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Steve, Liz, & Ben Franklin on Learning

May 8, 2006 by Liz Leave a Comment

Learning from Each Other

Benjamin Franklin said, “Things that hurt instruct.” I’m a curious sort. I learned how a stapler worked in kindergarten by putting a staple through my hand. I didn’t do that again. I even told my friends about it. I’m still telling you now. That way some folks won’t have to learn the way I did.

Steve Remington agrees with Ben Franklin and me. So much he’s started a blog about it called Why My Blog Stinks and on one page in particular he’s inviting bloggers to swap stories of small things that went wrong on their way to success. I’ve started it out with one. Take a look and add your own by clicking the title below.

Not So Great Moments Page at Why My Blog Stinks

It’s a great way to learn from each other. No one else needs to learn about staplers the way I did. Not all learning needs to hurt. I think Ben would agree with that.

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Comments

  1. Steve says

    May 8, 2006 at 9:04 PM

    Thanks Liz for the mention of my site.

    And guys… remember… no playing with staplers…
    Steve

    Reply
  2. ME Strauss says

    May 8, 2006 at 9:12 PM

    Steve,
    I wasn’t playing. I was figuring out how it worked, It was serious exploring. 🙂

    Reply
  3. Martin says

    May 8, 2006 at 10:15 PM

    what a novel idea for a blog. Nice one, Steve.

    Reply
  4. ME Strauss says

    May 8, 2006 at 10:17 PM

    Yeah, Martin,
    That’s exactly what I thought, Kind of fun idea — isn’t it?

    Reply
  5. Martin says

    May 8, 2006 at 10:27 PM

    Liz,
    More than fun, it’s an original idea, in a sea of “same old, same old” blogs.

    It’s one thing getting all these advices about how to do it right, this one gives an insight into what others have done wrong.

    Many bloggers can sometimes learn more this way (I know I’ll be doing my fair share of learning from this).

    I think Steve deserves some Link Leaking which I’ll be doing.

    Reply
  6. ME Strauss says

    May 8, 2006 at 10:30 PM

    Martin,
    How can you possibly leak links to Steve after Mike has declared them dead? 🙂

    Yeah, I agree with you completely. That’s why he got this BIG post here on Successful Blog with Ben Franklin’s name in the title no less. 🙂

    Reply
  7. Steve says

    May 9, 2006 at 6:06 AM

    Thanks for the vote of confidence you guys. I can’t say I came up with the idea completely on my own. You can read one of the things that inspired me to create the blog here.

    😀

    Reply
  8. ME Strauss says

    May 9, 2006 at 6:15 AM

    Hi Steve,
    It was YOU that was inspired and YOU who took up the ball to run with it. 🙂

    Reply
  9. Steve says

    May 9, 2006 at 6:18 AM

    OK I you made me blush… Lol

    Reply
  10. ME Strauss says

    May 9, 2006 at 6:21 AM

    Why Steve, you look just great with that reddish color!

    Reply
  11. Steve says

    May 9, 2006 at 6:24 AM

    And look you can tell I haven’t had my coffe yet this morning from looking at my last comment…

    “OK I you” ??

    Hey Martin I like your blog. Interesting!

    Reply
  12. Martin says

    May 9, 2006 at 6:29 AM

    Hey there Steve,

    Is there anything original these days? Who cares. You’ve taken a germ of an idea and made something of it.

    Thanks for your interest in my blog. It’s still in launch phase (ie: I have 25 things on my To Do list for it) – so there’s so much more to come.

    Reply
  13. ME Strauss says

    May 9, 2006 at 6:43 AM

    An original idea? I’m just now trying to write on that. I’ve only encountered on I know of in my whole life.

    Reply
  14. Martin says

    May 9, 2006 at 6:51 AM

    One original idea. eh, Liz.

    Let me guess: You! Every one of us is an original idea.

    Reply
  15. ME Strauss says

    May 9, 2006 at 6:52 AM

    Oh Martin,
    I’m not that sappy. I hate smiley faces and never read Jonathan Livingstom Seagull either.

    No!

    Reply
  16. Martin says

    May 9, 2006 at 6:55 AM

    Damn! And I thought I read your mind there, sappy and all.

    Carry on writing an original idea then…

    Reply
  17. ME Strauss says

    May 9, 2006 at 7:05 AM

    I didn’t say I HAD one. I said I was writing about them. I have encountered one. My son had it.

    Reply
  18. Steve says

    May 9, 2006 at 8:07 AM

    Who invented the wheel? I would have to say that was quite original.. 🙂

    Martin, small businesses need all the help they can get. I bookmarked your blog.

    Reply
  19. ME Strauss says

    May 9, 2006 at 8:10 AM

    Okay, Steve and Martin,
    Where’s the part where you listen? 🙂

    I know you’re just picking on me . . .

    I said that “original idea I’ve encountered in my life,” which means to me that it was new since I was here. As old as I am, Steve, the wheel is older. 😉

    Reply
  20. Steve says

    May 9, 2006 at 8:20 AM

    I’ve seen your picture, you can’t be that old. Unless of course that picture was taken soon after color photos hit the market… 🙂

    Did you know the wheel was not introduced to the Western World until the Europeans brought it over on the ship? Native Americans didn’t use the wheel until it was brought over to the New World.

    Useless trivia for you this morning.

    So people who tell you folks were riding around in chariots prior to that don’t know their history. 🙂

    Reply
  21. ME Strauss says

    May 9, 2006 at 8:50 AM

    All of those pictures were taken in 2006 and I am that old . . . I have a son in college.

    But I didn’t know about your trivia . . . the wheel has never been that fascinating to me.

    Now if you want to talk about why there’s no such thing as a circle in our world. *she smiles* I’m the girl for that discussion.

    Reply
  22. Steve says

    May 9, 2006 at 8:52 AM

    There is no circle?? Oh man I knew there was no santa claus or easter bunny but now this… *sobs*

    OK I am curious…

    Reply
  23. ME Strauss says

    May 9, 2006 at 8:58 AM

    *She smiles that big Cheshire cat grin*
    Don’t cry, Steve,
    Curiosity is a good thing and you can still believe in circles, just know that they are really cylinders. Because no matter how flat you make them, in this world they will always be 3-dimensional. Circles are 2-dimensional Euclidian geometry. They can’t happen here. Neither can a point or a line for that matter.

    But we can pretend they can. It’s a mathematical technicality that we just overlook.

    So you can sleep tonight. All is well after all.

    Reply
  24. Steve says

    May 9, 2006 at 9:07 AM

    Oh man… you are right… *eyes bulging from head*

    You know that is so true… hmmm

    Has this theory been sold yet? Lol

    Reply
  25. ME Strauss says

    May 9, 2006 at 9:10 AM

    Well, Steve,
    I think Euclid has it covered. Though I don’t suppose he got any money for it. Math publishers sure have gotten plenty through the years since then.

    Reply

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