Solipsism (SOL-ip-siz-um) — from the Latin for “alone” + “self” — is an extreme form of skepticism. Based on the philosophical theory that only the self exists or can be proven to exist, it is an extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one’s own feelings and desires. Example (as used by Alexander Nazaryan in a New [...]
By Noah St. John | Tue, Nov 16, 2010
My fiancee Babette and I recently rented the "Karate Kid" movie starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan. She really really wanted to see it, but I was pretty sure it was going to be cheeseball. I never saw the original, and was fine with missing this remake.
By Early To Rise | Tue, Nov 16, 2010
Something that’s Mawkish (MAW-kish) — from an obsolete English word for “maggot” — is hokey; overly sentimental. Example (as used by Noah St. John today): “Now, I realize this movie [the 2010 remake of 'The Karate Kid'] may, indeed, be kind of mawkish. But I found myself moved to tears — even when we watched it [...]
By Early To Rise | Tue, Nov 16, 2010
My fiancee Babette and I recently rented the "Karate Kid" movie starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan. She really really wanted to see it, but I was pretty sure it was going to be cheeseball. I never saw the original, and was fine with missing this remake. But something happened while we were watching the movie. I started to become emotionally involved with the characters...
By Pete Genot | Mon, Nov 15, 2010
You’ve probably heard the expression “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” In other words, turn a negative into a positive. I’d rather turn it into money! Let me explain… I was invited to be a coach at Early to Rise’s 5 Days in July Internet Business Building Conference in Miami this year. It was an incredible experience [...]
By Early To Rise | Mon, Nov 15, 2010
You've probably heard the expression "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." In other words, turn a negative into a positive. I'd rather turn it into money! Let me explain... I was invited to be a coach at Early to Rise's 5 Days in July Internet Business Building Conference in Miami this year...
By Early To Rise | Mon, Nov 15, 2010
An autodidact (aw-toh-DIE-dakt) — from the Greek for “self-taught” — is someone who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education. Example (as used by Steve Coll in The New Yorker): “Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, had a tumultuous youth in Australia and grew into an autodidact with eclectic skills [...]
By Michael Masterson | Sat, Nov 13, 2010
I was 13 when I first heard the word "underachiever." Mrs. Growe, my ninth-grade English teacher, used it to describe a student who had, in her opinion, failed to work to his potential. The student? Yours truly. "Mr. Masterson," she announced to the class, "is the classic example of an underachiever. He doesn't complete his work assignments. He shows up late for class and then wastes his time daydreaming.
By Laura Rodini | Fri, Nov 12, 2010
Wow! How weird it feels to sit at my desk again -- something I haven't done since our Info-Marketing Bootcamp began on Sunday. I didn't want the conference to end. The energy in the grand ballroom at the Delray Beach Marriott was simply electric. Part of that came from the great presentations...
By Don Hauptman | Thu, Nov 11, 2010
At a conference I attended recently, a speaker referred to “the little homunculus in the brain.” The word homunculus is Latin for “little man,” so the word little is redundant. I’ve written about redundancies several times in this column. But the error is so common that another report is probably not, er… redundant. Here are a [...]
By Early To Rise | Wed, Nov 17, 2010
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