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	<title>thomas knoll</title>
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	<description>thinking out loud - community cultivation &#38; customer development</description>
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		<title>Good core values create a side-effect of easier decisions</title>
		<link>http://thomasknoll.info/good-core-values-create-a-side-effect-of-easier-decisions-91151</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thomasknoll</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[core values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drumbi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have spent entire weeks of my life in meetings choosing sides of a discussion, arguing semantics, listing out pros and cons, and defending positions. I imagine you have a similar experience. One of the most interesting and valuable side-effects &#8230; <a href="http://thomasknoll.info/good-core-values-create-a-side-effect-of-easier-decisions-91151">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturing Happiness</title>
		<link>http://thomasknoll.info/manufacturing-happiness-91142</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 21:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thomasknoll</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kimberly shared this video with me today. This guy is really funny, but also makes a great point about creating more happiness through doing the following things (even briefly) every day: 1. Writing down 3 gratitudes 2. Journaling (and reviewing) &#8230; <a href="http://thomasknoll.info/manufacturing-happiness-91142">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Peak Experience</title>
		<link>http://thomasknoll.info/peak-experience-91140</link>
		<comments>http://thomasknoll.info/peak-experience-91140#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thomasknoll</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sbcamp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summit series]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just came down from the mountain. An 82 hour life-changing gathering of an amazing community of entrepreneurs, storytellers, and world changers called Summit Series. A number of friends have been asking about it. I am happy to have that &#8230; <a href="http://thomasknoll.info/peak-experience-91140">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>forgiveness</title>
		<link>http://thomasknoll.info/forgiveness-91139</link>
		<comments>http://thomasknoll.info/forgiveness-91139#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thomasknoll</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[forgiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[octribe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community is not possible without the willingness to forgive one another. Which might also mean, if there is no need for any forgiveness between people in your crowd, you do not truly have community.]]></description>
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		<title>Consumers</title>
		<link>http://thomasknoll.info/consumers-91138</link>
		<comments>http://thomasknoll.info/consumers-91138#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thomasknoll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My biggest concern about our obsession with consumption, is that we are even beginning to treat people like things to be consumed.]]></description>
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		<title>waiting for gmail</title>
		<link>http://thomasknoll.info/waiting-for-gmail-91136</link>
		<comments>http://thomasknoll.info/waiting-for-gmail-91136#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thomasknoll</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[geek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[filters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gmail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ux]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am trying to cleanup an number of my gmail filters and labels this morning. (Let me know if I should dive into the details of my system in the comments, I&#8217;ll skip them for now.) And, I am spending &#8230; <a href="http://thomasknoll.info/waiting-for-gmail-91136">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leave it Where You Want to Begin</title>
		<link>http://thomasknoll.info/leave-it-where-you-want-to-begin-91133</link>
		<comments>http://thomasknoll.info/leave-it-where-you-want-to-begin-91133#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thomasknoll</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ramblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writeroom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my practices right now is to begin my day on a blank page. Or, more specifically, a blank screen. I finally realized that beginning my day in the urgent mode of triaging my many inboxes destroys my chances &#8230; <a href="http://thomasknoll.info/leave-it-where-you-want-to-begin-91133">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Lost Art of Practice</title>
		<link>http://thomasknoll.info/the-lost-art-of-practice-91131</link>
		<comments>http://thomasknoll.info/the-lost-art-of-practice-91131#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thomasknoll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you even remember what it felt like to practice something, and then experience that aha moment when everything clicked? Other than video games and yoga, what happened to practicing things? I want drills, and exercises, and dedicated practice times &#8230; <a href="http://thomasknoll.info/the-lost-art-of-practice-91131">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How I use LinkedIn</title>
		<link>http://thomasknoll.info/how-i-use-linkedin-91129</link>
		<comments>http://thomasknoll.info/how-i-use-linkedin-91129#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thomasknoll</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[linkedin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TL;DR &#8211; I only connect on LinkedIn with people I can personally recommend. I realize that many people use LinkedIn as tool to grow their professional networks, and to &#8220;bookmark&#8221; people they have met at conferences etc. There are many &#8230; <a href="http://thomasknoll.info/how-i-use-linkedin-91129">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What qualities make someone a good community manager?</title>
		<link>http://thomasknoll.info/what-qualities-make-someone-a-good-community-manager-91127</link>
		<comments>http://thomasknoll.info/what-qualities-make-someone-a-good-community-manager-91127#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thomasknoll</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cmtymgmt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[octribe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online community]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Got a great question today in my inbox, &#8220;what qualities make someone a good community manager?&#8220; First, I can not promote the title community manager, because I do not believe the role is to manage the community. I don&#8217;t think &#8230; <a href="http://thomasknoll.info/what-qualities-make-someone-a-good-community-manager-91127">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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