December 21st, 2008 |
1 CommentLike most people I have a New Year’s Resolution too, things I will do and I wish to do in 2009…
My business plans are to:
1. Double my company’s profit margin by going back to basics. I realized that a web development company simply can’t just exist on the Web only, it has to be present in the minds of “offline” people, so I will conduct offline marketing campaigns.
2. Release at least two personal projects, ideas which at present time are very neglected on the Internet.
My personal plans list is a little longer, but very important to me:
1. Try not to be so stressful and angry all the time, because I sadly realized that I hurt a few people close to me.
2. Get back into martial arts again.
3. Buy a decent car.
4. Under the pressure of a great website that I’m working on, I want to get a pilot license.
5. Finally, get my dreadlocks.
How my friend Filip is saying in his blog post: get the courage to repair broken relations, love and be loved.
December 15th, 2008 |
No CommentsHere’s a free idea for you [developer, business guy, designer, etc.]. Maybe this is done already, but it would be cool to see it happening.
Online psychology website, where people can setup meetings with accredited psychologists. I think this would work simply, because I believe that most of the people, who have issues, are afraid or shy to go and to talk to a real psychologist.
And the Internet created for us the beauty of passive communication, I don’t see why can’t we use it for some good stuff too. Maybe people want this kind of service.
This is just an idea.
December 11th, 2008 |
No CommentsIt’s been expected for quite some time now. This version has great features, but I’m afraid I won’t upgrade just now.
Funny thing, I was just browsing the site and I don’t know if it was live edited or it was a bug, but the image and text was created for version 2.7 but the button was the old 2.6.5 one. But it is corrected now, download here.
December 8th, 2008 |
3 CommentsIt’s funny to talk about this, because I can’t call my self rich, but to be rich is a matter of perspective. If a homeless man finds $1000 on the street, he can call himself rich, but if Bill Gates would find that money…
The value of ‘richness’ is perceived by people differently. One interesting study, that has nothing to do with money could answer the question: Why do rich people want even more money. This study was conducted by Abraham Maslow, he wrote a paper on human motivation in which he defined the hierarchy of needs, also called Maslow’s Hiererchy of Needs.
He conceptualized a hierarchy illustrated on the image below.
There are 5 levels of needs. Every people start from the bottom, working their way up to the top of the pyramid, but this doesn’t mean that if someone achieved a certain level he can’t slip down on this pyramid.
Usually in modern societies, unfortunately, homeless people are at the bottom of this hierarchy. The first level aggregates the most basic human needs such as to sleep, to eat or to breathe.
The second level adds protection and security to the first level. People on this level usually have some sort of shelter, stability and they can call their environment safe. The 3rd and 4th levels adds love, affection, work relationship, etc.
The interesting part is on the 5th level which is personal fulfiment, meaning that a person achieved he’s best in life, he satisfied all of his psychological needs.
This hierarchy maybe work in theory, but not in practice, because there is no such thing called perfect. In reality every need, such as financial status, could be improved on some level.
In theory this hierarchy could work, a person can reach to the top of the pyramid, but in practice we can’t reach the 5th level, because there is a paradox in this hierarchy. Our perception of value, of needs, etc. changes when we are on a certain level.
This could be a logical answer to the question. People will always want more no matter what it is. What matters is the perception of how we look at things and our needs. If a person has $10.000 in his bank account, the need for another $1000 is just as strong that of a person who has $1.000.000 and wants $100.000.
December 7th, 2008 |
No CommentsI just simply love this phrase from Seth Godin’s newest post:
“Architecture matters. [...] you’ll want to design a business where each customer brings you new customers, where the more it gets used, the better it works.”
I believe everybody should think of this when designing a solid architecture for any project.
December 5th, 2008 |
No CommentsHappy Saint Nicholas Day to everyone who celebrates this day.
If you happen that you don’t know what is Saint Nicholas Day then read it on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas#Saint_Nicholas_Day
December 4th, 2008 |
No CommentsI just found a cool article showcasing top 20 rich-text editors.
You can read the article here: 20 Excellent Free Rich-Text Editors
December 3rd, 2008 |
No CommentsWhat I wrote here about my website’s intelligent design.
I see now that it works fine. Yay!
