I found this on MV’s blog:

Thought Nuggets from Twitter - Part 1
I don’t twit in the traditional sense of the term (internet tradition is measured in months not years). I don’t generally tell people what I am doing. Instead I twit what I am thinking about. For year end I will post what Evan Williams, founder of Twitter, appropriately called thought nuggets.

Then, his posts goes on with tons of “status updates” (in facebook parlance) of his thoughts, very interesting ideas. I find this approach to blogging quite appealing, even more, quite inspiring! I’ve grown a little bit tired of blogging in the last couple of months, or at least I don’t have enough time to build proper posts. If you check my blog, there has been few updates.

But I always have ideas zooming in and out of my mind. So posting them as minimalist sentences can be quite interesting. I will try this starting now!

I’ve just finished the quarter (what a sprint, sorry for the blog silence) and a fantastic block week course: Paths to Power.

Power is a reality, a good one that gets things done, therefore everybody would be better off if at least we understand how it works. Fantastic class. If you want to get a feeling of what goes on in the class, get Pfeffer’s book, very clear, structured and interesting book:

Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations: Books: Jeffrey Pfeffer

We’ve had some fantastic classes, covering the cases of Jay Leno and David Letterman, Robert McNamara (pictured) or Noël Forgeard of Airbus (EADS) fame.

Il semble que la perfection soit atteinte
non quand il n’y a plus rien à ajouter,
mais quand il n’y a plus rien à retrancher.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Terre des hommes, 1939

It seems that perfection is reached
not when there is nothing left to add,
but when there is nothing left to take away.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wind, sand and stars, 1939

These days, I am writing more than when applying to business school. The quote is fantastic, and great advice for anyone writing, including applicants

Funny how I am perceived like a duck. This season is being crazy busy, no time for the blog. But apparently, I don’t convey it too much when people see me. Curious!

So lots of classes (5), a business to be launched, and plenty personal stuff going on.

Any advice for my dear readers? Not much, only put me on the RSS reader, I will most likely resurface in the future

I am buried in work. All sorts of work. Apologies if you’ve contacted me and I am not responsive.

Buried, but still smiling. I’ve chosen everything that is burying me, and that’s quite a nice position to be in.

In any case, below I dedicate this song is dedicated to all my readers that are buried in work. You will survive too!

Generally speaking, I believe that anonymity on the web is abused. That’s why everybody knows who this blogger is. The anonymity provides a “passive-agressive” outlet, for people who rant about issues they would never dare to confront in real life. I prefer electronic communication amongst actual people.

Yet, sometimes you get brilliant stuff that raises from this anonymity. Below, copied from Howard Lindzon this exchange in Craigslist has been flying around the city and the street, because everybody finds it brutally honest and funny as hell. Basically, an allegedly beautiful woman asks advice on how to marry any high earner in NY, and she gets quite a candid response! I reproduce it below (the pictures were not on Craiglist, I put them myself) in its entirety, because I find it funny, true, and a little bit sad too.

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David Brooks (right) became one of my favorite writers after insightfully describing my personal aspirations and values in “BoBos in Paradise.” That book made me feel I belonged somewhere. At the time, 2000, I was living in Barcelona and had very very few BoBos in my network circle. Now, 2007, the percentage has multiplied, thankfully!

On his new article, he talks about “The Odyssey Years”. The theme is similar to another classical, “The Quarter Life Crisis”, with some extra insights. Highly recommended.

If you are an applicant, prospective or student, you are probably in the middle of your own Odyssey. And you are not the only one!

The Odyssey Years - New York Times
During this decade, 20-somethings go to school and take breaks from school. They live with friends and they live at home. They fall in and out of love. They try one career and then try another.

[…]

In 1960, roughly 70 percent of 30-year-olds had achieved these things [moving away from home, becoming financially independent, getting married and starting a family]. By 2000, fewer than 40 percent of 30-year-olds had done the same

The point is beautifully made, it’s all about the colour! (Ok, I am copying Fran in putting ads on my blog)

And I love the bunnies!

9-12: Analytical Marketing

14-17: Negotiations and Bargaining

18-21: Financial Statements Analysis

(and tomorrow 9-12:Finance 2)

This quarter, my Wednesdays are quite intense, with 9h of solid classes. Great learning, but it’s tricky to keep my attention on for so long.

Still, I chose it this way, and it’s great to have such fantastic classes.

If you are considering the school and want access to some fresh insight, why not try the London Business School Radio? You will hear about some of the clubs initiatives, music mixed by LBS’ resident DJ and a very funny talk show.

The intended audience are the students, so many of the references might be difficult to follow if not at school… but, still, very funny…

So on top of all the blogs, you have also the radio to follow up what is actually going in school.

I find it quite interesting how traceable and transparent is the LBS MBA from online sources. It’s interesting, isn’t it?

Actually, I have a question for my readers: Is there as much “non-brochure” life information available form other schools?