Content management

I have been struggling with this for more than a couple of years. First of all I am trying to find A or THE tool that can manage my content. Second, I get overwhelmed by the hell lot of things that pass by me. Or at least that is what I perceive it to be. I can't even tag the content that I am trying to bookmark in deli.icio.us. So, I make the following observations:

• First of all I need to be able to classify the content appropriately. Say first by classifying the content using common nouns, then by using proper nouns.

It is an ongoing thing and I will update this piece as I discover the mystery.

Words from Late Benigno Aquino

“Here is a land in which a few are spectacularly rich while the masses remain abjectly poor, where freedom and its blessings are a reality for a minority and an illusion for the many, a land consecrated to democracy but is a land of privilege and rank, a republic educated to equality but mired in an archaic system of caste.”

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

This piece talks about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. It has some classic pieces that needs some attention:

People's praise, a fat pay-check, a big watch, a nice car, a big house.. all those things have gained such importance in our lives these days, probably because of the advertising and marketing industry's triumph in convincing us we are all losers, unless we have these symbols of success.

These symbols have become very much what people measure themselves up against, signs of achievement and in fact rabbits, that whippet-like youngsters mindlessly chase around a track for, not because they necessarily want it, but because a lack of self-reflection and awareness has made it possible for the world to substitute individual values with collective definitions of what one SHOULD do, have or seen to be doing.

The only way to avoid getting caught up in materialism is to understand where your happiness and fulfillment comes from.

We need the courage and honesty with ourselves to open up and examine our lives and ask ourselves the hard questions.

As the chairman of Hewlett Packard said on many occasions; "profit is what allows us to be here, but profit is not the reason for us to be here".

I suppose serving the test of time is what all of us earn for ultimately - fashion, fads, hairstyles all change, our jobs change, even our lifestyles - but who we are, well, if that rests on a more solid foundation than simply with the size of our car and the trappings of our latest salary package, means we also have the fortitude to last through the hard times.

Some nuggets by an Ex-manager of HLL

• Seek out to grassroots level experience - that is where basic understanding happens.
• Deserve before you desire - have a realistic estimation of your capabilities and strive to improve them.
• Play to win, but win with fairness - the two examples provided were truly awesome and is very inspiring. If one can reach this level of fairness, then they are pure and confident.
  
• Enjoy whatever you do - without it, proficiency cannot probably come out.
• Be passionate about your health - lest pay for it gladly in the old age.
• Direction is more important than distance - or in other words, leadership is more important than management.