http://allpathstovictory.com The key of strategy is not to choose a path to victory, but to choose so that ALL paths lead to victory. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:42:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dr Randy Pausch, about whom I wrote in this post, died yesterday of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 47 years old. He left behind a wife, three small children and two major legacies: his academic work, and his famous Last Lecture. "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how ... http://allpathstovictory.com/2008/07/26/randy-pausch-died-yesterday/ My neighbour died last week. It was totally unexpected. The family, obviously, is shattered. So am I. I discovered some interesting behaviour on my part the day I heard about his death. I went shopping - a normal, weekly grocery shop. But I found myself buying more - stuff - than usual. ... http://allpathstovictory.com/2008/07/09/death-the-ultimate-wake-up-call/ When I started this blog, I installed Akismet, a spam catcher. I'm so glad I did! When I logged in today, there were 68 spam messages in the Akismet buffer. They are not the usual spammy messages I get via email - you know, the ones that want you to ... http://allpathstovictory.com/2008/05/23/why-do-people-spam/ Most countries in the world use number plates to register their motor vehicles. They have different names in different countries: in Australia they are called number plates. Yesterday, I blogged about how I use number plates to help me learn Russian numbers. Today, I'd like to talk about other ways to use ... http://allpathstovictory.com/2008/05/21/using-car-number-plates-to-learn-a-language/ I drove to the shops yesterday to do the grocery shopping. Yesterday's Russian lesson was about numbers - we were introduced to how to say the numbers zero to ten in Russian. I know those numbers in Polish, and can rattle them off without thinking about them in that language. I ... http://allpathstovictory.com/2008/05/20/learn-a-language-while-shopping/ I just enrolled in a university course to learn the Russian language. That's pretty exciting. I'm enrolled by distance, which means I don't attend classes. The lectures are recorded, and the study materials are posted on the university Blackboard web system. Obviously, this poses some problems in the learning, as I can't ... http://allpathstovictory.com/2008/04/23/im-learning-russian/ A system? Not a system! I can't use systems! Yes, you can. Systems are invaluable for getting stuff done. They are especially important when you are working to a deadline. They help you plan the project, they tell you what still needs to be done, and they tell you what to ... http://allpathstovictory.com/2008/03/24/working-to-a-deadline-8-use-a-system/ If you haven't heard of him before, Dr Randy Pausch is an inspirational academic who is dying of cancer. His Farewell Lecture is something you need to see. Some of the things he says in this lecture are: The brick walls that are in our way are there for a reason. They ... http://allpathstovictory.com/2008/02/22/dr-randy-pauschs-philosophy-of-life/ I'm overwhelmed. I have so many projects to do, and so little health and available minutes to do them in. And of course, everything not only piles up and up and up, but also takes far more time than I think it should. I started this blog with enthusiasm, thinking ... http://allpathstovictory.com/2008/02/06/good-advice-not-just-for-freelancers/ One of the most useful strategies I've used for this particular project, and one that I will use again, is keeping track. Keeping track of what, you ask? Keeping track of whatever will help you (a) reach the goal and (b) reach your next goal. For this current project I have been keeping ... http://allpathstovictory.com/2008/01/24/working-to-a-deadline-keep-track/