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Martin Wolf

Martin Wolf

Martin is from Hamburg. You can find Martin’s tweets at and website at visuellegedanken.de.

I craft websites, take photos and write about both.

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I can’t help but get the feeling that the ramifications of Google killing off Reader are going to be far more wide-reaching than they may appear at first glance.
Estimated reading time: 5 min
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    Martin Wolf MG Siegler on the Google Reader killing and how it might have a widespread effect on website traffic.

    March 27, 2013
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The true power of the RSS inbox is keeping you informed of new posts that you probably won’t see linked elsewhere, or that you really don’t want to miss if you scroll past a few hours of your Twitter timeline.
Estimated reading time: 4 min
Recited from Noah Doersing
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Let me let you in on a little secret: if you are hearing about something old, it is almost certainly good. Why? Because nobody wants to talk about shitty old stuff, but lots of people still talk about shitty new stuff, because they are still trying to figure out if it is shitty or not. The past wasn’t better, we just forgot about all the shitty shit.
Estimated reading time: 3 min
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    Martin Wolf Frank Chimero on "timeless design".

    March 26, 2013
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I see plenty of banner waving for collaborative working. Co-designing, pair programming, brainstorming, collaborative workshops. The overwhelming message is that these tools are better for reaching consensus, sharing work, and, ultimately, lead to better work. Well, I’m not so sure that’s the truth. Given my introverted nature, sometimes these activities can rush the process too much. They allow no time for me to think.
Estimated reading time: 3 min
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Instead we've had most success hiring the individuals that would do everything in their power to be part of our team. On paper, these individuals probably won't be considered the best candidate, but in practice - due to their passion for our company, our team and our customers - they've exceeded all of our expectations.
Estimated reading time: 1 min
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Martin Wolf recommended Free works from marco.org:
The best thing we can do isn’t necessarily to try to pay for everything, which is unrealistic and often not an option. Our best option is to avoid supporting and using proprietary monocultures.
Estimated reading time: 4 min
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    Martin Wolf Free works in Tech, says @marcoarment.

    March 21, 2013
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It's easy not to have material things when you can just buy whatever you need, whenever you need it. " My space is small. My life is big," writes Hill. Of course it is! You can buy anything and go anywhere at any time, thanks to your vast wealth! The fact that a millionaire's "life is big" offers little valuable wisdom to the common person. The presumptuousness is akin to a fat food critic walking out of a restaurant after a huge meal and telling a starving beggar on the curb, "Trust me—you don't want to eat at this place."
Estimated reading time: 4 min
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She's turned out to have a lot of courage. She's dealing with problems no one wanted to deal with before.
Estimated reading time: 2 min
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    Martin Wolf Some insights on why Marissa Mayer forces all employees to come work at the office instead of remotely.

    February 26, 2013
Martin Wolf
The irony of this is that we seem to be more sensitive to the opinions of people who don’t even know us. People aggressively monitor and manage their social reputations online, but bristle at the tiniest piece of feedback from those closest to them.
Estimated reading time: 8 min
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Remarkably productive people also ask for help. They know asking for help is a sign of strength--and the key to achieving more.
Estimated reading time: 4 min
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    hugelshofer @martinwolf Danke für den QUOTE.
    Zur Abwechslung mal nicht bloss öde 1000-mal wiederholte Theorie, sondern Know-How aus der Praxis.
    Jeff Haden ist ein toller Autor.

    March 6, 2013
Martin Wolf
I’ve never been overwhelmed with a desire to become famous. It’s not that I didn’t want to have my work appreciated, but for some reason — maybe it’s because my father disapproved of almost everything I did — in some secret place in my being was a desire to avoid success. My friend Henry [Wolf] once said that I had a talent for being indifferent to opportunities. He felt that I could have built more of a career, but instead I went home and drank coffee and looked out the window.
Estimated reading time: 6 min
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    Martin Wolf Saul Leiter. Great photographer. I'm so much looking forward to the documentary about him, which will be available this summer.

    February 23, 2013
Martin Wolf
Because you don't see immediate results, I find there are only three ways to motivate yourself on any given day: 1. Love what you are doing 2. Have enormous willpower 3. Get someone else to pay attention to you and tell you how great you're doing
Estimated reading time: 2 min
Recited from emilyboyd
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The reason I chose to work from my iPad when I can is because I enjoy it. I like the change of pace that comes with using iOS. I like aiming to do the same quality of work without all the fancy macros, scripts, and shortcuts I have at my fingertips when on my Mac. I like staying abreast of iOS apps and workflows. And when I’m away from my home office, I love taking the iPad because it’s such a lightweight device with long battery life and LTE connectivity.
Estimated reading time: 4 min
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Does this sound familar? Teenagers, amusing images, sharing only with trusted friends? In some ways, Tumblr is actually Facebook 2.0! As Facebook has become a real-life social network infested with parents, co-workers, ex-friends, and people you barely know, Tumblr has become the place where young people express themselves and their ACTUAL INTERESTS with their ACTUAL FRIENDS.
Estimated reading time: 5 min
Recited from Marcel Wichmann
Martin Wolf
Having fun, exploring ideas, creating, solving, building great things for you and your customers, being proud of your work, challenging yourself, learning, growing, building a self-sustaining company on your own schedule, adding something useful to the world, and working with great people – that’s what this is all about.
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