ethics

The 4-Hour Workweek Fatal Flaw: It’s MLM

by Alison Moore Smith on March 29, 2011 · 20 comments

It was only this past week that I found Tim Ferriss has naysayers. There are actually people who believe the 4-hour workweek model is just hype and hyperbole. Even while they validate what they call “the real point” — which is something along the lines of breaking out of arbitrary boundaries — they declare the [...]

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The Construction Industry Stinks

by Alison Moore Smith on August 4, 2008 · 4 comments

To maintain sanity while building a custom home, you must come to grips with one sad fact: the construction industry is a living mess. It’s rife with inefficiency, stupidity, dishonesty, and carelessness. I don’t know if it’s the worst industry on the planet, but I do know one thing. Sam and I are business owners. [...]

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Landscapers Dumping Trash

by Alison Moore Smith on July 11, 2008 · 3 comments

Went to the lot today to take my dad to see it. Between last week and this, some landscaper came by with two truckloads of garbage and just dumped them on our lot. Mostly it was sod scraps. Also included a number of broken pallettes and some trash. Lovely. I suppose saving a trip to the [...]

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