Kontrary by Rebecca Thorman - Tech, Media and Life » Links http://kontrary.com Kontrary provides a different take on tech, media and life by Rebecca Thorman. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:41:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Weekend Reading: Education http://kontrary.com/2010/01/08/weekend-reading-education/ http://kontrary.com/2010/01/08/weekend-reading-education/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:05:34 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/?p=830 education

I’ve had an e Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2010/01/08/weekend-reading-education/feed/ 2 How happy are the congressional districts? http://kontrary.com/2009/11/17/how-happy-are-the-congressional-districts/ http://kontrary.com/2009/11/17/how-happy-are-the-congressional-districts/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:00:11 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/11/17/how-happy-are-the-congressional-districts/

The happiest districts are among the most affluent in the nation. Six of the top 10 are affluent and physically magnificent California communities. The Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/11/17/how-happy-are-the-congressional-districts/feed/ 0 Embrace white space http://kontrary.com/2009/11/16/embrace-white-space/ http://kontrary.com/2009/11/16/embrace-white-space/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:43:36 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/11/16/embrace-white-space/

The same concept of using “white space” can be applied to our careers. As young professionals, it’s so easy to open our mouths as a way to overcompensate for our lack of experience or to fill the silence with rhetoric. Consider your favorit Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/11/16/embrace-white-space/feed/ 0 “Dating” Other Couples http://kontrary.com/2009/11/15/dating-other-couples/ http://kontrary.com/2009/11/15/dating-other-couples/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:38:08 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/11/15/dating-other-couples/

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As all my friends have coupled up, life is dramatically different. In short, my girlfriends and I got a little boring, we rarely have girls’ nights Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/11/15/dating-other-couples/feed/ 10 Dog or SUV? http://kontrary.com/2009/11/13/dog-or-suv/ http://kontrary.com/2009/11/13/dog-or-suv/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:12:45 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/11/13/dog-or-suv/

I don’t own an SUV or a dog, but I would love a dog if I had a dog-walker for the Winter months… I was surprised to learn that a dog could be just as bad an SUV a Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/11/13/dog-or-suv/feed/ 0 Get a prenup for your marriage http://kontrary.com/2009/11/12/get-a-prenup-for-your-marriage/ http://kontrary.com/2009/11/12/get-a-prenup-for-your-marriage/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:49:04 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/11/12/get-a-prenup-for-your-marriage/

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Marie McKinney argues:

Prenups a Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/11/12/get-a-prenup-for-your-marriage/feed/ 0 Jeans are appropriate for work, really http://kontrary.com/2009/11/11/jeans-are-appropriate-for-work-really/ http://kontrary.com/2009/11/11/jeans-are-appropriate-for-work-really/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:43:01 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/11/11/jeans-are-appropriate-for-work-really/

Photo by The Sartorialist.

Are we Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/11/11/jeans-are-appropriate-for-work-really/feed/ 0 More lonely than ever? http://kontrary.com/2009/11/10/more-lonely-than-ever/ http://kontrary.com/2009/11/10/more-lonely-than-ever/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:05:06 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/11/10/more-lonely-than-ever/  

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My loneliness has definitely increased since my last job. I’m much happier, but I don’t interact Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/11/10/more-lonely-than-ever/feed/ 0 Gen Y is cool, Gen X agrees http://kontrary.com/2009/11/09/gen-y-is-cool-gen-x-agrees/ http://kontrary.com/2009/11/09/gen-y-is-cool-gen-x-agrees/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:38:53 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/11/09/gen-y-is-cool-gen-x-agrees/

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I so knew th Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/11/09/gen-y-is-cool-gen-x-agrees/feed/ 0 LinkedIn Co-Founder: Entrepreneurship Better Than Teaching http://kontrary.com/2009/11/08/linkedin-co-founder-entrepreneurship-better-than-teaching/ http://kontrary.com/2009/11/08/linkedin-co-founder-entrepreneurship-better-than-teaching/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:01:15 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/11/08/linkedin-co-founder-entrepreneurship-better-than-teaching/

My favorite thoughts from a recent interview with LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman:

When you pursue an aca Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/11/08/linkedin-co-founder-entrepreneurship-better-than-teaching/feed/ 0