Grandiose ambitions...
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I just heard that Microsoft’s most recent mantra is “Cloud-first, Mobile-first”. This lofty aspiration has inspired me to concoct a mantra of my own (one even grander than Microsoft’s, IMHO). From here on out, you can expect me to be single-mindedly devoted to pursuing: “Excellence-first, solemnity-first, get-more-done-and-have-more-fun-first, newest-technology-on-the-block-first, diligence-first, balanced-with-mindless-entertainment-first, mom-first, apple-pie-first, no-make-that-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-first, people-first, church-first, home-first, work-first, peaceful-evenings-out-on-the-veranda-first, and (last but certainly not least – in fact, first) never-forgetting-to-keep-first-things-first-first.” … and everything else second.
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I just heard that Microsoft’s most recent mantra is “Cloud-first, Mobile-first”. This lofty aspiration has inspired me to concoct a mantra of my own (one even grander than Microsoft’s, IMHO). From here on out, you can expect me to be single-mindedly devoted to pursuing: “Excellence-first, solemnity-first, get-more-done-and-have-more-fun-first, newest-technology-on-the-block-first, diligence-first, balanced-with-mindless-entertainment-first, mom-first, apple-pie-first, no-make-that-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-first, people-first, church-first, home-first, work-first, peaceful-evenings-out-on-the-veranda-first, and (last but certainly not least – in fact, first) never-forgetting-to-keep-first-things-first-first.” … and everything else second.
Your primary objective should be to collate your thoughts into a coherent and easily comprehensible form which manages to employ the absolute minimum number of words and phrases yet still fully articulates the concept in its entirety. -- or -- Brevity first.
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I just heard that Microsoft’s most recent mantra is “Cloud-first, Mobile-first”. This lofty aspiration has inspired me to concoct a mantra of my own (one even grander than Microsoft’s, IMHO). From here on out, you can expect me to be single-mindedly devoted to pursuing: “Excellence-first, solemnity-first, get-more-done-and-have-more-fun-first, newest-technology-on-the-block-first, diligence-first, balanced-with-mindless-entertainment-first, mom-first, apple-pie-first, no-make-that-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-first, people-first, church-first, home-first, work-first, peaceful-evenings-out-on-the-veranda-first, and (last but certainly not least – in fact, first) never-forgetting-to-keep-first-things-first-first.” … and everything else second.
kdmote wrote:
Excellence-first, solemnity-first, get-more-done-and-have-more-fun-first, newest-technology-on-the-block-first, diligence-first, balanced-with-mindless-entertainment-first, mom-first, apple-pie-first, no-make-that-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-first, people-first, church-first, home-first, work-first, peaceful-evenings-out-on-the-veranda-first, and (last but certainly not least – in fact, first) never-forgetting-to-keep-first-things-first-first.
Catchy, it's already stuck in my head! :D
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