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On Being “Cool” and On Being a “Dork” and Why We Get These Ideas Backwards As A Society

    On Being "Cool" and On Being a "Dork" and Why We Get These Ideas Backwards As A Society

    For anyone that wants to go above and beyond, this article might hit better if you do the following before reading:

    1. Make a list of the Top 3 reasons why you might consider yourself to be, “Cool”
    2. Make a list of the Top 3 reasons why you might consider yourself to be a, “Dork”

    That is all. Once you finish with those two lists, continue below. Or, if you’re in a hurry and choose not to make the lists, feel free to continue below anyway.

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    Kevin Kelly Quote on Death and How The Only Thing You Take With You Is Your Reputation

      “When you die you take absolutely nothing with you except your reputation.”

      Kevin Kelly, Blog

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      And what is your reputation made up of? The sum of all of the actions you took when you were alive. All of them. The actions you took when you were excited and joyful—and the actions you took when you were miserable and upset. It’s composed of the things you did for those who you admired, desired, and cared for—as well as the things you did for those who you pitied, hated, and didn’t pay any mind to. Your reputation is nothing more than the summary report of how well you followed the golden rule while you were alive.

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        “The way to attract good luck is to be reliable in a valuable area.  The more you repeatedly deliver value, the more people seek you out for that value.  Your reputation is a magnet. Once you become known for something, relevant opportunities come to you with no extra work.” ~ James Clear, Blog

          “The key to the many is often the one; it is how you regard and talk about the one in that one’s absence or presence that communicates to the many how you would regard and talk about them in their presence or absence.” ~ Stephen Covey, The 8th Habit

            “The moment there is suspicion about a person’s motives, everything he does becomes tainted.”  ~ Mahatma Gandhi

              “The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.” ~ Socrates