Great list. :) We can only do our best, and sometimes that's not enough. The stuff about living for the now has been hitting me close to home recently. Spend time with people, particularly your family. :)
steve garfield
· 1 year ago
Happy New Year Robert to you and your family... Looking forward to learning more together in 2008!
Robert Scoble
· 1 year ago
Thanks Kent and Steve and please do keep being inspirational -- your videos are leading the way in this industry.
Jim "Genuine" Turner
· 1 year ago
Great wisdom and some really deep and important thoughts there. Hope your 2008 is all you expect and more.
angela penny
· 1 year ago
great and amazingly prolific. How long did it take you?
The Pageman
· 1 year ago
29. When your audio sucks on your video nothing else really matters.
great review of your 2007. How will you address your audio issues? I'm curious ...
Robert Scoble
· 1 year ago
angela: a year! :-)
The Pageman: better microphones.
PXLated
· 1 year ago
Hey Robert...great list. Hope you and the family all the best in '08'!!!!!
Betsy Weber
· 1 year ago
I really enjoyed this post!
And, I picked up a few things from your list that I'll 'borrow' for mine! Love the 'do one video a day'. I started out with a goal of a screencast a week this year, but I broke it by Feb, I think. :-(
See you at CES!
Emerson Takahashi
· 1 year ago
Comments on 39: Yeah, like the one that you said the product suck. Not helpful.
Happy 2008, Scoble.
paul fabretti
· 1 year ago
Another great post Robert and let me thank you for your indirect guidance in helping me secure a role in 2007 which only a year ago i did not think would have been possible.
Doug
· 1 year ago
Re #8, your advice has been solid for decades on that one. In February 1984, I was in Chicago and a friend in the video-game business said there was this guy I should go have dinner with. Marc Canter took me out to a little Cuban place on Howard Street, where we had a great time talking about all the cool code in the just-shipped Macintosh ROM. Happy New Year!
Pete Gilbert
· 1 year ago
Robert, great post. Happy new year to you and all your family. Make the most of everyone that is close to you. I lost my father this year and realized how fragile life can be and how much we miss people when they are gone. Some bloggers gone too this year. Sad. However, it is a new year so advice - keep your lenses clean and refocus often!
ravi karandeekar
· 1 year ago
Great post Scoble. It was a joy following, reading and watching you in 2007. Happy new year!
Jeff B
· 1 year ago
Happy New Year be safe and look forward to watching you in 2008.
JB
geekmommy
· 1 year ago
A very good list - and many that made me laugh out loud so that I had to read them aloud to my husband on the couch cuddling with our daughter.
Especially #13 and #32...
Of course, #7 actually made me laugh the hardest - but then, that's probably the case for anyone on Twitter.
May 2008 be a year of even greater discovery and joy for you!
Des Walsh
· 1 year ago
Thanks for the list and for sharing. Thanks for your willingness to try new things while others are standing back saying 'it won't work' (until it does and they quietly switch). Thanks for encouraging the risk-takers like Loic. Thanks for having opinions and being willing to be wrong. Thanks for following folks like me who aren't A-listers :)
DaveWebb
· 1 year ago
Great list, dude. It's no wonder you have people all a twitter! Happy 2008 to you!
bentrem
· 1 year ago
I often find myself wondering where you're coming from ... so thanks for "Dealing with continual partial attention is a skill that psychologists and other mental health professionals will be studying for years. I’m learning that it does destroy productivity, which ...", that gives me something like an existential to work with.
BTW: yesterday on twitter I went on for a bit thusly: "'Polyphasic' is far more than just a peculiar sleep pattern. It's got everything to do with not becoming en-thralled with the 'now', but it is notRPTnot a state of ADHD, far from it. It's more related to the way dynamically balanced systems digest entropy, i.e. it's fractal."
So, in that spirit, have an outrageously glorious / fractal 2008!
--bentrem
Aaron Tinling
· 1 year ago
Thanks so much for sharing what you've learned this year. One of the most valuable posts I've read in awhile.
A couple things I've learned:
1. Gratitude makes life better 2. Every "bad" thing that happens is an opportunity
Happy New Years to you and your family, Robert
Rocky Barbanica
· 1 year ago
Quite a list. No need to be scared of me, my friend. I'm the only one who needs to be scared of me. Only I know the truth. :-) I got your back, boss-
'08 will be screamin' Thanks for sticking with me all this time-
Rocky-
dawnkey
· 1 year ago
I don't always agree with you, Robert, but I stick with you because 1) you're a lot more humble than arrogant (which is the opposite of most A-list bloggers) 2) you have a childlike eagerness and passion for learning 3) you put family first
Happy New Year!
Robert
· 1 year ago
re #15...are you saying you were only right 10% of the time in 2007? ;-)
#39 and #40 seem at odds. How do you plan to address #40?
Robert Scoble
· 1 year ago
Robert: they are at odds, aren't they? The balance of life is hard to keep! You'll know when I went too far one way or another.
Matt Robin
· 1 year ago
I got to about number 20 then realised 'hey, I have actually have had a lot of beer and merlot already so I don't need read all of it!'
So, Happy New Year. Really - Happy 2008! Sorry to read about the loss of your mates too, life is short, so we should make the most of it eh?
Okay, back to that Merlot...
Robert Scoble
· 1 year ago
Matt: no worries. That's about where I started drinking Merlot too! :-)
Minic Rivera
· 1 year ago
Happy New Year! It's about having fun so enjoy the coming year.
Nickie
· 1 year ago
Great list, Robert! I think it's cool that you can look at personal stuff, and technology stuff with such a good eye.
keyvan
· 1 year ago
hi Robert happy new year to every one 2008 its going to be a happy one
Anthony Farrior
· 1 year ago
Your honesty and insight has helped us geeks become business owners. Thank you for your contagious courage...
Ajay Juneja
· 1 year ago
Hey Robert -
Awesome post - you inspired me to create a list of my own :)
Great list Robert. Happy new year from Bangladesh. your blog is a kind of addiction to me. thx for everything. thx for allowing us to add you in gtalk. that was really a big gift from you. wish you a good health.
Erica OGrady
· 1 year ago
Happy New Year Robert, Patrick, Maryam, & Milan ;) It was such a pleasure meeting you this year Robert! You've changed the way I approach the people around me and for that I must Thank You.
And you're right - people, ALL people are incredibly fascinating. And you should treat them as such. And not just because they might be famous one day. But because they are.
Here's to getting to know the world in 2008!!!
searchengines
· 1 year ago
Happy 2008
This is your 2008 debut post
love the images on the comments :-D
monkeyleader
· 1 year ago
Happy New Year to you and your family Robert - it's been fun watching you over the past few years and I looked forward to hitting the refresh button on my google reader in 2008 :)
Nige
Ty Ricker
· 1 year ago
Great list. I agree with you 100% on number 11. Happy New Year and look forward to seeing you at CES.
Brian Caldwell
· 1 year ago
Robert, this is the best "2007 list" I've seen so far. You bring a degree of honesty to the business of self promotion that I admire and respect with a devotion I can't and don't apply to any other blog.
... one thing left off, your growing skills with a DSLR. Thanks for my new avatar image and best wishes for the new year.
-Brian
Laurent Blondeau (Evidences)
· 1 year ago
Hi Robert, I'm on the way to be "BlogSocial" better on 2008, because, as some other people, you opened my eyes on the huge possibilities of social network, despite those "too trash widgets", which won't last ever, but amazing projects like Twitter, Seesmic, and so long... So I will try to post regularly my opinions there and wherever on the web infinity...According to my specialities around TV broadcast and business. Best for you and your familiy, and thx for your "work", even if I feel happyiest than ever ; congrats for child-born Happy 2008, full of social buddles !
Cheers Robert! As great as this post was, I have to say, it was just another post in context of all of the great posts you have cranked out, thanks for spreading all the great insights and info in such a positive way.
Plenty of good inspiration for 2008!
JasonFalls
· 1 year ago
Number one is my favorite. I have a two-year-old and one on the way. I can't find enough hours in a day to do what I do and enjoy fatherhood as much as I should. They don't take a back seat to my job, which means there is a limit and very loose ceiling above me professionally, but I could still spend all day everyday playing with my kid and be pretty happy.
Here's hoping we find better balances in 2008!
IThinkICan
· 1 year ago
We'll Robert I begin a journey and will be using a Blog to mark my progress. Kinda crazy but we all have our inner battles, here is the one I'm going to go head to head against.
@25 Thanks, Robert. But don't let us know. Let you wife and kids tell you when you went too far. Sorry to say, but in 10 years no one will remember what you were doing. But your kids will remember how much Dad was around...or not...for their whole lives.
Nicolas Schriver
· 1 year ago
I like the idea of the pitch for a start up of a company. First it is a good idea for any new start up, but on a larger point of view, every employee should be able to know why they are working for, to get them motivated.
Hunee
· 1 year ago
Number 14 is my favorite...keep up the good work...thanks for the add at Twitter
happy new year!
Brent P. Newhall
· 1 year ago
Awesome. I love #18 in particular. Modern society feels structured particularly well to destroy focus. And that includes Flickr and Facebook.
Betsy Aoki
· 1 year ago
A great post.... 2008 is going to be a sparkler!
Also, I agree on the Merlot :).
Cheers,
Betsy
Julie Leung
· 1 year ago
Love this list (esp. 1, 2, 8, 13...). Miss you too! Please do come to Seattle and bring the family with you. Happy New Year to you, Maryam, Patrick and Milan.
Kiran
· 1 year ago
"Everytime my ego tells me I’m important for some reason bad things happen in my life"
That is so true for me too. Great thoughts. Wish you a happy new year.
Mark Freedman
· 1 year ago
Happy New Year! You're a great one-stop resource for keeping up with the industry, but as you imply in points 14, 26, 30, 31, and 39, it's always a good idea to think carefully before clicking "publish": http://markfreedman.com/index.php/2007/10/10/do...
Steve Elbows
· 1 year ago
Nice post. When you demonstrate a lot of self-awareness, honesty, contemplation, I am impressed with what I hear.I dont think Ive ever altered my opinion of someone by reading 1 post before, but I have now. If you can kepp your defenses down next time there is some controversy, and respond in this thoughtful a way, my criticisms that you dont actually engage in naked conversations will evaporate :)
Christopher Coulter
· 1 year ago
Whatever you learned, has a 30 second countdown.
collin douma
· 1 year ago
... and oh yeah wear sunscreen!
Awesome post. You got a new fan. Collin Douma Radical Trust
Larry Kless
· 1 year ago
Hi Robert, thanks for the words of wisdom and for your uncompromising honesty. The balance of work and life, plugging in to the family, and really listening when someone is talking to you are few a things I constantly work on.
Regarding good audio, I'd add a set of headphones to the list too. Not sure how it would work on your Nokia but someone will have the answer.
Best regards in the new year!
sarekofvulcan
· 1 year ago
re item#37 -- any plans to visit Maine this year? :-) Maybe Pop!Tech in October?
All Comments
great review of your 2007. How will you address your audio issues? I'm curious ...
The Pageman: better microphones.
And, I picked up a few things from your list that I'll 'borrow' for mine! Love the 'do one video a day'. I started out with a goal of a screencast a week this year, but I broke it by Feb, I think. :-(
See you at CES!
Happy 2008, Scoble.
JB
Especially #13 and #32...
Of course, #7 actually made me laugh the hardest - but then, that's probably the case for anyone on Twitter.
May 2008 be a year of even greater discovery and joy for you!
BTW: yesterday on twitter I went on for a bit thusly:
"'Polyphasic' is far more than just a peculiar sleep pattern. It's got everything to do with not becoming en-thralled with the 'now', but it is notRPTnot a state of ADHD, far from it. It's more related to the way dynamically balanced systems digest entropy, i.e. it's fractal."
So, in that spirit, have an outrageously glorious / fractal 2008!
--bentrem
A couple things I've learned:
1. Gratitude makes life better
2. Every "bad" thing that happens is an opportunity
Happy New Years to you and your family, Robert
'08 will be screamin' Thanks for sticking with me all this time-
Rocky-
1) you're a lot more humble than arrogant (which is the opposite of most A-list bloggers)
2) you have a childlike eagerness and passion for learning
3) you put family first
Happy New Year!
#39 and #40 seem at odds. How do you plan to address #40?
So, Happy New Year. Really - Happy 2008! Sorry to read about the loss of your mates too, life is short, so we should make the most of it eh?
Okay, back to that Merlot...
Awesome post - you inspired me to create a list of my own :)
http://weblogs.asp.net/ajuneja
And you're right - people, ALL people are incredibly fascinating. And you should treat them as such. And not just because they might be famous one day. But because they are.
Here's to getting to know the world in 2008!!!
This is your 2008 debut post
love the images on the comments :-D
Nige
... one thing left off, your growing skills with a DSLR. Thanks for my new avatar image and best wishes for the new year.
-Brian
I'm on the way to be "BlogSocial" better on 2008, because, as some other people, you opened my eyes on the huge possibilities of social network, despite those "too trash widgets", which won't last ever, but amazing projects like Twitter, Seesmic, and so long...
So I will try to post regularly my opinions there and wherever on the web infinity...According to my specialities around TV broadcast and business.
Best for you and your familiy, and thx for your "work", even if I feel happyiest than ever ; congrats for child-born
Happy 2008, full of social buddles !
http://ideaburger.blogspot.com/2008/01/do-more....
And have fun doing it. Happy New Year.
Jay, from Bangalore
It was a great list and I enjoy reading your posts. Keep up the good work. Hope you and your family have a great New Year.
Sam
Have a wonderful 2008 Robert.
Plenty of good inspiration for 2008!
Here's hoping we find better balances in 2008!
http://ayearwithoutfastfood.wordpress.com/
Wish me luck. :)
happy new year!
Also, I agree on the Merlot :).
Cheers,
Betsy
Please do come to Seattle and bring the family with you.
Happy New Year to you, Maryam, Patrick and Milan.
That is so true for me too. Great thoughts. Wish you a happy new year.
Awesome post.
You got a new fan.
Collin Douma
Radical Trust
Regarding good audio, I'd add a set of headphones to the list too. Not sure how it would work on your Nokia but someone will have the answer.
Best regards in the new year!