Comments for Gears and Shifts http://gearsandshifts.com A blog About the Way We Work Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:18:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on The Do-It-Yourself MBA by Wes Johnson http://gearsandshifts.com/2011/10/the-do-it-yourself-mba/#comment-72 Wes Johnson Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:18:01 +0000 http://gearsandshifts.com/?p=26#comment-72 Well put! I'm trying a similar project towards an <a href="http://impartedpursuit.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">MBA substitute</a>. Let me know how it's been going lately <a>@impartedpursuit</a> Well put!

I’m trying a similar project towards an MBA substitute.

Let me know how it’s been going lately @impartedpursuit

]]> Comment on Everything You Want To Know (But Have Been Afraid to Ask) About Your 401k, Part 1 by Everything You Want To Know (But Are Afraid to Ask) About Your 401k, Part 2 | Gears and Shifts http://gearsandshifts.com/2012/01/everything-you-want-to-know-but-have-been-afraid-to-ask-about-your-401k-part-1/#comment-71 Everything You Want To Know (But Are Afraid to Ask) About Your 401k, Part 2 | Gears and Shifts Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:34:26 +0000 http://gearsandshifts.com/?p=319#comment-71 [...] Friday, I wrote a post about why you should invest in a retirement account even if you have a lot of student loan debt. But not all retirement accounts are created equal. If you want to maximize your wealth, it’s [...] [...] Friday, I wrote a post about why you should invest in a retirement account even if you have a lot of student loan debt. But not all retirement accounts are created equal. If you want to maximize your wealth, it’s [...]

]]> Comment on What Project Runway Winner Anya Ayoung-Chee Can Teach You About Competition by Sara Gallagher http://gearsandshifts.com/2011/10/what-project-runway-winner-anya-ayoung-chee-can-teach-you-about-competition/#comment-61 Sara Gallagher Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:19:43 +0000 http://gearsandshifts.com/?p=146#comment-61 You're so right, Vincent. I'm not a fashion guru, but even I could see that the other competitors were very influenced by existing designers. Anya was the only one who managed to create a look all her own. You’re so right, Vincent. I’m not a fashion guru, but even I could see that the other competitors were very influenced by existing designers. Anya was the only one who managed to create a look all her own.

]]> Comment on What Project Runway Winner Anya Ayoung-Chee Can Teach You About Competition by Vincent http://gearsandshifts.com/2011/10/what-project-runway-winner-anya-ayoung-chee-can-teach-you-about-competition/#comment-60 Vincent Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:27:53 +0000 http://gearsandshifts.com/?p=146#comment-60 Yes, but overall, the points you made about Anya/competition pertaining to the work place is very very significant. I was just annoyed that people think Joshua and the Mexican guy -- he's so forgettable -- are so original. They weren't. Their voices like Anthony Ryan's are completely borrowed. Everything Anthony Ryan has done that is "good" was all borrowed from Givenchy when McQueen was head, and McQueen's own line. So obvious to a fashion surveyor... Yes, but overall, the points you made about Anya/competition pertaining to the work place is very very significant.

I was just annoyed that people think Joshua and the Mexican guy — he’s so forgettable — are so original.

They weren’t. Their voices like Anthony Ryan’s are completely borrowed. Everything Anthony Ryan has done that is “good” was all borrowed from Givenchy when McQueen was head, and McQueen’s own line. So obvious to a fashion surveyor…

]]> Comment on What Project Runway Winner Anya Ayoung-Chee Can Teach You About Competition by Sara Gallagher http://gearsandshifts.com/2011/10/what-project-runway-winner-anya-ayoung-chee-can-teach-you-about-competition/#comment-56 Sara Gallagher Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:27:46 +0000 http://gearsandshifts.com/?p=146#comment-56 Hello Vincent! Thank you for stopping by, and your points are well taken. I was aware that Anya did not graduate from a fashion design program, although I admit that the way I worded the initial sentence seemed to imply that was the case. I have revised for clarity, although as you can see I did not remove my assertion that Anya's design education helped her in the competition. Even though her background was not in fashion, I believe her time at Parsons gave her important exposure to the world of fashion, the principles of design, and the disciplined use of imagination to create a product. Perhaps we can agree to disagree? Hello Vincent! Thank you for stopping by, and your points are well taken. I was aware that Anya did not graduate from a fashion design program, although I admit that the way I worded the initial sentence seemed to imply that was the case. I have revised for clarity, although as you can see I did not remove my assertion that Anya’s design education helped her in the competition. Even though her background was not in fashion, I believe her time at Parsons gave her important exposure to the world of fashion, the principles of design, and the disciplined use of imagination to create a product. Perhaps we can agree to disagree?

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