blog.guykawasaki.com — Guy Kawasaki reviews the book "Why Smart People Do Dumb Things" as well as discuss how he did a dumb thing (Not backup his MacBook's hard drive). He discusses points such as hubris, arrogance, narcissism, and the unconscious need to fail.
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frankjmattiaSep 8, 2006
@LoobisGood try my friend. Good try, indeed. Almost great; you could have been great kid. A well seasoned troll would have been more subtile. Perhaps by spelling everything correctly but using the incorrect word "to" in place of "too".That my friend, that would have earned honors.Don't worry, I will still digg you up.Well done.
gieverSep 8, 2006
Stupid edit system, cuts me off when I'm editing :(I tried to fix my post because it didn't actually make sense. So I'll make it quicker this time.Once you get so smart that the knowledge that you are missing is less than what dumb people THINK they are missing, then the saying doesn't work.So, if you could go from knowing nothing, to everything it would be like this.Think you aren't ignorant -> Know how ignorant you are -> Really know how ignorant you are -> Know everything, so you aren't ignorant about anything.The third step would occur once you find proof of alien civilizations etc. and find tons of more information =P
nanostuffSep 8, 2006
How do you distinguish a smart person that does dumb things from a dumb person that does dumb things? Either would appear dumb in the eyes of others yet in their minds feel they're smart as f**k. Almost seems one and the same.
codingSep 8, 2006
I never do backups because I actually hate everything that I put into computers. I hope someday to be a mountain man.
gd007Sep 9, 2006
I never do backups either, but that is bcos i am lazy.
mikeroysoftSep 9, 2006
Jeez, this Guy seems to make a living getting everyting he writes to the front page of Digg...
anchoretSep 9, 2006
It's a mildly stupid article about what appears to be a monumentally stupid book.
tektalkSep 10, 2006
This is very psychological since I've actually seen it happen to people in my school, and i really hate it since people like this sometimes act retarded. its common in school. whoever wrote this book isn't that smart, hes just observing common errors that stick out like a sore thumb.