Comment Schmomment 2010-08-21

Welcome back to my Shop-Talk-Off-The-Clock Series Weekend Bender Edition of Comment Schmomment. It’s my take on blog posts that caught my attention recently. Enjoy this periodic un-comprehensive list of people I’m discovering and paying attention to.

Comment Schmomment is designed, specifically, for someone interested in perusing what I’m into. Surely, I can’t be the only one out there who is interested in what others have to say. ;)

Also, it’s a great way to re-purpose my obsessive compulsive habit of saving for the sake of saving my comments posted on others’ posts!

Have a look-see…

Celestine “Celes” Chua’s 9 Ways to Tell if You Are a Self-Help Junkie and What to do About It on lifehack.org also, catch her on her celestinechua.com/blog/.

As I scout these indications, I can barely admit to…all of them. At some point in my life, I have definitely exhibited these traits and been a “self-help junkie.” But, hey, I’ll take it over other vices any day. That’s like saying I was addicted to health food. Sure, it might put you in the poor-house, but, at least, you won’t be starving.

Jennifer Rotman’s Audience: Know them, Feel Them on jrotman.wordpress.com, better known as Word Bang

Great short and concise article. Great reminder of what our purpose should be out here on the world wide web. You’re absolutely right. It’s all about audience, message and call to action.

Chris Brogan’s Not Time Management on chrisbrogan.com

Raw. Real raw. I like it. Although, you know, if this “It’s all about me” thing catches on, we might just see that our ego controls thee. On another note, Gary Vaynerchuk mentioned in his web 2.0 speech that he recommends working tons of hours in order to do what we want to do. I’m beginning to see a pattern here.

*Pete’s Dirty Old Man on Flickr

Crap! He called my bluff. I knew I shouldn’t have said “I”ll show you if you show me, but you show me first!” Sometimes contingent offers backfire. It’s the dark side of quid pro quo. #footinmouth