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Compassionate Emptiness

Compassion often requires work on the side of the person giving it, but sometimes the best work is to do nothing at all. Similar to the…

1d ago

Compassionate Emptiness

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Short emails are a good thing

There may be rare circumstances where a flowery email is appropriate, but 99% of the time you’re better off just getting to the point…

2d ago

Short emails are a good thing

2d ago

Thank you and…

Giving thanks for a gift that you’ve received is always a good thing. However, it’s even better if you can take it a step further.

3d ago

Thank you and…

3d ago

The coming trade-offs with smart glasses

I’m really liking my Meta Ray-Ban glasses, and I suspect I’ll always have some form of smart glasses going forward. Specifically, my next…

3d ago

The coming trade-offs with smart glasses

3d ago

The Sunday Summary: Memorization, trust, Pebble, and how did you find us?

In an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week.

4d ago

The Sunday Summary: Memorization, trust, Pebble, and how did you find us?

4d ago

Convenience or trust?

I hadn’t really considered it before, but I often think of convenience and trust as being very similar things when in reality they’re not.

6d ago

Convenience or trust?

6d ago

It’s time to stop using text messages and iMessage

Generally speaking, I trust Apple more than the other major tech companies, though that’s admittedly a pretty low bar to reach. That said…

6d ago

It’s time to stop using text messages and iMessage

6d ago

Pebble is coming back

While I’ve had a lot of smart watches over the years, the Pebble is the one I enjoyed the most. It had a great mix of battery life and…

Jan 30

Pebble is coming back

Jan 30

Trust is not transparency

It’s easy to link the ideas of trust and transparency, and they certainly go together to a degree. However, real trust comes from other…

Jan 29

Trust is not transparency

Jan 29

Asking “how did you find us?” almost never works

It’s common in business to ask your customers “how did you find us?”, as it can be very helpful as you work to understand where to put your…

Jan 28

Asking “how did you find us?” almost never works

Jan 28

Mickey Mellen

Mickey Mellen

I’m a cofounder of @GreenMellen, and I’m into WordPress, blogging and seo. Love my two girls, gadgets, Google Earth, and I try to run when I can.

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