
Contacted about doing charity project to raise money for marionettes. Marionettes! Cool! What? Malaria nets? Oh. That's OK too, I guess.
March 24, 2011
Parahawking in Nepal - now on my TO-DO list: http://parahawking.com/ (thanks @eclectopedic)
March 24, 2011
There's no place like home. http://sivers.org/homeless
March 18, 2011
Listening to this while programming: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_K%C3%B6ln_Concert Wow.
March 16, 2011
Know any great guitar technique books in PDF format? (Got a new acoustic guitar & enjoying re-awakening my chops.)
March 12, 2011
Brooklyn Sivers (our new kitten): http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=55841&id=165204150174609
March 11, 2011
View from my Singapore apartment, time-lapse at night: http://sivers.s3.amazonaws.com/marinaskyline.mov (thanks @wallytham)
March 8, 2011
Telling the story of how CD Baby took off. @gajoob and @davidhooper get full credit for its momentum by announcing to their readers in 1998.
February 28, 2011
Have time to give deep critique/suggestions on rough draft of my new book? Email me something about yourself to derek@sivers.org
February 27, 2011
Amazing museum in Sydney: http://www.whiterabbitcollection.org/ Please go if you can. Best collection I've ever seen.
February 16, 2011
My newest TED talk: Why You Need to Fail http://youtu.be/HhxcFGuKOys Any suggestions on how to improve it?
February 11, 2011
My favorite marketing author, Harry Beckwith, is finally blogging! Keep your eye on this: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/unthinking
January 31, 2011
Hour-long candid interview with me at http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/derek-sivers-the-22-million-dollar-man/ (scroll down to the green [Get Access] button.) MP3: http://cdn.earn1k.com/audio/DerekSivers_CDBaby100Million.mp3
January 30, 2011
What's on Derek Sivers' desk? Nothing but his feet: http://www.tagbento.com/243/dereks-desk
January 30, 2011
Broke my big toe playing in Arabian Sea, Varkala, India. Local hospital: $1 doctor + $2 xray. Experience + bragging rights: priceless. :-)
January 23, 2011
Delegate or die: the self-employed trap. http://sivers.org/delegate
January 22, 2011
(Vanity tweet:) iPad ad for TED at bus stop in Los Angeles: http://sivers.s3.amazonaws.com/TED-iPad-ad.mov
January 16, 2011
Inspiration never makes the first move. http://artofminimalism.com/creating-to-be-human-20-rock-star-bloggers-take-the-stage/
January 14, 2011
Musicians: anyone tried live internet jamming like http://ejamming.com/ ? If so, please email me your honest thoughts? derek@sivers.org Thx!
January 14, 2011
Restrictions will set you free. http://andyswan.com/blog/2011/01/05/two-rules/ + http://sivers.org/restrictions-will-set-you-free
January 5, 2011
My video "First Follower" aka "Lessons Learned from Dancing Guy" available for free download: http://sivers.s3.amazonaws.com/DancingGuy-ff.m4v Use, share, etc.
January 3, 2011
Spent the whole day typing out my notes for my favorite book ever. Enjoy: http://sivers.org/book/SeekingWisdom
December 28, 2010
Doomsday predictions make headlines, but betting against them usually wins. See http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/28/science/28tierney.html?_r=1
December 28, 2010
Back home in Singapore. So good to be back. Hope to stay in this Asia/Australia time zone for all of 2011.
December 26, 2010
Q: Hey Richard Branson, we are 2 broke students, can we join you on your private jet to DC tonight? A: Sure! http://beanoriginal.net/the-audacity-of-shamelessly-asking/
December 25, 2010
Strategic advantage for a business to be both tech and non-tech: http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/24/hybrid-startup/
December 24, 2010
RT @cyberpr: Watch Team @CyberPR in tacky red sweaters singing! Our HOLIDAY VIDEO CARD! for you http://www.youtube.com/arielpublicity#p/u/0/zq8_HrEx93w
December 21, 2010
Congrats @thinksimplenow http://thinksimplenow.com for winning coolest job: 'good mood blogger'. Glad I was no help. :-)
December 18, 2010
Read The 4-Hour Body in one 12-hour sitting. http://fourhourbody.com/ Amazing book. Congrats @tferriss
December 15, 2010
What's the most 'unrealistic' thing you've accomplished and what did you learn from the process? See http://www.sensophy.com/48-online-authorities-reveal-unrealistic-accomplishments/
December 2, 2010
Flying to India to speak at http://theinkconference.com/
November 27, 2010
RT @arsenehodali: @sivers dinners are for talking about that which we lack and desire it seems.
November 27, 2010
"When bankers get together for dinner, they discuss art. When artists get together for dinner, they discuss money." — Oscar Wilde
November 26, 2010
Process innovation. The Henry Ford of Heart Surgery. LOVE this. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125875892887958111.html
November 23, 2010
Musicians, great examples of purple cow + chutzpah: http://www.sonicscoop.com/2010/11/21/smarter-in-60-ii-how-music-can-milk-seth-godins-purple-cow/
November 22, 2010
Gorgeous haunting merge of old Amsterdam photos into today: http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2010/03/the-ghosts-of-amsterdam/
November 21, 2010
Obvious to you. Amazing to others. http://sivers.org/obvious
November 18, 2010
Why wreck a blank canvas? http://sivers.org/blank
November 12, 2010
RT @TechCrunch: CD Baby Founder Recounts A Tale Of Steve Jobs, iTunes, And Broken Promises http://tcrn.ch/aKFVbX by @jasonkincaid
November 12, 2010
The day Steve Jobs dissed me hard: http://sivers.org/itunes
November 7, 2010
When someone complains, it means one of two things.... http://sivers.org/complainers
November 6, 2010
"Safest way to get what you want is to deserve what you want." - Charlie Munger - http://www.deeshaa.org/2010/02/13/notes-from-charlie-mungers-2007-commencement-speech-at-usc-law/
November 1, 2010
If you are both a guitarist and a Linux fan, check this out: http://gnuguitarinux.sourceforge.net/ (Maybe should be called Hendrix?)
October 31, 2010
Jon Stewart's serious comment at the end of the rally: http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/dysci/jon_stewart_thank_you_for_your_serious_comments/c13xzpy Brilliant.
October 31, 2010
Great tidbits of wisdom from traveling the world for 3 years: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2010/10/30/20-things-ive-learned-from-traveling-around-the-world-for-three-years/ (Warning: makes you want to get up and go!)
October 29, 2010
RT @pwiger: Announcing your goals is bad for completion (http://sivers.org/zipit) so I zipped it AND DID IT! I'm sooo proud now! :) http://dailymile.com/e/E6F2
October 29, 2010
Signed up for a Hotdesk for 6 months at http://hackerspace.sg/ @hackerspacesg
October 29, 2010
Listening to Lyle Lovett's album 'Joshua Judges Ruth' for the 100th time. So so so good. All of it.
October 29, 2010
New York Times / Freakonomics disagrees with my TED Talk: http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/are-public-commitments-counterproductive/ Your thoughts?
October 28, 2010
Spent afternoon in Singapore Japanese internet cafe. Calm and classy. Highly recommended if in Raffles Place: http://cafeo-rid.com/
October 27, 2010
Test says I'm INTJ: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTJ#Characteristics Funny how accurate that description is. You? http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
October 27, 2010
Notes from a Guide to the Good Life: http://www.leader-values.com/wordpress/?p=3075
October 22, 2010
Characteristics of successful musicians, too: http://paulgraham.com/founders.html (emphasize 2 & 3. add practice/improvement.)
October 17, 2010
Boarding plane to Guilin, China, to study Mandarin full-time for 2 months. A dream/goal of mine since 2006. Very excited.
October 14, 2010
Shower in the Hong Kong airport lounge, after a 14-hour flight. 5 hour layover, then Singapore.
October 8, 2010
The best part of blogging is the people you will meet: http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/14208/Why-Every-Entrepreneur-Should-Write-and-9-Tips-To-Get-Started.aspx (I agree)
October 5, 2010
Believe those who seek the truth. Doubt those who find it.
October 4, 2010
Speaking at Berklee College of Music in Boston tonight (Oct 4th) at 7pm: 921 Boylston, 3rd floor, The Loft. Everyone invited.
October 1, 2010
Speaking at TEDx in Singapore on October 16th: http://tedxnus.com/ It's free, so register while you can.
September 28, 2010
For home-recording artists: free ebook: "How we made a studio-grade album for $190" http://www.drugstorefanatics.com/page.php?id=3
September 24, 2010
Donated $500 to author of Anki, because it's that amazing. Using it to learn Mandarin. http://ichi2.net/anki/
September 23, 2010
My sole backpack for last 2 years around the world: http://youtu.be/7kS0jYmyN-4
September 23, 2010
Some great new books posted: http://sivers.org/book?sort=date
September 22, 2010
L3C: interesting structure for running a business where profit is only a secondary goal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L3C
September 22, 2010
Tweeting on the command-line again thanks to http://jmillerinc.com/2010/05/31/twitter-from-the-command-line-in-python-using-oauth/
September 16, 2010
Spoke in Rotterdam today: "Art of Profitability" - http://www.marketingfacts.nl/berichten/20100916_emerce_eday_keynote_derek_sivers_profitability_art/ - based on this book: http://sivers.org/book/ArtOfProfitability
August 31, 2010
LOVE this: "winning" is just comparing hours spent practicing. What if practice=winning were taught more directly? http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/the_illusion_of_winning/
August 30, 2010
in Singapore for the week. Anyone here want to meet? I'd love to get to know it more. Email me at derek@sivers.org
August 28, 2010
Studying Mandarin 3-6 hours a day, lately. So into it. Using http://wenlin.com + http://amzn.to/avHOJc + http://amzn.to/ajnKXn
August 23, 2010
Biked 100km (62 miles) from Stockholm to Baltic Sea: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&num=200&start=42&msa=0&msid=107061946988576143189.00048bd76b1f825e46887&ll=59.307263,18.37944&spn=0.234475,0.725784&z=11
August 16, 2010
Attention companies: Major Rails programmer/author/speaker told me he's ready to commit to a great company as tech lead. Email me for info.
August 7, 2010
Karmalist wishlist? http://sivers.org/kl
August 5, 2010
Listening to http://www.nothingbuttheblues.co.uk/radio.html
July 29, 2010
I always wanted a pet fox. Thank you, science! http://www.sibfox.com/foxes/
July 27, 2010
The best "ABOUT ME" page I've ever seen: http://www.leland1234.com/About%20Me.html
July 27, 2010
If people don't think you're weird, you're living badly. We're defined by what we say no to. http://paulgraham.com/addiction.html
July 26, 2010
When you retire, what happens to all the knowledge and experience you acquired? http://steveblank.com/2010/07/26/you-cant-take-it-with-you/
July 23, 2010
Choosing safety over your long-time dream? Read http://blog.rootein.com/2010/04/for-gods-sake-follow-your-dreams.html
July 21, 2010
Valueable to others, or only you? http://sivers.org/starving-artist
July 19, 2010
In Stockholm (Sweden) for two months. Anyone I should meet? Contact me here: http://sivers.org/contact
July 11, 2010
Wow. Fell in love with my wife all over again (actually: more than ever) this weekend.
July 8, 2010
“I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.” - John Cage
July 7, 2010
Quit quirks when working with others: http://sivers.org/quirks
July 5, 2010
Went on a nice 1-hour run through the streets of London, barefoot.
July 3, 2010
(for those of you considering a massive change) My loss: http://sivers.org/loss
July 2, 2010
Compass in your gut. (The most important lesson I ever learned.) http://sivers.org/compass
July 2, 2010
Do you know an anorexic hermit crab? http://www.sridharsmusic.com/blog/crab/
July 2, 2010
I assume I'm below average. http://sivers.org/below-average
July 1, 2010
iPhone or millionaire? Love this comic: http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyimages/1125.gif
June 30, 2010
Comedian mayor and married lesbian prime minister. Iceland is my favorite country. http://nyti.ms/9IxjkR & http://www.examiner.com/x-50081-NY-Romance-Examiner~y2010m6d29-Icelands-Prime-Minister-First-World-Leader-with-SameSex-Spouse
June 30, 2010
Hi! I'm Troy McClure. You might remember me from such films as... http://worldwide-web.com/JeffreyBabad/Simpsons/Troy/index.html
June 30, 2010
For musicians: widget for giving away an MP3 in return for their email address, a Facebook "like", or tweet: http://www.pledgemusic.com/#new_widget
June 29, 2010
How to get hired: http://sivers.org/gethired
June 28, 2010
If you have a problem in your life, it's rooted in a habit: http://tynan.net/habits
June 27, 2010
Many things taught as fact are proven wrong here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_misconceptions
June 26, 2010
"As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well used brings happy death." - Leonardo da Vinci
June 25, 2010
Wow. I knew it felt like nobody was using MySpace anymore, but look at that graph! http://helloform.com/blog/2010/06/its-too-late-for-myspace/
June 25, 2010
We store our knowledge & memories in the things we create: http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/exobrain/
June 25, 2010
I've always hired artists. Here's why: http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2010/06/24/my-competitive-advantage-i-hire-artists/
June 24, 2010
RT @ciazma: about @sivers in Turkish http://sozluk.sourtimes.org/show.asp?id=19497184
June 23, 2010
Do I have to be a teenager to think this is an AWESOME trailer? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_RrNCqCIPE
June 22, 2010
Geek talk: http://thegeektalk.com/interviews/derek-sivers/
June 21, 2010
Ruby metaprogramming. Just finished http://www.pragprog.com/screencasts/v-dtrubyom/the-ruby-object-model-and-metaprogramming now starting http://www.pragprog.com/titles/ppmetr/metaprogramming-ruby thanks to @chadfowler
June 20, 2010
Saw Theo Jansen & his walking beasts on the beach in Den Haag, Holland today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcR7U2tuNoY
June 19, 2010
How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen: http://sivers.org/how2hire
June 19, 2010
Where I've been in Amsterdam: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=107061946988576143189.00048910e322ffd89de12&ll=52.373084,4.873981&spn=0.070427,0.181446&z=13 (Nexus One phone GPS tracks bike-rides and walks, then one-click to upload.)
June 17, 2010
We cannot expect to touch excellence if "going through the motions" is the norm of our lives. http://sivers.org/book/ArtOfLearning
June 16, 2010
GREAT story about not waiting for permission to get what you really want: http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/06/15/its-better-to-beg-for-forgiveness-than-to-ask-for-permission/
June 16, 2010
Former Prime Minister of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama, just tweeted my First Follower talk! http://twitter.com/hatoyamayukio/status/16265390887
June 15, 2010
After 15 years of practice... http://sivers.org/15-years
June 13, 2010
My 45-min RailsConf talk about accents, quirks, outcomes, confabulation, instinct, delegating, and incest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV-phU9m9kg
June 13, 2010
Reading all about cycling in Holland. So excited for longer exploratory trips: http://www.cycletourer.co.uk/cycletouring/holland.shtml
June 11, 2010
Moving to Amsterdam today. Two suitcases + two bikes. Cancelled cellphone contract. Heading to airport. Ah, the laptop life.
June 10, 2010
#railsconf All the music from my keynote speech last night, since many have asked: http://gist.github.com/433638
June 7, 2010
Minimalism is simply eliminating the unnecessary: http://mnmlist.com/not-affluent/
June 5, 2010
PHP programmer? Songwork hiring one to continue code I started. Get source http://github.com/songwork/songwork & email songwork@songwork.com
June 2, 2010
Spent the last 3 days nonstop doing http://railstutorial.org/ start-to-finish. Awesome book, @railstutorial - Thanks!
May 28, 2010
RT @alaindebotton: Modern romanticism: we go in search of one person who will spare us any need for other people.
May 28, 2010
One of my favorite posts of all time: "I Have No Talent": http://railstips.org/blog/archives/2010/01/12/i-have-no-talent/
May 26, 2010
I love learning about our common thinking mistakes: http://lesswrong.com/lw/lg/the_affect_heuristic/
May 25, 2010
How I became Ryuichi Sakamoto's guitarist: http://sivers.org/sakamoto
May 25, 2010
Naïve Quitting: http://sivers.org/nq
May 24, 2010
This is the CLI-geek finance tool I'd always been looking for: http://bugsplat.info/2010-05-23-keeping-finances-with-ledger.html
May 23, 2010
RT @HarryBeckwith: Interesting: Just learned that the word enthusiasm comes from the Greek, and means "filled with God."
May 18, 2010
Riveting animation of brilliant talks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7AWnfFRc7g
May 15, 2010
You mean I can be nomadic AND bring a kitten? http://cuteoverload.com/2010/05/11/lets-go-for-a-catwalk/
May 13, 2010
Clear thinking is inspiring. One of my favorite thinker's posts on fear: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/05/worst-case_thin.html
May 13, 2010
RT @TheSeantourage: Schedule 1 night a week to disappear from the world & connect to your own divinity. Take a walk, journal, or create art.
May 13, 2010
I use Linux & BSD (not Mac or Windows) so my backups are rsync + tar cf with bcrypt encryption. (Yeah. Geeky.) @JDelage @thacomputa @mkoidin
May 12, 2010
Hard drive died. New drive in, OS installed and all software and all work/docs/configs restored from backup & working in 4 hours. Good boy.
May 10, 2010
Doesn't take much motivation. Just enough to get started: http://blogs.hbr.org/bregman/2010/05/how-and-when-to-motivate-yours.html
May 8, 2010
I love this! 24 hours from idea to rough launch. I preach this but should practice it: http://thintz.com/essays/lean-startup-extreme
May 7, 2010
Interesting thoughts on http://sivers.org/thor at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1328452
May 7, 2010
Thursday = Thor's day. Or "going one further": http://sivers.org/thor
May 7, 2010
Glad Henry Tate is still teaching Art History at Berklee. Amazing teacher: http://www.berklee.edu/faculty/detail/henry-augustine-tate + http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=104492
May 6, 2010
Favorite pizza in NYC: http://palapizza.com at 198 Allen St (below Houston) - the "Bufala Cruda" pizza. So fresh!
May 5, 2010
Ebert's review of Bill Withers documentary: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100210/REVIEWS/100219993
May 4, 2010
Experiment without hot water. Why? Autonomy, ingenuity, and will power. Read to end. Sounds like me: http://joshwhiton.com/?p=181
May 4, 2010
Great music biz articles at http://madepublishing.com
May 3, 2010
New book notes: http://sivers.org/book?sort=date (Click "my notes" for any.)
May 3, 2010
"Work is love made visible." - Khalil Gibran
April 27, 2010
25 tips to overcome creative block: http://blog.iso50.com/2010/02/10/overcoming-creative-block/
April 27, 2010
For every complicated problem, there's a simple solution. But it's wrong.
April 26, 2010
Oregon coast all week. Outside of cellphone range. Bad internet, so only on an hour a day. Re-learning Ruby, programming, and reading a lot.
April 23, 2010
It works! Giving away an idea to make it happen: http://techdirt.com/blog/entrepreneurs/articles/20100407/0229408906.shtml
April 16, 2010
(Whoa.) Remember who you are: http://gapingvoid.com/2010/04/15/you-less-than/
April 8, 2010
Last chance for a free book: http://bookmooch.com/inventory/sivers/ Just sign up & email me your username so I can gift you points to use.
April 7, 2010
I'm giving away ALL my books, 175 of them, here: http://bookmooch.com/inventory/sivers/ Get one ASAP!
April 7, 2010
Great idea: a summary of last week's news that is still important. Read only that, not daily noise. http://marco.org/502016907
April 6, 2010
Great entrepreneur article. “It's not the job of the customers to know what they don’t know” http://blogmaverick.com/2010/04/06/why-you-should-never-listen-to-your-customers/
April 3, 2010
Architecture awards and relationships: http://sivers.org/married
April 1, 2010
RT @tedtalks: How to start a movement -- in 3 minutes: Derek Sivers on #TED http://on.ted.com/8EPn
April 1, 2010
My TED talk: "How to Start a Movement" is live: http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement.html
March 31, 2010
At the end of every computer is a real person, a lot like you: http://sivers.org/real
March 31, 2010
Friends don't let friends buy Monster cable! Bad Monster, bad! http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/the-rip1/
March 31, 2010
Why many smart people are not successful: http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2010/03/29/9-reasons-why-many-smart-people-go-nowhere/
March 30, 2010
"The only people who should plan on making money from writing a book are people who made money on their last book." http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/03/publishing-books-to-make-money.html
March 30, 2010
Good luck NOT traveling after seeing this: http://airbnb.com/top40
March 30, 2010
Offered the shit end of the stick? Never forget you can flip the stick & take the good end: http://sivers.org/flipstick
March 30, 2010
I LOVE Arch Linux: http://archlinux.org/ Using it exclusively now & thrilled. Minimalist DIY. Try if Ubuntu is too Mac-like for you. :-)
March 29, 2010
Wow. Amazing wisdom about writing: http://bighow.com/news/the-art-of-great-writing-60-writing-tips-from-6-alltime-great-writers
March 29, 2010
"How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of good will." - Albert Einstein
March 26, 2010
Just booked a round-trip flight to Amsterdam: June 12 to September 24, so I guess we'll be in Europe all summer.
March 25, 2010
Using Rich Media To Drive Home A Point: http://www.myrender.com/blog/2010/3/23/using-rich-media-to-drive-home-a-point.html
March 23, 2010
Musicians have a "Hall of Elders" where they can seek inspiration: http://indieconnect.ning.com/profiles/blogs/advice-from-the-hall-of-elders - about http://musicthoughts.com
March 23, 2010
All videos from "Successful SxSW: the Tao of the Conference": http://sivers.org/sxsw
March 21, 2010
While fiancee was at her bridal shower, I switched my laptop to minimalist http://archlinux.org/ + http://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/
March 19, 2010
Oh I definitely stumbled and fell bad. I was a horrible manager. That's why I sold the company: personal failure, not success.(to @alexpham)
March 19, 2010
Definitions of "founder": (1) a person who founds or establishes some institution, (2) stumble and nearly fall: "the horses foundered"
March 19, 2010
RT @cyberpr: Today Ariel Publicity turns 15 years old thanks to every single artist who I have ever worked with
March 18, 2010
Magnatune is doing better than ever: http://blogs.magnatune.com/buckman/2010/03/new-business-model-for-magnatune.html
March 17, 2010
SxSW talk went well. Took ~60 hours of prep to edit it all! Only had time to use 22 of the 64 submitted videos. I'll post all online ASAP.
March 17, 2010
About to do my talk at SxSW convention center 4th floor room 12AB.
March 15, 2010
Nice Apple rant! "iPhone: Sterile Disney-fied walled garden surrounded by sharp-toothed lawyers." Freedom not optional. http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2010/03/15/Joining-Google#p-5
March 15, 2010
My SxSW talk, Wednesday at 11am: "Successful SXSW: The Tao of the Conference" Add to your schedule? http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7561
March 15, 2010
RT @Mhochberg: @sivers Sentences, like punctuation, are the "body language" of a written language.
March 15, 2010
RT: @KwaiYu: Chinese: One of oldest languages but has no plurals nor tenses. Reason why Chinese people struggle with English.
March 15, 2010
Does every language have sentences?
March 13, 2010
I'm on NPR Morning Edition this morning, commenting on this: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124126711
March 12, 2010
At SxSW. If you see me, say hi.
March 12, 2010
To be clear:I don't recommend being like the guy in the "ruthless" article. Just thought it was a fascinating objective analysis. Good read.
March 11, 2010
Are you capable of being ruthless to get ahead? http://blog.cubeofm.com/are-you-capable-of-being-ruthless-to-get-ahea
March 11, 2010
CD release tips: http://independentrockstar.com/679/cd-release-tips-derek-sivers/
March 9, 2010
10,000 free musical instruments to 10,000 underprivileged kids? Consider voting: http://refresheverything.com/getinstrumental
March 7, 2010
Smart people don't think others are stupid.
March 7, 2010
Listening to Debussy's “Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp” for the 100th time. Stunning recording: http://amazon.com/dp/B000001SEN
March 7, 2010
RT @cyberpr: Want to see an amazing video that cost $24.95 to create? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83oWsG0cJcc from @DLchorus
March 4, 2010
Great metaphor of relying on inherent talent vs hard work: http://blog.cubeofm.com/your-high-iq-will-kill-your-startup
March 2, 2010
MUST-SEE: OK Go "This Too Shall Pass" video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w
March 1, 2010
My favorite recent TED talk: your experiencing self vs remembering self. Deep. http://on.ted.com/8Ads
March 1, 2010
Giving away some books: http://bookmooch.com/inventory/sivers
February 27, 2010
Just FYI for those who asked: My talk at SxSW: http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7561
February 26, 2010
Do you have conference advice for musicians? Want to be in my SxSW keynote? http://sivers.org/conftips
February 26, 2010
Do something small weekly, something big monthly. Wise marketing advice: http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog/?p=657
February 24, 2010
USPTO hiring patent examiners. Same job Einstein had. :-) http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=85627686&JobTitle=Patent+Examiner+%28*General%29&sort=rv%2c-dtex&cn=&rad_units=miles&brd=3876&pp=50&fn=4537&jbf574=CM56&vw=b&re=134&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&caller=basic.aspx&ss=0&AVSDM=2010-01-29+03%3a23%3a00
February 24, 2010
Love her projects: http://www.babelgum.com/3020170/radar-eleven-color-katie.html + http://colormekatie.blogspot.com/2010/01/chalk-walk.html
February 22, 2010
RT @andrewatideal: Join what was started by @sivers, continued by @dubber, and spread the word on something made real by me. Here's how: http://www.projectidealism.com/2010/02/dancers-need-music.html
February 22, 2010
Powerful highlight of last week's TED Conference: http://ted.com/talks/philip_howard.html "4 ways to fix a broken legal system"
February 19, 2010
AWESOME! See http://www.projectidealism.com/2010/02/dance-party.html - Now THAT's a challenge! Anyone else? Jump in now.
February 18, 2010
My notes for the 7 newest books I've read: http://sivers.org/book?sort=date Travellers, read "Geography of Bliss" ASAP!
February 16, 2010
Brilliant! "Following" by using theme, not example: http://andrewdubber.com/2010/02/the-other-way-of-following-first/
February 16, 2010
Music appreciation lesson from Einstein himself: http://sivers.org/weidman
February 15, 2010
Great post on sunk costs. Applies to so many things in life: http://blog.asmartbear.com/sunk-costs.html
February 14, 2010
First Follower idea is all yours: http://sivers.org/ff2
February 14, 2010
RT @tonyrobbins: 3 min video: Interesting,weird but true insights into leadership & what makes a behavior become cool http://sivers.org/ff
February 12, 2010
Girl at TED asks me where Google booth is. I see Larry Page so I shout, "Hey Larry! Where's your booth?" Very annoyed, he scowls and points.
February 11, 2010
Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy: http://sivers.org/ff (This is my TED Talk from yesterday.)
February 10, 2010
Just did my TED talk. Nerve-wracking, got stuck at one point, but got a standing ovation at the end. :-) Phew!
February 8, 2010
Practicing my TED Talk for Wednesday. (Preview: http://sivers.org/dance-lessons)
February 6, 2010
Oops. Correct phone#: 712-432-8730. Conf code: 10318#
February 6, 2010
Listen in on a conference call interview I'm doing in 3 minutes, for the next hour: call 1-732-432-8730 (10318#)
February 5, 2010
Mini dream-come-true: I'm on the front page of TED.com: http://ted.com
February 4, 2010
RT @MichelleStewart: "If you can learn music, you can learn anything" via Derek Sivers (who heard it from an old Jazz musician) #millionaireaffair
February 3, 2010
RT @AlexPham: Musicians, this one's for you: Five (non-obvious) ways to get new fans. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/02/five-nonobvious-ways-to-get-new-fans.html #nms
February 3, 2010
RT @AlexPham: Where to get fans. Advice from @iancr @coreythrace @ReverbNation @TopSpinMedia and other pros. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/02/five-nonobvious-ways-to-get-new-fans.html
February 3, 2010
40-minute talk about profitability, for entrepreneurs: http://b.lesseverything.com/2010/2/3/derek-sivers-speaks-at-lessconf2009
January 31, 2010
"If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will." - Mother Theresa
January 30, 2010
Business owners, resist the urge to punish everyone for one person's mistake: http://sivers.org/punish
January 30, 2010
Very helpful and thorough U.S. Copyright FAQ page: http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/
January 29, 2010
My TED talk on Japanese addresses & other opposites: http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_weird_or_just_different.html
January 28, 2010
It's bad luck to believe in bad luck.
January 27, 2010
There are always more than two options: http://sivers.org/options
January 26, 2010
Rush Limbaugh major confession: http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/i_dont_even_want_to_be_alive
January 26, 2010
Big catalog = infinite specialty shops : http://sivers.org/prism
January 25, 2010
Seth Godin on spreading music and selling intimacy: http://sivers.org/seth-godin
January 24, 2010
Eno is my hero. Great article & quotes: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jan/17/brian-eno-interview-paul-morley
January 21, 2010
Musician feedback on "Ignore Everybody": http://sivers.org/ie2
January 20, 2010
On the Oregon coast. Girlfriend has bad cold, so extending stay 4 days. I'm finally documenting and publicly publishing my PHP framework.
January 14, 2010
MeetInnovators interview: http://meetinnovators.com/2010/01/14/derek-sivers-from-cd-baby/
January 13, 2010
Tofugu elaborates on my explanation of Japanese addresses: http://www.tofugu.com/2010/01/06/how-the-japanese-address-system-works/ (Mine: http://sivers.org/jaddr)
January 13, 2010
Musicians can report live CD-sales to Soundscan: http://indiehitmaker.com
January 13, 2010
Anyone know a Carnatic vocalist that sings in Tamil in the New York City area? Please contact me. (Paying gig.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_music
January 12, 2010
LOVE this mindset: "not talent, just hard work": http://railstips.org/blog/archives/2010/01/12/i-have-no-talent/
January 8, 2010
"It's definitely time to get up. Yes. My dog needs a new tutu." http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/
January 8, 2010
"This fish has got big floppy lips. Floppy lips. Fishy kissy fishy kissy. Oop, took one on the mouth! Not nice." http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/
January 8, 2010
"Don't leave the duck there. It's totally irresponsible. Put it on the swing, it'll have much more fun." http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/
January 8, 2010
AWESOME: http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/
January 8, 2010
Excited for this next weekend: http://stevepavlina.com/conscious-growth-workshop/ Love his anti-hype description.
January 7, 2010
Long dinner with Jac Holzman, founder of Elektra, who discovered the Doors, Queen, etc. http://recordsbymail.com/elektra.php
January 6, 2010
10 Rules for Web Startups (from Twitter founder). GREAT: http://evhead.com/2005/11/ten-rules-for-web-startups.asp
January 6, 2010
Great Calvin imitation: http://i.imgur.com/nXWqL.jpg
January 4, 2010
RT: @fogus: the best blog post of 2009 was "No more yes. It's either HELL YEAH! or no." http://sivers.org/hellyeah (Thanks!)
December 31, 2009
In Rio de Janeiro, Copacobana beach, with 2 million people all wearing white, fireworks, with 4 good friends & fiancée. :-)
December 29, 2009
Changed our plans to fly to Rio tomorrow through January 2nd. Anyone in Rio want to meet? Email me: http://sivers.org/contact
December 27, 2009
In Florianópolis, Brazil. Here: http://pontadosganchos.com.br/web/eng/bangalos_especialdavila.php
December 21, 2009
So SO proud of the UK's #1 Christmas hit: http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/12/21/rage-against-the-machine-win-u-k-christmas-single-battle/
December 21, 2009
In line at the post office, sending 15 copies of http://sivers.org/book/IgnoreEverybody to 15 musicians for their thoughts.
December 19, 2009
Supposed to be on a plane to Brazil, but coming snowstorm cancelled all flights for 3 days. Instead, bracing for blizzard.
December 18, 2009
Papa Bill: I don't need to worry about you. http://sivers.org/papabill
December 18, 2009
Performing musician? In Nashville in February? I highly recommend this: http://tr.im/I0HC (Some day I'll explain why.)
December 18, 2009
7 Critical Marketing Basics Every Musicians Should Know: http://cyberprurban.com/blog/?p=275
December 18, 2009
Funny comments on my YouTube "Japanese Addresses & Other Opposites": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1zh49J5rsg
December 18, 2009
Just saw Avatar. Absolutely amazing. One of the most creative movies I've ever seen. See it 3D. So good we're going again.
December 13, 2009
Met with my girlfriend's (Muslim Indian) family to ask for her hand in marriage. Got a big "welcome to the family" at the end.
December 12, 2009
http://stevepavlina.com really resonates with me. Love his book too: http://sivers.org/book/PersonalDevelopmentForSmartPeople
December 11, 2009
"Nobody told me it's impossible, so I did it": http://tr.im/HlDz
December 11, 2009
Ariel Publicity kicks ass: http://views.washingtonpost.com/on-success/woman-warrior/2009/12/while_in_business_school_i.html ("empower independent artists to optimize their own PR") http://arielpublicity.com
December 9, 2009
Helping get a busker online: http://www.changeyourreality.com/blog/2007/04/22/techies-unite-give-bucketman-a-site/ (thanks @richcollins)
December 9, 2009
Business idea: Put buskers online: http://sivers.org/busk
December 9, 2009
Thinking of starting a new website/company? Let this list of "What Not To Build" challenge you: http://tr.im/H7I1
December 8, 2009
RT @annielin: why he gave away his company to charity: thoughts on cd baby's derek @sivers & the night i crashed on his couch on tour: http://is.gd/5gd0W
December 8, 2009
"Online" marketing = "Color" TV : http://sivers.org/tv
December 5, 2009
Entrepreneurs, take note. Build a system not a product: http://blog.opportunitycloud.com/2009/12/05/build-a-system-not-a-product/
December 4, 2009
Why I gave away my company to charity: http://sivers.org/trust
December 1, 2009
Best web-design advice I've seen in a long time. Bookmark it: http://boagworld.com/design/8-ecommerce-improvements
December 1, 2009
There's no speed limit. (The lessons that changed my life.) http://sivers.org/kimo
December 1, 2009
Cutest kitten video ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bmhjf0rKe8 This is why the internet was invented.
November 29, 2009
¿Español? Français? Deutsch? Italiano? Português? Русский? 日本語? 中文? العربية? New http://sivers.org feedback? Please email derek@sivers.org
November 28, 2009
Yawn: http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/1109/expert.html
November 27, 2009
Present one idea at a time and let others build upon it: http://sivers.org/1idea
November 26, 2009
Linux Compose Key http://sivers.org/compose-key
November 25, 2009
The challenge: Don't speak in future tense. http://sivers.org/futuretense
November 24, 2009
"Each of my lectures contains one lie. Your job, as students, is to find the lie." Read to end: http://www.zenmoments.org/my-favorite-liar/
November 24, 2009
Hardest delegating lesson to learn: Trust but verify. http://sivers.org/trust-but-verify
November 23, 2009
Let pedestrians define the walkways: http://sivers.org/walkways
November 21, 2009
Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta) before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM51qOpwcIM after: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DReedzM8b4
November 21, 2009
All this learning means nothing until you make something happen: http://sivers.org/confidence
November 21, 2009
I'm at http://boston.musichackday.org/ all weekend. Any #musichackday people come say hello. Gray shirt. Shiny head.
November 21, 2009
I win! I win! I win! :-) http://tr.im/FqSg Thanks @joshtheoak.
November 21, 2009
Did something I've wanted to for years: Signed up to Netflix and added ALL of Ebert's "Great Movies" to queue: http://tr.im/FplS
November 20, 2009
Since I used to play Santa at a mall, I can really appreciate this: http://twitter.com/loadedsanta
November 19, 2009
Good interview with me in Acoustic Guitar magazine: http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=25361
November 17, 2009
"Only dead fish go with the flow." - http://sivers.org/book/PragmaticThinking
November 16, 2009
Read 10 new books in last 6 weeks, mostly about learning and investing. Notes posted here: http://sivers.org/book?sort=date
November 13, 2009
Past 40 hours went from coffee plantation in rural India, to dinner with 30 musicians in Singapore, to Tokyo-LAX-NYC. Almost home....
November 6, 2009
Off to rural Coorg India for 3 days here: http://www.swarga.in/ (read the description!) Totally offline. Writing, reading, programming.
November 5, 2009
Check one thing off my to-do list for life: I'm now a TED speaker. It went well. :-)
November 5, 2009
Anyone wondering how TED India is going, my buddy Ani is blogging it well: http://annekejong.blogspot.com/
November 3, 2009
Staying in dorm room at Infosys Campus, Mysore India, all week. Amazing: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=infosys+campus+mysore
October 31, 2009
3hr layover @ LAX = 2 hr intense bikeride on the beach, 15 min swim, back at gate early. HELL YEAH!
October 31, 2009
Now flying NYC - LA - Tokyo - Singapore - Bangalore, then a bus to Mysore India. 23 hours of wonderful offline programming and reading time.
October 30, 2009
Doing the opposite of everyone is valuable: http://sivers.org/contrarian
October 30, 2009
You are all at least my 11th cousin. Including Obama: http://www.ksbw.com/news/21404492/detail.html
October 29, 2009
Deep article with clear thinking about a universal language http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/2009%20-%20Fall/full-McWhorter-Fall-2009.html
October 28, 2009
5 Music Industry Leaders You Should Follow: http://audiolife.com/blog/index.php/5-music-industry-leaders-you-should-follow/ (thanks Lior!)
October 26, 2009
Tweaking my TED Talk slides for next week's @tedindia #tedindia
October 25, 2009
Reading “The Productive Programmer” http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596519544
October 24, 2009
4 hands. 1 guitar. Watch carefully. Her right, his left. Vice-versa. Amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcsSPzr7ays
October 23, 2009
GREAT 5-minute talk about how sound affects us. Please watch: http://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_the_4_ways_sound_affects_us.html
October 23, 2009
Been working in 25-minute uninterrupted bursts with a 5-minute break, as suggested in #1-5 here: http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/
October 21, 2009
Up at 5am working, watching Manhattan skyline. Dark blue sky. Office building lights turning on like microwave popcorn.
October 21, 2009
Interview with the great Rick Goetz from musiciancoaching.com about music, business, and focus: http://tr.im/Cwiy
October 20, 2009
Speaking on a panel at CMJ: "Specific Business Concepts for the Modern Day Music Artist" - using hashtag #cmjbiz if you want to follow.
October 20, 2009
Spent the day switching to Linux (Ubuntu 9.10). Very impressed. Now back to programming Muckwork (finally).
October 19, 2009
Best laugh of the morning over breakfast: Drunkest Guy Goes Back for More Beer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZQsA7G0hvQ
October 18, 2009
Installing FreeBSD on a Lenovo T400s. Years-old dream to have a minimalist FreeBSD laptop. Glad PHK has same one: http://tr.im/Ceoa
October 18, 2009
So impressed with Linux Compose Key as a great way to type characters not on your keyboard: http://www.hermit.org/Linux/ComposeKeys.html
October 16, 2009
New interview where I talk about the industry ("what industry?") and MuckWork: http://lamusicblog.com/2009/10/16/derek-sivers/
October 16, 2009
Arrived in Jacksonville. Speaking at @lessconf tomorrow. Constantly editing my 45-minute talk on profitability.
October 16, 2009
If you think you haven't found your passion... http://sivers.org/passion
October 15, 2009
Doesn't feel like work (or I've forgotten) : http://sivers.org/notwork
October 14, 2009
Exhibit @ MIDEM? MusiConsult (http://sivers.org/midem2009) has space:€2.3k=pass,stand reception,meeting table & more. DM me if interested.
October 14, 2009
Weird businesses. The ultimate inspiration: http://www.inc.com/ss/america039s-weirdest-businesses
October 14, 2009
Learning the theme, not the example: http://sivers.org/metaphor
October 13, 2009
Podcast interview with me, talking about.... http://www.tripplanier.com/blog_files/derek-sivers.html
October 13, 2009
How I knew I was done with my company: http://sivers.org/done
October 13, 2009
Niiice. Great web host, DreamHost, sale for the next 12 hours only: a year of unlimited(!) webhosting for $9.24 total: http://tr.im/BEXU
October 13, 2009
Now that's one way to dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcgg6YLVj28
October 12, 2009
Interview with "Allentrepreneur. Startup Founders At The Forefront" about passion, fearlessness, integrity: http://tr.im/Bzcb
October 12, 2009
Just signed up for Seth Godin's November 19 NYC event: http://www.squidoo.com/The-November-Sessions
October 12, 2009
You should feel pain when unclear: http://sivers.org/unclear
October 12, 2009
Why did I get 20,000 new Twitter followers in the last 9 days? I'm assuming they're spambots unless I hear otherwise from new followers.
October 11, 2009
Watching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhqZ0RU95d4 = hell yeah!
October 10, 2009
Listening to Madhouse 8 while programming Muckwork. Never realized ALL instruments except sax are Prince. Amazing. http://tr.im/BmyY
October 10, 2009
Very worth following @kurt_vonnegut = daily Kurt Vonnegut quotes: http://twitter.com/kurt_vonnegut
October 10, 2009
Turn stairs into a piano, and people skip the escalator to use them: http://technology.todaysbigthing.com/2009/10/09 Awesome.
October 10, 2009
Oooh. Musicians: get in on this ASAP. Watch the demo video then enter your email address: http://creators.rockband.com/
October 9, 2009
YES!! I'm speaking at TED India! http://tr.im/Bgc2 Just a 2 minute talk explaining this: http://sivers.org/jadr but I'm psyched!
October 9, 2009
How do you grade yourself? http://sivers.org/grade
October 9, 2009
Whistle-blowers are an important part of society, but I wish that person outside my window would lay off the whistle for a day.
October 9, 2009
Seeing Sugarland and Keith Urban at Madison Square Garden as a guest Sugarland & @cyberpr
October 8, 2009
If you haven't seen Stop Making Sense concert video by Talking Heads, you should. It's genius and inspiring: http://tr.im/B8hG
October 7, 2009
Not happy with existing venues? Make a new one. http://sivers.org/makenew
October 6, 2009
RT @jerrethammons "Aren't those sizes from Coldstone?" = thanks for the best laugh of the morning. :-)
October 6, 2009
What's the difference between like, love, and in-love? http://sivers.org/inlove (curious to hear different answers)
October 5, 2009
Imagine if Einstein tried to maintain a blog, book and hobbies while solving Relativity: http://www.calnewport.com/blog/?p=115
October 5, 2009
Before mailing to a U.S. address: http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp Use their "standard format" for more reliable delivery.
October 4, 2009
You Can't Do What You Want By Doing Something Else: http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=269972
October 4, 2009
went to SNL dress rehearsal. Madonna gets in skit with Lady Gaga. Worth watching. :-)
October 3, 2009
Spending the next 2 days over my head at http://www.singularitysummit.com/program
October 2, 2009
Best laugh of the day: Streaker scores! http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3084/amazing_streaker_scores/
September 30, 2009
Highest book recommendation: Ignore Everybody - http://sivers.org/ie
September 29, 2009
How to get on a magazine cover, by Tori Sparks: http://sivers.org/tori-sparks
September 29, 2009
Entrepreneurs: "Let your users tell you what they need instead of deciding for them" : http://drstarcat.com/archives/163
September 27, 2009
And if only 1% of those people... http://sivers.org/1pct (Just a tiny story with a good reminder.)
September 26, 2009
Great overview of music-discovery sites online: 1: http://tr.im/zQjz 2: http://tr.im/zQjF
September 25, 2009
Does your company really want to hang out with me? http://sivers.org/sms
September 24, 2009
RT @carlalynnehall: Last night I tested @sivers "pay what you want" experiment from http://sivers.org/livecd and I SOLD OUT OF ALL THE CDs!!
September 24, 2009
The first rule of communication: Communicate so that you cannot be misunderstood. http://sivers.org/book/YouInc
September 23, 2009
Biking : http://sivers.org/biking
September 22, 2009
My 40th birthday today, so I just biked 100 hilly miles in 7 hours. Now having pizza and tea, and programming. Perfect day.
September 22, 2009
Idea for a venue where the audience can mix their own audio: http://sivers.org/venuemix
September 21, 2009
Musicians, try this experiment? Everyone must have a CD, even if free: http://sivers.org/livecd
September 19, 2009
"If I'd listened to customers, I'd have given them a faster horse." - Henry Ford
September 18, 2009
Weird! http://archive.org/details/DerekSivers_312 is a reading of http://sivers.org/freedom created by @audiorarities (Thanks!)
September 18, 2009
Is there such a thing as too much freedom? http://sivers.org/freedom
September 17, 2009
Like an improv class making up live advertisements on stage. #swagapalooza
September 17, 2009
Going to http://swagapalooza.com/ #swagapalooza in an hour. Say hi if you see me.
September 17, 2009
Wow. Comedian Eddie Izzard ran 43 marathons in 51 days, for real: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8256589.stm
September 16, 2009
Write? Write. Sleep? Sleep. Read? Read. Don't fight it. http://sivers.org/dont-fight-it (advice to myself)
September 15, 2009
Interview: http://musformation.com/2009/09/an-interview-with-derek-sivers---founder-of-cd-babycom.html
September 14, 2009
Safety: http://sivers.org/safety
September 13, 2009
Seeing closing performance of Avenue Q on Broadway, as guest of Jeff Marx who co-wrote it. Now that's stylin. :-)
September 13, 2009
Verbose article about succinctly saying "no": http://www.esquire.com/features/influence/say-no-0508
September 12, 2009
Dan Vaillancourt wrote+recorded 50 songs in 70 days. I'm honored #50 was inspired by me. :-) http://5090.fawm.org/fawmers/danvaillancourt/
September 12, 2009
Imagining lots of tedious steps? Or one fun step? http://sivers.org/steps
September 11, 2009
Does it help to be desperate? - PART 2: http://sivers.org/desperate2
September 11, 2009
Reading Tina's report on her 3 months in India. Wow: http://thinksimplenow.com/clarity/living-enlightenment-report/
September 10, 2009
Does it help to be desperate? http://sivers.org/desperate
September 9, 2009
PayPal programming: http://tr.im/ygv6 + http://tr.im/ygvo = fun!
September 9, 2009
Really nice post about me from Larry Weintraub of Fanscape, who I really admire: http://www.larrywblog.com/2009/09/derek-sivers.html
September 9, 2009
Great review of one of my favorite movies: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090826/REVIEWS08/908269988 (use this link instead)
September 9, 2009
Next Tarantino Movie an Homage to Beloved Tarantino Movies: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/next_tarantino_movie_an_homage_to
September 7, 2009
I keep hearing good things about http://bandcamp.com - Reply if you have any experience with them?
September 6, 2009
"I don’t come to bow, I come to conquer." - Bob Marley
September 6, 2009
"Just keep climbing ladders.": http://sivers.org/ladders
September 5, 2009
Unlearning : http://sivers.org/unlearning
September 4, 2009
My heroes: http://sivers.org/heroes
September 4, 2009
James Brown gives you dancing lessons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdz88MBWomo
September 4, 2009
More info about http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays : http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/09/03/dads-rants-become-a-twitter-hit/
September 2, 2009
How Hog Whitman got heard by 15 million people: http://sivers.org/hog-whitman
September 1, 2009
Kurt Vonnegut explains drama : http://sivers.org/drama
August 31, 2009
How to send personalized emails: http://sivers.org/emailer
August 30, 2009
"Advertising is the tax you pay for being unremarkable." - http://tr.im/xva5 - (via @tferriss)
August 30, 2009
Sprezzatura: http://sivers.org/sprezzatura
August 29, 2009
What do you hate NOT doing? http://sivers.org/hatenot
August 28, 2009
Idea: Musician's own website as definitive source of all info: http://sivers.org/mhost
August 27, 2009
How I use Twitter: http://sivers.org/tweet
August 26, 2009
No more yes. It's either HELL YEAH! or no. http://sivers.org/hellyeah
August 25, 2009
I love a clear mind: http://tr.im/x5WT ("I suspect I agree with some of the points the boycotters could make, but they haven’t made them.")
August 24, 2009
Follow @shitmydadsays <--- awesome use of Twitter http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
August 20, 2009
Pink Floyd, making "Dark Side of the Moon". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NKDSDbipGU Cool to hear isolated tracks.
August 17, 2009
Synchronized disrobing in Union Square out my window this morning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DEToul8LLk
August 15, 2009
New York City with no people or cars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLTUr8Smwpo A 7am bike ride up Park Ave, through Grand Central.
August 14, 2009
Anyone in NYC with a bicycle: Get up by 7am tomorrow and get to Park Ave. Streets closed. Only bikes & peds. Amazing! http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/summerstreets/html/about/about.shtml
August 12, 2009
Talking to random strangers in Union Square. :-)
August 11, 2009
Ah, the laptop life. This article says it well: http://spreadsong.com/bootstrapping_abroad_why_we_do_it_and_why_its_awesome
August 10, 2009
Learning Git : http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~cduan/technical/git/
August 3, 2009
Rented a car at the airport. Accidently drove it off a bridge into a creek. Car totaled. I'm fine. Shoulda paid the $8/day insurance. Damn.
August 2, 2009
6am bike ride in the rain: 52 miles in 3.5 hours. (NYC Union Square to Piermont & back.) Yeah!
August 1, 2009
"Networking is important when it's real, and a useless distraction when it's fake." - Seth Godin. Watch: http://www.brandinfection.com/2009/08/01/seth-godin-on-social-networking/
August 1, 2009
"Please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'" - Kurt Vonnegut
July 31, 2009
Bobby McFerrin demonstrating the power of the pentatonic scale: http://vimeo.com/5732745
July 31, 2009
White wine that my dinner guests always love: Kim Crawford 2008 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. From New Zealand. In US at Trader Joe's.
July 28, 2009
Ideas are just a multiplier of execution : http://sivers.org/multiply
July 28, 2009
Travel gloat: Walking in NYC. Feet, sandals, and jeans covered in mud from a festival in central England where I was this morning. :-)
July 26, 2009
A computer that would require kids to be creative to use it: http://sivers.org/kidspc
July 25, 2009
Report from TED Conference: http://sivers.org/ted09
July 25, 2009
At WOMAD festival, Peter Gabriel playing his only 2009 concert in background. I'm on laptop in TED tent, programming muckwork.com :-)
July 20, 2009
At #TED in Oxford hanging with the clever @brainpicker - quizzing strangers about how many oceans there are, including names. (A P I A S)
July 20, 2009
Try to get more rejections: http://www.targetaudiencemagazine.com/uploads/On%20Rejection.php
July 19, 2009
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature. Avoiding danger is no safer than exposure." - Helen Keller
July 16, 2009
"I miss the mob" : http://sivers.org/the-mob
July 14, 2009
"Listen to my music, and let me know what I should do": http://sivers.org/letmeknow2
July 13, 2009
Answered 795 emails today. (Gimme a Ringo Helter Skelter shout: "I've got blisters on my fingers!")
July 11, 2009
Barking (When things aren’t working, think "smarter" not "louder") - http://sivers.org/barking
July 10, 2009
The power of no reward: http://sivers.org/no-reward
July 10, 2009
Roger Ebert on Free Range Kids : http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/06/raising_free-range_kids.html (sounds like my childhood, too)
July 9, 2009
Listening to http://www.brunomerz.com/music/ while answering a million emails. :-)
July 7, 2009
The mirror: It's about you, not them: http://sivers.org/you-not-them
July 6, 2009
Tom Williams: Hired by Apple at 14. His full story. http://sivers.org/tom-williams
July 5, 2009
One ex slept over for a few days & left this morning. Next ex arriving (with her son) in a few hours. Ex's are good for total honesty.
July 2, 2009
Had good dinner with @dcurtis talking about surprising similarities, on his last day in NYC. :-)
July 1, 2009
Semi-experts: profit by saving us time http://sivers.org/semi-expert
June 30, 2009
Complete: I need more ___________ and less ____________.
June 29, 2009
Nothing to waste: The advantage of being under-funded : http://sivers.org/novc
June 28, 2009
Just biked 52 miles in from NYC (Union Square), over GW Bridge, through NJ, to Piermont NY and back. 6am-10:30am. Wooo! http://tr.im/q3xQ
June 28, 2009
Version 0.1 = Start lo-fi http://sivers.org/lofi
June 28, 2009
3rd night in a row of hours-long MJ party outside my window. Oof. http://www.snapmylife.com/pictures/show/7483291
June 26, 2009
Early drafts of great work are encouraging: http://sivers.org/early
June 26, 2009
"The less confident you are, the more serious you have to act." - Tara Ploughman (@TaraPloughman)
June 26, 2009
Great short illustrated look at Thomas Jefferson: http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/time-wastes-too-fast/
June 24, 2009
Doing the opposite of everyone is valuable. http://sivers.org/contrarian
June 23, 2009
What comes first: thoughts or feelings?
June 22, 2009
Japanese addresses: No street names. Block numbers. Cool, huh? http://sivers.org/jadr
June 22, 2009
Read "Born to Run" in one sitting. Riveting, interesting & inspiring. Must-read for all runners: http://amazon.com/dp/0307266303
June 21, 2009
Why do we get some songs stuck in our head? http://sivers.org/whystuck
June 21, 2009
Customers given too many choices are 10x less likely to buy: http://sivers.org/jam
June 20, 2009
It's rained for 16 of the last 20 days here in NYC. Report says 10 more rain days coming. My Pacific Northwest blood likes it! :-)
June 20, 2009
Quiet Bach piano music, lightly in the background, is a great backdrop for the sounds of NYC.
June 19, 2009
Behind-the-scenes with a great promoter: Planetary Group http://sivers.org/planetary
June 19, 2009
Another great reading list: http://www.squeakland.org/resources/books/readingList.jsp
June 18, 2009
Highly recommended reading list for those who love to learn: http://sivers.org/book (each with detailed notes)
June 17, 2009
See Pandora (pandora.com) from the inside! http://sivers.org/pandora
June 17, 2009
(Learned today:) A jolly nonstop bagpiper outside your window is only fun for the first two hours.
June 16, 2009
Shut up! Announcing your plans makes you less motivated to accomplish them: http://sivers.org/zipit
June 16, 2009
Brunch with @Willbassboy and Sandrine, talking Canon cameras, audience interaction, and Fab Faux : http://www.thefabfaux.com/fauxstory.php
June 16, 2009
"Illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who can't read and write, but those who can't learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Toffler
June 16, 2009
Live in a city? Grow your own fresh air : http://sivers.org/air
June 15, 2009
That's version ∞. First launch version 0.1. http://sivers.org/infinity
June 12, 2009
About to hit Facebook's 5000 friend-limit. Last chance to link up there, if you want: http://www.facebook.com/people/Derek_Sivers/609761260
June 12, 2009
Woke to this great text from a friend: "I totally forgot what of was like to be drunk and single" :-)
June 11, 2009
Show success before asking for help : http://sivers.org/success-first
June 11, 2009
I'd talk about hanging with @zedshaw last night, but you'd think I was just showing off. :-)
June 10, 2009
Why you need your own company http://sivers.org/laboratory
June 10, 2009
Signed up for Improv Everywhere : http://improveverywhere.com/faq/ + http://improveverywhere.com/missions/
June 10, 2009
Great music video all shot in one take, with audio at same time as video (not sync'd) http://nyellee.com/wordpress/?p=190
June 9, 2009
MusicThoughts update : inspiring quotes for music-makers - http://sivers.org/musicthoughts2
June 9, 2009
One of my favorite mags runs final issue: http://www.performingsongwriter.com Where else do you read in-depth interviews with songwriters?
June 9, 2009
Listening to http://www.radiodarvish.com - quietly in the background while I work.
June 8, 2009
Does quantity + learning = quality? http://sivers.org/qlq
June 6, 2009
Musicians, this is one of the most useful Twitter feeds for you: http://twitter.com/artistshouse (@artistshouse)
June 6, 2009
How to make a movement. Lessons learned from dancing guy: http://sivers.org/dance-lessons
June 5, 2009
How to start a movement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA8z7f7a2Pk
June 5, 2009
"... I have something he will never have: Enough." - http://sivers.org/enough
June 5, 2009
Are you future-focused or present-focused? The marshmallow experiment. http://sivers.org/time
June 4, 2009
Café in Brooklyn. Ask a stranger if she knows the song on the radio. She says, "Hi Derek!" It's Cady from http://www.cadyfinlaysonfiddle.com
June 4, 2009
Hey! Someone updated my Wikipedia page. Thanks (whoever you are). Not allowed to do it myself. :-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Sivers
June 3, 2009
Some people like to pay. Let them. http://sivers.org/ppay
June 2, 2009
Are fans telling friends? If not, improve, don't promote: http://sivers.org/purplecow
June 1, 2009
What do musicians and entrepreneurs have in common? http://sivers.org/no9to5
June 1, 2009
Surreal moment: sitting in Times Square at midnight, roped off pedestrian area, lawn chairs, teaching @tferriss SQL in moleskin notebook.
May 30, 2009
Interviewed by CIRAA : http://sivers.org/ciraa
May 29, 2009
What super-power do you want? http://sivers.org/super-power
May 28, 2009
Talent increases. Resourcefulness decreases. Are you sustainable? http://sivers.org/sustainable
May 28, 2009
"Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life." - Confucius
May 27, 2009
Came to NYC for a wedding. Decided to stay. Cancelled return flight. Found a place & signed a 1-year lease. Now buying clothes.
May 27, 2009
My $3.3M mistake: http://sivers.org/mistake
May 27, 2009
Great press for my friend Bird York (@birdyork) : http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002558.html?categoryId=2522&cs=1
May 26, 2009
Have you looked under the chickens? http://sivers.org/chickens
May 26, 2009
Last month I asked, "What's the opposite of music?" My favorite answer: "business". :-)
May 25, 2009
Old-timers projecting decaying health into the music biz: http://sivers.org/decaying
May 25, 2009
Facebook? Twitter? These, too, shall pass: http://www.usaleprice.com/new-pioneer-dv-420kall-region-b002co6guk/store (I REALLY like this!)
May 24, 2009
Dreams are here. Details have changed. http://sivers.org/details
May 23, 2009
I want to hear Brother Theodore (http://tr.im/mcTs) do a cover of Shout (http://tr.im/mcTx).
May 23, 2009
What can go backwards? http://sivers.org/backwards
May 23, 2009
Great advice for attending parties: http://gigaom.com/2007/06/24/how-to-work-the-room/
May 22, 2009
Character predicts your future: http://sivers.org/character
May 21, 2009
Sammy Cahn said thank you: http://sivers.org/sammy-cahn
May 21, 2009
Have a goal you’ve been putting off? Let it go. It’s a bad goal. Goals shape the present, not the future. http://sivers.org/goals
May 21, 2009
hearing Maya Solovey play at Union Hall, Brooklyn. She's great. http://mayasolovey.com
May 20, 2009
Download the movie "Sita Sings the Blues" at http://sitasingstheblues.com and watch some night. So great! Read http://budurl.com/abna
May 19, 2009
in NYC for a week.
May 18, 2009
YES! FINALLY! My first earthquake!! (I'm in Santa Monica today.) Felt like a truck hit the house, then kept driving through it. Awesome.
May 16, 2009
Read amazing "China Road" book in one sitting: http://amazon.com/dp/0812975243 I gotta do this: http://bikechina.com/t-bjxadh44.html
May 15, 2009
9-year-old playing Crazy Train by Ozzy : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMD_L8IDZnc (start at 3 minutes if busy). Watch to the end!
May 12, 2009
Working at Workspace in Vancouver today. GREAT place for freelancers. Beautiful view. http://google.com/search?q=workspace+vancouver
May 12, 2009
Seth Godin's great summary of Tribes: http://sensuouscurmudgeon.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/hubble-ultra-deep-field-in-3d/ ;-)
May 10, 2009
India. Breathless description. ("It's madness! It's alive!") http://jakecooper.blogspot.com/2008/05/cup-of-chai.html
May 8, 2009
Vancouver (BC) residents: I'm coming to Vancouver tonight for one week. No plans. Show me around? Email: derek@sivers.org
May 7, 2009
Do you share your goals or keep quiet? Noticed different results either way? See http://tr.im/kM6r
May 7, 2009
Something I always try to tell first-time entrepreneurs trying to raise money for their startup company: http://tr.im/kLQh
May 7, 2009
1st time I heard CocoRosie was with Earl Gray in an Iceland café. Now playing with Earl Gray in Seattle café. http://www.cocorosieland.com/
May 3, 2009
Microwaved cellphone. Awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-7XwboOx98
May 1, 2009
A: "I want to do something ambitious." B: "Like being a vet?" A: "No, I'm thinking big - like inventing a new animal."
April 30, 2009
Rewriting http://sivers.org/blog software so it can be multi-lingual like http://musicthoughts.com
April 24, 2009
Freaky Scrabble ads! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NThCPpyoW7U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ul3q1PexA
April 20, 2009
Gone to Yosemite for a few days.
April 16, 2009
Hmm... OK. So... What's the opposite of music?
April 15, 2009
What's the opposite of a rut?
April 14, 2009
Advice is cheap. Costs nothing to give. Easiest response when confronted with a problem. Addresses it without actually dealing with it.
April 14, 2009
Fellow introverts, send this to your extrovert friends: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200303/rauch (Describes us introverts very well.)
April 13, 2009
Going back in time? Bring this and TAKE THE CREDIT! http://tr.im/iGRm
April 12, 2009
Watch with sound off: http://youtube.com/watch?v=rmkLlVzUBn4 Get his permission to add your own music & re-upload = Great music video!
April 12, 2009
Thinking of going to graduate school? Read first: http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2009/01/2009013001c.htm
April 10, 2009
Going to sit all day at Kalpataru (http://tr.im/ixZ9) with Tina & Jeremy (http://tr.im/ixZn)
April 9, 2009
Found out I was a dad for 10 weeks.
April 9, 2009
Back home in Seattle after months away. Had breakfast at Easy Street Records. I love it here.
April 7, 2009
Realized I hadn't even turned on my TV+DVD in over 3 years, so I gave it to my neighbor. I love giving away unused stuff!
April 6, 2009
Know a music school in the San Francisco area that could use a good upright piano? I have one to donate. Email me: http://sivers.org/contact
April 3, 2009
"To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time." - Leonard Bernstein
April 3, 2009
A financial planner determines your investment strategy based on your goals. What if a time planner did that with investing your time?
April 2, 2009
I can build computers from scratch, but bike repair is a mystery. So I got a book (http://tr.im/ianB), tools & 2 busted bikes. Here I go.
April 2, 2009
Lessons learned from a 19yr-old getting massive YouTube views of her music: http://www.newmusictipsheet.com/page.php?id=read_commentary_archives&comm_id=77 + http://www.youtube.com/user/jaaaaaaa
April 1, 2009
I could never quite explain why Pixar is cool and Dreamworks is lame, but this helps: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3398960470_05527c04b1_b.jpg
March 31, 2009
My smoothie: apple juice, 2 fists-full of almonds, lots of (blue/black/straw/rasp)berries + 1 banana. Blend high until almonds gone.
March 31, 2009
Não há nada pior que um bom princípio.
March 29, 2009
Programming again. Something peaceful about the solitude of vi, a unix terminal, pgsql command-line, phpunit, and a cup of tea.
March 29, 2009
SO impressed with http://easydns.com registrar. Great service all-around. Answered phone instantly on a Sunday. Use them instead of GoDaddy.
March 29, 2009
Best talk I saw at TED: restoring a rainforest http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/willie_smits_restores_a_rainforest.html
March 28, 2009
video interviews about promoting and marketing your music: http://sivers.org/soundadvice
March 25, 2009
registered for TED India! Let me know if you do the same: http://conferences.ted.com/TEDIndia/
March 23, 2009
Writing down all the things I'd regret not-doing if I was on my deathbed now, and making sure I do them ASAP. (Should take 2-3 years.)
March 23, 2009
scuba diving in Dominica. (Pronounced "dom-in-EE-ca", rhymes with Puerto Rica.)
March 22, 2009
(Oops update:) Powered off my cellphone until this Sunday, March 29. I'll be online occasionally.
March 21, 2009
powered off my cellphone until Jan 29
March 20, 2009
Realized I haven't read blogs in weeks. Only check messages once a day. Continually ignoring distractions and increasing focus.
March 20, 2009
At Parish in Austin seeing Lisa Hannigan and Jim Bianco.
March 19, 2009
GREAT interview with Seth Godin about the music business: http://www.musicmarketing.com/2009/03/seth-godin.html (Thanks @davidhooper) Very worth 25 minute listen.
March 19, 2009
daydreaming what we could build with Aerogel : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerogel http://www.youtube.com/results?&search_query=aerogel
March 18, 2009
donated at sperm bank in Austin. (Will be frozen here for a few years, if anyone wants some.) Results came back quite virile.
March 13, 2009
Posted new interview musicians might like, though I reveal what a hard-ass I am: http://sivers.org/2009-interview
March 13, 2009
in Austin for SxSW for the next 10 days. (Cold & rainy here!)
March 13, 2009
CSS designers will appreciate: http://tr.im/hhd0 Then play with this: http://musicthoughts.com/style (I did "plain". Can you tell?)
March 11, 2009
choosing a new city to live in. Vancouver? Hong Kong? (familiar+healthy vs exotic+learning) http://sivers.org/maslow
March 11, 2009
just finished reading Emergency by Neil Strauss in one sitting. Fascinating book about survivalism: nature, urban, and disaster.
March 10, 2009
FedEx'd my DNA to 23andme.com to find out why I'll die, etc. http://google.com/search?q=23andme
March 9, 2009
at the Emerging Technology Conference (aka ETech) for a few days: http://en.oreilly.com/et2009/public/schedule/grid
March 9, 2009
p.s. EasyDNS is my 2nd-fave: http://easydns.com
March 9, 2009
Thanks everyone! As for registrar: GoDaddy gives me advertising indigestion. Gandi is pure & cool. http://www.gandi.net/domain/detail
March 9, 2009
http://sivers.org : Is my site working for everyone? I moved DNS from GoDaddy to Gandi today (http://www.gandi.net/) Much better registrar.
March 8, 2009
What's a melody for? Interesting pondering: http://measureformeasure.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/whats-a-melody-for/
March 8, 2009
"What seems nasty, painful, evil can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind." - Henry Miller
March 5, 2009
Whoa! For $1500 you could get a new laptop or... travel the entire world on changeable flights for an entire year: http://tr.im/h3Vq
March 5, 2009
Middlemen: If you must explain your value, it's not as great as you think.
March 5, 2009
The simpler and clearer, the better. To be simple is to be direct. To be direct is to be honest. To be honest is to be fully human.
March 4, 2009
biked 52 miles in 5 hours in light rain over some pretty big hills. Phew!
March 3, 2009
Awesome Surveillance Self-Defense site : https://ssd.eff.org/ (Click "Printer-friendly version" at bottom for easier reading.)
March 2, 2009
leaving now on a 60-mile bikeride in the rain.
March 1, 2009
Planning a bike across Britain: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/John-O-Groats-Land-s-End-Jogle + http://www.globecorner.com/t/t35/17567.php
March 1, 2009
Next time you order a pizza, ask for "light cheese. extra sauce." Tastes better & you feel better after. Let me know what you think.
February 28, 2009
"Need to be social? Pretend to be an extrovert." - me. "You are whatever you pretend to be" - Kurt Vonnegut. Ooops. Becoming an extrovert.
February 27, 2009
What do you do for feedback on a new song you're writing? http://sivers.org/songfeedback
February 27, 2009
Don't you love completely-honest conversations? No sugar-coating or disclaimers. No exhausting translation. Related: http://tr.im/gQyQ
February 26, 2009
accepting all kinds of responsibility and power.
February 25, 2009
不要害怕錯誤。錯誤是不存在的。
February 23, 2009
This video really captures the unique Folk Alliance hotel-room-showcase experience: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABpx-CPZIjM
February 21, 2009
Awesome album promotion stunt: http://mashable.com/2009/02/20/josh-freese-album-promotion/
February 19, 2009
A free, open song contest idea: http://sivers.org/song-contest-idea
February 19, 2009
reading "What Would Google Do" by Jeff Jarvis, getting my mind blown with the possibilities.
February 19, 2009
in Memphis Tennessee for the Folk Alliance conference: http://www.folkalliance.org
February 17, 2009
GREAT talk by Elizabeth Gilbert about genius/creativity/inspiration: http://sivers.org/genius
February 13, 2009
Feeling VERY at-home in New York City. Comfortable and familiar. Still the fastest walker. :-)
February 11, 2009
at Future of Music conference but realizing I'm only into the creation of music+mktg. Where the actual creation stops, I lose interest.
February 9, 2009
Reading http://muxtape.com/story since Justin will be on my panel at http://futureofmusic.org/events/dcpolicyday09/
February 8, 2009
posted 13 video interviews with music companies from MIDEM : http://sivers.org/midem2009
February 8, 2009
finished TED with one last conversation with Regina Spektor, Thomas Dolby, and walked Liz Gilbert back to her hotel.
February 8, 2009
For healthy air, buy these plants: Areca Palm, Mother-in-law's Tongue, Money Plant. Details: http://greenspaces.in/blog/ted09/
February 6, 2009
TED moment: in bathroom line in front of Bill Gates. Joked with him at sinks about mosquito release.
February 6, 2009
found out Arabic, like Chinese, has many different spoken languages, all sharing the exact same written language.
February 5, 2009
TED India will be Nov 4-7 in Mysore at Infosys campus. $2000. Registration opens by end of February. I'm in.
February 5, 2009
Awww.... My hero Seth Godin just used me as an example in his presentation at TED!
February 4, 2009
report from the first few (overwhelming) hours at the TED Conference : http://sivers.org/ted1
February 4, 2009
MIDI sequencing musicians will appreciate : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-BZfFakpzc
February 2, 2009
Brevity rules! http://www.onesentence.org/about/
February 1, 2009
ran 4 miles barefoot along foamy waves on the freezing Oregon coast. Stopped at midpoint, and water surrounded me waist-high. Rrrargh!
January 29, 2009
turning a friend on to Fables : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fables_(Vertigo)
January 28, 2009
Remember to ask "What do you do in your spare time?" when interviewing candidates : http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/cs/2009/01/the_interview_question_you_sho.html
January 27, 2009
American woman producing TV in Saudi Arabia gives great perspective on gender/dress: http://no-reservations-crew-blog.travelchannel.com/read/under-the-abbaya-female-producers-in-saudi-arabia
January 27, 2009
Schedule for Future of Music, February 11th in D.C.: http://www.futureofmusic.org/events/dcpolicyday09/schedule.cfm Highly recommend going!
January 26, 2009
Article summing up the "Smithsonian 2.0" event I went to in D.C. last weekend: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/25/AR2009012502179_pf.html
January 26, 2009
"He who thinks he knows, doesn't know. He who knows that he doesn't know, knows." - Joseph Campbell.
January 26, 2009
going through 475 newly-submitted quotes at http://musicthoughts.com Only approving the best 10%. Costs me ~$20 each to have translated.
January 24, 2009
re-launched MusicThoughts.com in 10 languages. Very exciting. http://sivers.org/see-musicthoughts + http://musicthoughts.com Enjoy!
January 24, 2009
Curious what was discussed at MIDEM? Read http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/01/22/guest-column:-midem-2009-setting-music-free I video'd 4 hours of useful interviews & will get 'em online soon.
January 24, 2009
toured the "Raiders of the Lost Ark"-style archives of the Smithsonian today. Understaffed, I think they need to embrace crowdsourcing.
January 22, 2009
Flying to Washington DC for "Smithsonian 2.0 - A Gathering to Re-Imagine the Smithsonian in the Digital Age." http://si.edu/
January 21, 2009
had duck and drinks in a dungeon with Steve Vai, Steve Corn, Sinem Saniye, as guests of the generous Frank Hessing, until 3am. C'est fini!
January 19, 2009
3rd day at MIDEM: Great to be here with no agenda. Wantless. Getting to know people for who they are, not what they can do for me.
January 16, 2009
MIDEMnet: out of 55 speakers, only 2 are women. WTF?! Lopsided doesn't usually bother me, but this is ridiculous. MIDEMnet Committee=7 men.
January 15, 2009
Leaving now for France for MIDEM Conference. Back Jan 25.
January 14, 2009
Proud that buddy Jude is finally admitting he has a different opinion: http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jude/2009/01/13/coming-out-to-a-whole-new-world/ It's no fun when everyone agrees.
January 14, 2009
Sax player next door has been playing for 10 hours straight. He's good! Now he's playing "Virgo", by Wayne Shorter. One of my faves.
January 14, 2009
just bought http://cdbaby.com/cd/rubarth3 from CD Baby :-)
January 13, 2009
In 2 hours (5pm PST, 8pm EST) I'll be on a live call-in show, if you want to call: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=52008 + http://withavoicelikethis.com
January 13, 2009
How to be a full-time touring musician - a "Success Story" interview with Amber Rubarth : http://sivers.org/amber-rubarth
January 13, 2009
I'm a piñata that needs to be broken open.
January 13, 2009
Listening to Tom Waits' "Tango Till They're Sore" for the 100th time. Recommend you do the same. :-)
January 12, 2009
having watermelon & beet juice. AMAZING! Try it next time you go to a real juice shop.
January 12, 2009
good blog : http://lateralaction.com
January 10, 2009
What advice would you give a 19-year-old guitarist who wants to be a session musician? Reply at http://sivers.org/session-musician
January 9, 2009
Conferences I’ll be attending in early 2009: http://sivers.org/conferences-2009 If you’ll be there, please email me at derek@sivers.org
January 8, 2009
When you hear someone complaining, here's what it means : http://sivers.org/complainers
January 8, 2009
digging the Dokkōdō (独行道) http://sivers.org/dokkodo
January 8, 2009
Jack LaLanne on nutrition: "If man made it, don't eat it." & "If it tastes good, spit it out."
January 6, 2009
registered for TedGlobal in Oxford! Psyched! http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/207 Next up: TED India in Mysore, November 4-7.
January 6, 2009
Checking ex-CDBaby bank account : Artists are still (today, 2009) cashing CDBaby checks written in 2005 & 2006! Get it while you can.
January 6, 2009
Proud of my buddy Amber for her great write-up in the Boston Herald: http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view/2009_01_05_Online_success_surprises_singer_songwriter_Rubarth/ I'm also doing a success-story on her soon.
January 5, 2009
Changed Twitter background to Iceland waterfall, while friend told me a long story on the phone. :-) See http://twitter.com/sivers
January 4, 2009
Had Lunch, Tea, and Dinner with @lkr, @lian_amber, and @kailayu, respectively. All three very impressive & great conversationalists.
January 2, 2009
Same reason I'm thinking of moving to India (+ some practicality for MuckWork): http://joi.ito.com/weblog/2009/01/01/moving-to-dubai.html
January 2, 2009
Saw Seven Pounds because my friend Bird York's song was in climax, (http://birdyork.com) Couldn't take my eyes off gorgeous Rosario Dawson.
December 31, 2008
I wish more musicians and entrepreneurs would take this creative-thinking persistence to their career (& music!): http://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=215108&merchantID=4192&programmeID=10496&mediaID=0&tracking=167qm9hjpwagp&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ltlprints.com%2Fblog%2Fthink-differently%2F
December 31, 2008
BRILLIANT : Read "How to Be Creative" : http://gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/000932.html
December 29, 2008
Contemplating separate views in REST controllers for multiple lang.pro roles. This article helped: http://www.therailsway.com/2007/6/1/railsconf-recap-skinny-controllers
December 27, 2008
Impressive setting of animé footage to standup comic's routine : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYFoOgMKBaQ
December 24, 2008
Planning to go to Valparaíso some day, whether 6 days or 6 months : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valpara%C3%ADso
December 24, 2008
See what other people are learning : http://search.twitter.com/search?q=learning (then have fun changing the search-term to anything else)
December 23, 2008
I've seen it a dozen times in the last year but it still makes my eyes water : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA
December 23, 2008
Twitter should change its constant question to "What are you learning?" Imagine answering THAT 10 times a day!
December 22, 2008
Getting to the more peaceful place means getting past the original goal : http://sivers.org/getting-past-it
December 21, 2008
Attending 9 conferences in next 3 months: MIDEM, Smithsonian2.0, TED, FutureOfMusic, FolkAlliance, ETech, SxSW, ASCAP, MusExpo.
December 21, 2008
just realized how many smart people I know & would love to have over for dinner. (a few at a time)
December 20, 2008
Do something new every 3 years : http://www.longtail.com/the_long_tail/2008/12/do-something-ne.html (editor of Wired, author of Long Tail)
December 18, 2008
Nobody’s going to help you. Does that encourage you or discourage you? See http://sivers.org/up2you and please reply there.
December 17, 2008
stood next to Regina Spektor at a noisy club last night. I love her, but hate yelling, especially to my idol. So I said nothing.
December 17, 2008
at a drum circle at Remo warehouse, shaking a maraca. Guest of Abe Thomas. Met Remo Belli himself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remo
December 16, 2008
Interesting: Séamus Anthony's Purple Ocean Music Model : http://seamusanthony.com/a-purple-ocean-music-model
December 15, 2008
Mutual admiration club with my twin @artsyave (Tina Su). Her amazing blog is my favorite inspiration: http://thinksimplenow.com Subscribe.
December 14, 2008
daydreaming : http://www.adventurecenter.com/brochure/Explore_Cycling
December 13, 2008
Happiness is letting someone make you the villain : http://sivers.org/villain
December 12, 2008
Attending a music biz conference? Here’s the REAL way to do it : http://sivers.org/conferences
December 12, 2008
(in reply to a few who asked:) ALL of my music is at http://sivers.org/music Download by clicking title, or stream by clicking arrow. Enjoy!
December 11, 2008
Used to listen to music while working but it's too distracting now. Can't block it out. Are most people ignoring? Is this a musician thing?
December 10, 2008
Ebert's great review of Magnolia, one of my favorite movies: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081127/REVIEWS08/811279997
December 9, 2008
Absolutely amazing animation of John Lennon interview: http://current.com/items/89598104/i_met_the_walrus.htm
December 9, 2008
Biked 30 miles in 2 hours while learning Mandarin (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0071547363) Not tired when done. Life is good.
December 7, 2008
Glad I could help your friends: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/health/05happy-web.html :-)
December 7, 2008
One of my favorite things: play http://radiodarvish.com so quietly that you can barely tell it's on. Leave it for hours. A pinch of spice.
December 7, 2008
You know you love your work when you get home from a party at 1:30am and get right back to work because you want to, not have to.
December 7, 2008
You've all seen the one-woman acapella http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25VGdNU3nrU by @imogenheap right? So inspiring. Can't get enough.
December 6, 2008
James Fallows' writing about China in the Atlantic is addictive: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/chinese-progress +"ALSO BY" on right.
December 6, 2008
Another great article by @cyberpr about how musicians can best use Twitter : http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/twitter-is-radically-changing-the-way-musicians-are-building.html <-- Recommended for newcomers.
December 6, 2008
Just noticed I'm following exactly 1000 people now, and the pelican was update #100. How appropriate! Loving my brilliant musician buddies.
December 6, 2008
A pelican shit in my mouth. Reminder: when seeing pelicans, don't look up and say, "Wow! Pelicans!" Yuk. Tastes like digested oyster shell.
December 5, 2008
Interesting article about the incredible emphasis on music education in China : http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JL02Ad01.html
December 5, 2008
Bought 3 books @ local store: http://amazon.com/dp/1591842239 + http://amazon.com/dp/1401922759 + http://amazon.com/dp/1401219136 :-)
December 4, 2008
To my friends who just joined Twitter, here's another good article about how to get the most out of it : http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2008/12/how-to-use-twit.html
December 4, 2008
Ariel Hyatt did a great job summing-up my talk! http://arielpublicity.com/blog/archives/210 Very flattered.
December 3, 2008
Re-found Matt Welch, who I met at a @xenijardin party, at Reason Mag : http://www.reason.com/news/show/129993.html
December 3, 2008
Santa Monica : "It's as if the French Riviera was 10 minutes from Paris."
November 28, 2008
Wrote the basic core of MuckWork from scratch in 8 hours today, including fixtures and working unit tests. Whoo!
November 26, 2008
Watching a chubby squirrel falling asleep (eyes closing) on a branch just 10 feet from me.
November 22, 2008
Great advice I totally agree with: http://www.hackification.com/2008/11/06/ten-web-development-tips-i-wish-id-known-two-years-ago/
November 22, 2008
Are people asking themselves questions about you? http://sivers.org/mystery
November 20, 2008
Biked another 30 miles today with no exhaustion. Love noticing improvement. (Thanks for the concerned tweets from my last update. I'm OK.)
November 19, 2008
Got hit by a car on my bike. Saw it coming. Gotta learn to get faster on my brakes.
November 15, 2008
Got WAY sucked-in to bike-touring maps and journals like http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/NZ-1997-South-Island-PT-2 and http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=3Tzut&doc_id=3279&v=20d Wow.
November 15, 2008
All the cafés in Iceland were playing CocoRosie : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocorosie - I LOVE IT
November 15, 2008
what I want from life is not what others want me to want
November 3, 2008
Writing a translation program.
October 31, 2008
Ariel Hyatt (@cyberpr) and I have 255 mutual friends on Facebook. :-)
October 27, 2008
Finished writing phpunit tests for my first time, for multi-lingual MusicThoughts.
October 23, 2008
Double-speed! Half-speed! Up an octave! Down an octave! http://sivers.org/more-than-one
October 22, 2008
http://www.musicianwages.com/ <--- great blog!
October 22, 2008
My email system tells me I've hand-written 6205 emails in the last 60 days. (That doesn't include the mass-mailings. Just actually typed.)
October 20, 2008
586 new emails (after spam & mailing lists removed) that need a reply. Oof. Here we go...
October 17, 2008
Nobody knows the future - and it doesn't matter! http://sivers.org/no-oracle
October 17, 2008
Amazing Warren Buffett editorial on why to invest NOW in U.S. stock market : http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/opinion/17buffett.html
October 17, 2008
Great Obama article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/opinion/17brooks.html - I always thought he was like Atticus Finch
October 16, 2008
Need to break the comparison to others? http://sivers.org/uncomparable
October 16, 2008
What's your grand pursuit? http://sivers.org/grand-pursuit
July 16, 2008
realizing there are more Web 2.0 companies set up to help musicians than there are musicians.
May 17, 2008
I finally answer "How was India?" : http://sivers.org/how-was-india
April 15, 2008
What’s really keeping you from where you need to be? http://sivers.org/pigs-sharks
April 8, 2008
Booked 2 hotel rooms for SxSW 2009, March 12-23.
April 7, 2008
What should I do when someone says, “Let me know what you think!” of their music? http://sivers.org/letmeknow
February 4, 2008
In Bangalore, re-learning Rails from the GREAT book: Rails Way
January 5, 2008
Thinking maybe I should twitter more often, again.
November 14, 2007
Loving the 75-degree Santa Monica weather so much I don't want to be anywhere else on earth, for once.
November 12, 2007
Listening to Our Lips are Sealed by the Go Go's again and again and again and again
November 6, 2007
Trying to make our shopping cart more foolproof.
October 31, 2007
psyched about Open Social
October 21, 2007
giving tech support to India :-)
October 5, 2007
juggling freelancers around the world
September 30, 2007
Nice! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors
September 20, 2007
fixing lots of little cdbaby.com things.
September 4, 2007
how to feel powerless: be made to wait at home all day (8am to 8pm) for DSL installation. at 8pm be told they couldn't make it.
August 27, 2007
Moved into a new flat in Neal's Yard, Covent Garden.
August 25, 2007
Finished cdbaby.com rewrite. (That was the ambitious thing I started a few weeks ago.)
August 6, 2007
digging into PayPal docs for the first time since 2000 or so.
August 3, 2007
doing cdbaby.com checkout process with new MVC + classes
August 2, 2007
(that wasn't the ambitious thing, though. i'll tell that next week.)
August 2, 2007
converted the country-sensitive address formatting system over from Ruby to PHP. it rules! the ~130 countries have 17 different ways t ...
August 2, 2007
the ambitious thing is going amazingly well.
July 27, 2007
replacing cdbaby's cart with new Cart class
July 26, 2007
watching a mouse walk in my open window
July 26, 2007
programming cart class, still
July 25, 2007
programming cart class
July 23, 2007
full day of programming ahead : Wells IACH, .com DL cart, zipmaker
July 19, 2007
emailing. nothing but emailing. catching up on 6 weeks of unanswered email. fun fun fun.
July 18, 2007
planning the many ways hostbaby could be much better
July 16, 2007
programming artist-search / similar-artists stuff
July 14, 2007
Fuck yeah! PyLucene artist matching done. Incorporating into site.
July 9, 2007
No.. giving up on PyLucene until API update or PyL downdate.
July 9, 2007
PyLucene artist matching parsing soundslikes into artists
July 8, 2007
finished members' DD section after a lovely uninterrupted 14 hour stint, today
July 7, 2007
programming members' DD opt-in/out restrictions
July 6, 2007
not
July 6, 2007
programming members' login area: the DD signup/edit section (more)
July 5, 2007
programming members' login area: the DD signup/edit section
July 4, 2007
programming members' login area: uncoupling songs from albums, make-new-album process
July 3, 2007
Spent entire 7 hours programming time getting Java/Lucene working...
July 3, 2007
programming members' login area: uncoupling songs from albums, make-new-album process, Java/Lucene soundslike separations.
July 2, 2007
break from programming for meeting
July 2, 2007
programming members' login area, though 4.5 hours after intended starting point
July 1, 2007
finished Wells Fargo Payment Manager, though docs disagree with XSD validation.
June 30, 2007
programming Wells Fargo Payment Manager XML outputs
June 30, 2007
stopping working to read newest Fables while acting sick
June 30, 2007
turning ISO 3166-2 codes into Location class again.
June 27, 2007
turning ISO 3166-2 codes into Location class. fascinating stuff. (really!)
June 27, 2007
programming Wells Fargo Payment Manager XML outputs
June 27, 2007
testing twitter from IM
June 27, 2007
Setting up twitter to work with mobile and IM
March 25, 2007
Signed on to Twitter. Working. Don't expect updates here often, yet.