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Thought Tweet #697

by Rick Baker
On Mar 19, 2013

Thought Tweet #697 Perhaps common sense is so uncommon because people tend to choose action over thinking.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Perhaps people struggle to deal with the inundation of media that encourages them to take action.

It seems we have allowed the rewards for being busy to exceed the rewards for thinking.

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Thinking as in Think and Grow Rich | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #696

by Rick Baker
On Mar 18, 2013

Thought Tweet #696 Inventors used to be a curious, special breed. Now, inventors are us!

 

    Then & Now   

 


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

The need for creativity and its outcome ‘invention’ is increasing as a consequence of 'global commoditization' and viral growth of the use of communication technology.

Years ago inventors were unusual...eccentric...sometimes outcasts.

Now, there are 6,000,000,000 mobile devices in use out there. And, each smart phone is more powerful than the laboratories of a few years ago.

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Thought Tweet #695

by Rick Baker
On Mar 15, 2013

Thought Tweet #695 I'd rather tweet than taste defeat. [Whatever you think, please don't blame #DanPink.]

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Just finished Dan Pink's new book, 'To Sell is Human', (2013).

In the book, Dan talked about the importance of rhyme in marketing...psychologists have proven people deem messages that rhyme to be more believable than messages that do not rhyme. Also, Dan talked about using social media, including Twitter. So, I am working on some rhyme-marketing messages.

Of course I agree To Sell Is Human!...I believe in Marketing!... and I sure want to keep up with Social Media!

So I decided to kill all the birds with one stone and start my marketing-rhyme adventure with 'rhyming tweets about tweets'.

Hence...I'd rather tweet than taste defeat.

And...

I'd rather tweet than feel the heat.

I'd rather tweet than be less sweet.

I'd rather tweet than forecast sleet.

I'd rather tweet than lose my seat.

I'd rather tweet than scratch my seat.

I'd rather tweet than pound the beat.

I'd rather tweet than walk the street.

I'd rather tweet than stub my feet.

I'd rather tweet than sand my feet.

I'd rather tweet than smell your feet.

I think I am getting the hang of this Dan...to sell is human...to rhyme is devine...

I'd rather tweet than cook snake meat.

I'd rather tweet than press a pleat.

I'd rather tweet than shovel peat.

I'd rather tweet than walk in sleet.

I'd rather tweet than iron a sheet.

I'd rather tweet than sink a fleet.

I'd rather tweet than bah or bleat.

I'd rather tweet than watch cows eat.

I'd rather tweet than stroke from heat.

I'd rather tweet than rub your feet.

Definitely feeling good about this new-age social marketing!

I'd rather tweet than give up wheat.

I'd rather tweet than chew a beet.

I'd rather tweet than be discrete.

I'd rather tweet than eat raw meat.

I'd rather tweet than press Delete...

[Oops]

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Communication: Improving Communication | Humour | Marketing | Sales | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #694

by Rick Baker
On Mar 14, 2013
Thought Tweet #694 We learn more when we teach others.
 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

When others teach us, we learn; when we teach others, we learn; we learn more when we teach others.

Of course, all of this assumes we take teaching and learning seriously.

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Leaders' Thoughts | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #693

by Rick Baker
On Mar 13, 2013

Thought Tweet #693 Vagaries ain't gonna get it done.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

So...there's an increased need for clarity in communication.

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Communication: Improving Communication | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #692

by Rick Baker
On Mar 12, 2013

Thought Tweet #692 Aren’t you glad you work with people who are not too busy to learn how to improve at business?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Don't you wish everybody did?

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