Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
My work life and much of my personal life revolves around technology. The suggestion to step away from it occasionally is in part a response to what I've seen this week at South by Southwest Interactive. The thought first came when I walked into my session Thursday and saw a roomful of people with heads …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #72: Step Away From Technology Occasionally
The South by Southwest conference I'm attending this week is amazing. With 20,000 of my closest friends, we overflow most areas of Austin, TX. I'm thrilled with the content of the sessions. What is a headache, however, is the fact that Austin is not really equipped to handle an event this size. My experience would …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #71: Do Your Homework Before Traveling
Yesterday I attended a debate at the South by Southwest conference around the topic "Should Social Sites Allow Anonymous Users?" It was a very civil discourse on the subject with each of the debaters presenting her arguments, asking questions, presenting evidence (or lack thereof) to support her position. I didn't leave my chair in the …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #70: Know the Values That Drive You
For the past year I have been telling people that I learn more from Twitter than from any other resource. The reason is because of the insightful comments and the host of links to other resources like articles, blogs, reports, videos, research, etc. Most of the learning isn't in the 140 characters themselves, but in …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #69: Twitter is the Most Important Learning Resource on the Planet
In one of the emails I regularly receive from a great dog trainer, Eric Letendre, he reminds dog owners not to reward bad behavior with positive results. For example, if you don't want your dog jumping on people when they come in your house, then don't let him jump on you when you come home …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #68: Don’t Reward Wrong Behavior
