#organization

(about organizing books in his home library, and putting a book in the "Arts and Lit non-fiction section) I personally find that for domestic purposes, the Trivial Pursuit system works better than Dewey. ↗

— Nick Hornby

#home #libraries #organization #art

He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars; General Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite and flatterer: For Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars. ↗

— William Blake

#art

For the last hundred years the big organizational question has been whether any given task was best taken on by the state, directing the effort in a planned way, or by businesses competing in a market. ↗

— Clay Shirky

#organization #business

Tools that provide simple ways of creating groups lead to new groups, [...] and not just more groups but more kinds of groups. ↗

— Clay Shirky

#organization #communication

Unlike sharing, where the group is mainly an aggregate of participants, cooperating creates group identity. ↗

— Clay Shirky

#organization #society #communication

Having a pleasant time can extend a long period of time to have a fun time. ↗

— Travis Polso

#communication #community #economy #extend #fun

Mass amateurization of publishing makes mass amateurization of filtering a forced move. ↗

— Clay Shirky

#internet #media #organization #profession #communication

That the way to achieve higher standards of living for all is through science and technology, taking advantage of better tools, methods and organization. ↗

— Charles E. Wilson

#advantage #better #higher #living #methods

The point is, you need to distinguish between what honestly moves you and what the world is telling you should melt your heart. If something doesn’t reach you on a personal level, let it go. It’s hard enough dealing with everything that does. ↗

— Judi Culbertson

#organization-wisdom #dreams

I pulled out box after box, setting them haphazardly around the room. My organization lacked something -- like, say, organization ... ↗

— Richelle Mead

#dreams