Hal Gottfried (Author of The Psychology of Technology)

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Hal Gottfried

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April 25

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Business, Psychology, Technology

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Hey there! I'm a bit of a curious creature.

I'm the kind of person who tries everything at least once (and sometimes twice, just to be sure!). I'm an extrovert who loves solving problems and thinking outside the box 鈥� some might even call me a troublemaker, but I prefer "innovator." 馃槈

I'm a perpetual student and tinkerer at heart, always learning and exploring new things. My background is a bit of a mix 鈥� business, computer science, and psychology 鈥� which gives me a pretty interesting perspective on the world. I try to live by a simple mantra: feel good, laugh, and focus on being better, not just becoming better. It's all about action and experience.

Over the years, I've had some pretty cool adventures. I've built and raced drones, mentored r ...more

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	The Psychology of Technology it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Leadership Isn鈥檛 About Having Answers

Back when I first stepped into a leadership role, I thought my job was to be the smartest person in the room. Man, was I wrong.

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Hal鈥檚 Quotes

“Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.”
― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

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“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.”
― Jimi Hendrix, The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love

tags: death, life

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“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
― Rudyard Kipling

tags: words

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“You know, it's hard work to write a book. I can't tell you how many times I really get going on an idea, then my quill breaks. Or I spill ink all over my writing tunic.”
― Ellen DeGeneres, The Funny Thing Is...

tags: book, writing

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“Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.”
― Jane Yolen, Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood

tags: childhood, disease, literature

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