catching up a bit

Catching up for whatever I can remember from the last few days:

• Great orators sound ridiculous when they say really ordinary things, like "twitter," "google," or -- heaven forbid -- "go fuck yourself." I wish I could remember that episode of Colbert
• 8 steps to success number 4 (find a link to the other keys) - Double your rate of failure -- don't be afraid to fail at doing things no one else is trying. ~business radio 105.5
• Be cognizant of when speech/communication is being driven/controlled by another. If you want to be persuasive, take charge of the conversation. Don't be afraid to slow it down, break up the flow with a joke, etc.
• haha “then she has this laugh like, it's not even a laugh, it's more like a scream with spaces in it” ~Natasha Leggero
• Trillion Dollar Bet - story of Long Term Capital Management - somewhat explains how the minimization of risk is the mathematical incentive for making as many financial bets as possible.
• Vocab: consummate (as an adjective) - the ultimate, the perfect, the example ____. 
• haha "If he's here, who's running hell?" - Van Wilder