Friday Deliciousness (or, I’m too busy this week so here’s a bunch of links)

Ever since I got my first job perfecting the twist at Carvel, my basic philosophy about getting stuff done has had three basic tenets:

Easy = lazy
Simple = stupid
Nothing gets done without a third tenet

But after reading the following, I felt that my philosophy lacked a certain much-needed economy:

Ten Ways to Crank Out Killer Posts in Ten Minutes or Less

“Hmmm”, I caught myself thinking, “Great stuff – for lazy people.”

And then I noticed this post:

TWELVE MORE Ways to Crank Out Killer Posts in Ten Minutes or Less

At this point, I was convinced that Michael Martine was just taunting me. Then I took my blue pill and read this:

“Link drop! If you are a heavy bookmarker, pick 5 of the most interesting sites you have bookmarked in the last week/2weeks/month, and write a few sentences about them.”

Then I did the math:

So – leaving my work ethic interference by the roadside, I give you my junk:

How to Write Fast

Notable snippet: “Throw up on the screen. (Told you.) Start writing and don’t stop until there are no words left in your head. Don’t stop for typos. Don’t stop for grammar. Don’t stop because you lose your train of thought.”

Martin Seligman on positive psychology | Video on TED.com

Notable nuggets: A website where you can measure your happiness. The biggest difference between extremely happy people and extremely unhappy people is that happy people are more social.

The Art of Getting Things Wrong

Notable chat: Chris has become a very good friend of mine, since working together on a few projects including two chat session at the Chronicle of Philanthropy. In this video, you’ll learn how execution is better than perfection.