Mills Scofield

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When Shoveling Sh&t is Easier

Mills Scofield

It's the path of least resistance. Sometimes, shoveling sh&t is easier than shoveling caviar. It makes sense. No one argues with you. It's usually the right thing to do. Who in their right mind would keep the sh&t and shovel the caviar?

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Igniting the Invisible Tribe

Mills Scofield

The fact is, humans resist change so organizations do too. And because of that, they not only resist, they aren’t organized to absorb and adapt to change. Josh uses the example of a book – we don’t re-read a page, we read the next one and next one. But for some reason, we’ve kept on the same page in business.

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Will You Leave a Mrk?

Mills Scofield

We decided the outside layer should be made out of polycarbonate plastic because of its high-impact resistance and durability. After sketching out the basic structure of our case, we then started to finalize the materials for the two parts.

Fashion 194
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The Upside of Impracticality: Or Why I Left Congress for Brooklyn

Mills Scofield

Qualitative data was everywhere: deferring dreams for safe jobs, working for the weekend, resisting risk and reinvention. Convention. I saw too many people deflated by doubt, fear, and convention. In short, too many of us felt too stuck, too small to - as Steve Jobs said - “put a dent in the universe.”

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The Upside of Impracticality: Or Why I Left Congress for Brooklyn

Mills Scofield

Qualitative data was everywhere: deferring dreams for safe jobs, working for the weekend, resisting risk and reinvention. Convention. I saw too many people deflated by doubt, fear, and convention. In short, too many of us felt too stuck, too small to - as Steve Jobs said - “put a dent in the universe.”

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Can You Leave a Mrk?

Mills Scofield

We decided the outside layer should be made out of polycarbonate plastic because of its high-impact resistance and durability. After sketching out the basic structure of our case, we then started to finalize the materials for the two parts.

Fashion 87
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Dancing Your Way Through A Revolution

Mills Scofield

Armed with a hefty political science vocabulary and my slightly obsessive self-study, I felt that I truly understood what it means for a state to have a revolution.

Media 177