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		<title>what would you do with 8 hours a week?</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/08/19/what-would-you-do-with-8-hours-a-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[you work for 32 hours from monday through thursday.  you wake up on friday morning with an extra spring in your step, looking forward to the upcoming weekend.  but today isn&#8217;t your &#8216;normal&#8217; friday; today is different. instead of working on client deliverables, or manning the grill at a local restaurant, or waiting tables down at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>solution-based approach vs. problem-based approach</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/08/16/solution-based-approach-vs-problem-based-approach/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/08/16/solution-based-approach-vs-problem-based-approach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[there&#8217;s a distinct difference between a solution-based approach and a problem-based approach.  let me give you an example of what i mean. i was watching a show on pbs that was talking about battleground mobility — from the time of egyptian chariots through to today&#8217;s modern, technologically advanced tanks.  i found the bit about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>competition vs. collaboration — how far can you jump?</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/07/19/competition-vs-collaboration-%e2%80%94-how-far-can-you-jump/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/07/19/competition-vs-collaboration-%e2%80%94-how-far-can-you-jump/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i recently came across a post on wired.com&#8217;s science section about american bullfrogs and their leaping ability.   in short: when in the wild, bullfrogs have a certain expectation of maximum leaping distance which scientists have previously measured at 4.3 meters. however, at a county fair in california’s calaveras county their bullfrogs have been known to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ideas do not occur in a bubble</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/05/03/ideas-do-not-occur-in-a-bubble/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/05/03/ideas-do-not-occur-in-a-bubble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 11:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[when was the last time you had a good idea?  one of those eureka moments? i remember back in college my roommate and i were discussing which of the honey bunches of oats &#8216;flavors&#8217; we enjoyed the most.  after trying pretty much all of them, i told him with conviction that hbo with strawberries was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;the common man goes nowhere&#8221; — herb brooks</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/03/22/the-common-man-goes-nowhere-%e2%80%94-herb-brooks/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/03/22/the-common-man-goes-nowhere-%e2%80%94-herb-brooks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;you can&#8217;t be common, the common man goes nowhere; you have to be uncommon.&#8221; — legendary hockey coach, herb brooks of all of herb brooks&#8217; quotes, i love this one the most.  i don&#8217;t know that it&#8217;s something i do intentionally, or if it&#8217;s something in my natural programming, but i don&#8217;t do common work. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>this old house</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/11/30/this-old-house/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/11/30/this-old-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[my parents just bought a new house, and by new i mean old.  in philadelphia, every house is old — many of which have not been renovated since the 60s.  so the weekend before thanksgiving, i went up to philly to take care of some errands and, while there, to check out the house and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>always plan on success</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/11/02/always-plan-on-success/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/11/02/always-plan-on-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[i was in a meeting recently with a senior associate in my firm, and spent the vast amount of the 4 hours we had together furiously taking notes.  unfortunately i couldn&#8217;t write as fast as he was talking, so i ended up not capturing all of the information that was there for the taking.  for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>do it, and let them see you do it</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/10/19/do-it-and-let-them-see-you-do-it/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/10/19/do-it-and-let-them-see-you-do-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://john.scardino.us/blog/?p=336</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s easy to tell people what to do or what&#8217;s expected of them, but leading by example says a lot about who you are as a person, not just as a leader. when you&#8217;re a leader, one thing you expect from your team or organization is accountability.  you expect your people to embrace their roles, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ordinary is not unordinary</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/10/05/ordinary-is-not-unordinary/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/10/05/ordinary-is-not-unordinary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[you want my business, right?  you want me to choose you over your competitors, yeah? let me give you a hint: ordinary is not unordinary. as i&#8217;m currently in the new car market, i&#8217;m taking a look at just about every car maker under the sun right now (except dodge/chrysler/jeep).  this new car has to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>social media, &#8220;finding nemo,&#8221; and you</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/09/28/social-media-finding-nemo-and-you/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/09/28/social-media-finding-nemo-and-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i&#8217;m a big pixar fan. i love everything about their company.  john lasseter&#8217;s drive to pursue his dream until it was fulfilled is something that we should all admire and look up to.  then, there&#8217;s the unsung heroes of pixar — the animators. every pixar movie made is 100% animation. that means there&#8217;s no help [...]]]></description>
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