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In 2015, everyone wants the index card version of everything. We don’t have time for the full story; we desire only the broad strokes, preferably 140 characters at a time. Long form is considered anything over two pages, and it better contain an infographic and an executive summary. We consume and quickly move on to […]
Read More“It’s about being accountable, and doing what I say I’m going to do, instead of looking like a jackass. Either I’m going to learn, or I’m going to be finding something else to do.” Cleveland Browns QB Johnny Manziel 12/28/2014 Humiliated & humbled. Then injured, fined and suspended. It has been an interesting year […]
Read MoreJust Do It. It is truly brilliant in its simplicity. The advertising slogan is as well-known today as when it was conceived 26 years ago. It reinforces the intuitive notion that if you want to get good at anything you need to get in the game and go. It is the same mentality that has […]
Read MoreLate last week two seemingly unrelated stories broke. The first was the announcement of a final ruling from an “independent” arbitrator on Adrian Peterson’s appeal of his suspension from the NFL for domestic violence. The arbitrator, an NFL plant who was hand-picked by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, upheld the original ruling. As a result, Peterson […]
Read MoreMiller’s law. It’s the reason you need a grocery list. George Armitage Miller’s famous theory states that unassisted, the average person can store seven to nine items in their short-term memory. This sounds reasonable to me and anyone else who has ever been on a Target run, but it seems like utter nonsense to Todd Sampson. You see Sampson […]
Read MoreMy site is growing. Slower than I’d like, but it is coming along. Each time I post a new column to Ebeneez, I pick up some new followers. These are folks who found my column, presumably liked it, and want to receive an email when I put out a new post. There is nothing more gratifying. I […]
Read MoreHow many friends do you have? In the social media age that word friend gets watered down a lot. Facebook allows you a maximum of 5000, while a recent scientific study indicates the most you can realistically have is 150. Personally I’d aim even lower. I don’t need 150 or even 50 friends, I need […]
Read MoreRecruiting is the lifeblood of any college football program. The formula has never changed; sign the best players, build the best team and win. And in 2008 it was no different. That class, now seniors in college, included 30 five-star recruits and a few hundred four-star recruits. They represented the best in the country, and […]
Read MoreThe time has come to do a little peacocking. Not for everyone of course, only the select few affiliated with the University of Iowa. For them it is time to puff out those chests and grab their horns and prepare to toot them. Why is the showboat rolling down the Iowa River you ask? It […]
Read MoreI love that my cell phone has an “ignore” button. You get a call and your options are to answer it, reply by text or ignore. It speaks to the priority we place on our personal interactions in 2013. Such a feature could only come to be in the Information Age. It’s the kind of […]
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