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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Remembering You’ll Soon Be Dead Is the Most Important Tool to Help Make the Big Choices in Life
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” ~ Steve Jobs
Monday, August 22, 2011
How To Remove Yourself From All Background Check Websites
Reddit had an interesting post on removing yourself from online public information search sites. In part:
“Thanks to LawyerCT for bringing this topic up on /r/technology. She also provided a list of the top sites online that hold data on you.”
Intelius.com* – Opt-out
Acxiom.com – Opt-out
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