PUBLIC MARKS from ghis with tag learning

Learning to say no: when, why and how. Also learn to hear no. A must-read

Interesting point of view on how to maximize the learning/passion/money triangle.

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Programmer and blogger Matt Nowack tasked himself with learning seven new things of varying degrees of complexity last October, and just a few months later, he's come a long way and learned one very important lesson.