Newsflash: Keeping your cell phone on during flights won’t make the plane crash. It won’t make the world explode. It won’t cause danger to you or any bystanders. And still it has been prohibited since the early 1990s. This could change now. From all I can tell, it looks like the days of cell phone-free… Continue reading The Real Reason You Need to Turn Off Your Cell Phone on Airplanes
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The Right to Remain Silent
It was quiet on The Friendly Anarchist since my book launch. After finishing the work, it somehow came natural to be silent for a while. During the last couple of weeks, though, there was something else to it: I wasn’t feeling at ease, and I wasn’t living tempo giusto – which is why I got… Continue reading The Right to Remain Silent
The Problem with Providing Value (And an Approach to Idle Blogging)
This morning, I enjoyed reading a post by Oscar Del Ben about the necessity of providing value in blogging. Think twice about what you want to write, think twice about how to write it, think twice about hitting the “Publish” button – and always have in mind the value you provide. Because people are receiving… Continue reading The Problem with Providing Value (And an Approach to Idle Blogging)