I'm Dan Oshinsky, a reporter, entrepreneur, lover of start-ups, troublemaker and builder of really awesome stuff. I believe in the power of great stories and hard work.
by Dan Oshinsky on November 15, 2012
“The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness.” — David Foster Wallace That cartoon at the top of this post is by a cartoonist named Wally Wood, and — the title is kind of a giveaway on this — it’s a list of 22 ways to illustrate a panel in a cartoon. (…)
by Dan Oshinsky on October 26, 2012
“Poverty, I realized, wasn’t only a lack of financial resources; it was isolation from the kind of people that could help you make more of yourself.” — Keith Ferrazzi I was folding my laundry on Monday when I realized something: Right there, in that laundry basket, I could tell that I hadn’t hustled hard (…)
by Dan Oshinsky on April 30, 2010
About a month ago, I started writing a blog post that I never finished. It was about Dunbar’s Number, which explains a simple human limitation: we can only really care about so many people. Dunbar puts a limit on it: 150. But thanks to Facebook and Twitter, we’re more easily connected to others than ever (…)
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