Brent D. posted an article on It's Just Blog - Nov 6, 2009, 12:16 pm
There’s a Kurt Vonnegut short story about an alien named Zog who visits the planet Earth. He comes with the noblest cause: to explain how war could be prevented and cancer could be cured. His ho...
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Brent D. posted an article on It's Just Blog - Oct 7, 2009, 7:06 am
Every marketing exec in the world should read the first chapter of “Make It Bigger,” by Paula Scher. Corporate Politics 101 - “I quickly learned that the judgments made about graph...
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Brent D. posted an article on It's Just Blog - Sep 1, 2009, 12:55 pm
This 2-part video has been around for a while, but a recent conversation reminded me of how great it is. In these two videos, This American Life’s Ira Glass breaks down the ingredients to creati...
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Brent D. posted an article on It's Just Blog - Aug 31, 2009, 6:42 pm
Some of the best musicians I know have the most ridiculous music tastes I know (”I don’t know, I just love Céline”). A couple of them rarely even listen to music. They just write it...
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Brent D. posted an article on It's Just Blog - Aug 12, 2009, 4:25 pm
My good friend Carol Schillios is living on a roof for as long as it takes to raise $1 million to support women and their families in developing countries. All she’s asking: That you donate $1 ...
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Brent D. posted an article on It's Just Blog - Jul 28, 2009, 3:59 pm
Some people write. Others use mind maps. I come to conclusions by flapping my gums. I’ve learned I’m a verbal processor, and talking things out helps me form ideas. Only at the end of a conversati...
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Brent D. posted an article on It's Just Blog - Jul 24, 2009, 2:32 pm
Today my mom gave me some sass about the fact that I haven’t written on here in almost a month. First of all, I didn’t even realize she read this thing unless I sent her the links. High fi...
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Brent D. posted an article on It's Just Blog - Jun 30, 2009, 3:58 pm
This week I asked my Twitter friends 1) Who their favorite jazz vocalists are and 2) What soul-crushingly beautiful music they’d recommend. Here’s what they, aka you, said: Favorite Jazz ...
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Brent D. posted an article on It's Just Blog - Jun 30, 2009, 12:07 pm

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