David L. Goetz

Entrepreneur. Fly Fishing Podcaster. Author of “Death by Suburb” and “The Fly Fisher’s Book of Lists.” Lover of family. And all the wild places.

[Nevamiss @NevaMiss24]

Who should the Dallas Mavericks trade for 👀

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@jwilson1812 Du Page is now for the most part a blue county, so if the reference is to a particular political perspective, those folks are about twenty years behind.

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@KatelynBeaty So does former president Harold Smith get a pass, because he is warm and a really great guy? Happened on his watch. Mark reported to Harold. Seems like a well reported piece on corporate culture would address the "system" and, ultimately, also, the leader that creates the system.

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@freedomsbride Classic mansplaining with a dollop of hubris and derision

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It's difficult to write a book without resorting to cliches. In this episode, my partner and I discuss some tricks to identifying and rooting out cliches in your writing: https://t.co/nyoyvZxSOt

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At 2 Guys and a River, we just published a new episode on safe wading. Now is as good a time as any to reflect on your wading habits: https://t.co/nZ8z57UN6m #wadefishing #troutangler @TroutUnlimited

[David L. Goetz @DavidLGoetz]

In the Second Forward of Stephen King's wonderful little book "On Writing," he writes, "This is a short book because most books about writing are filled with bullshit.... I figured the shorter the book, the less the bullshit." Less is almost always more. @StephenKing #writing

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What persists at the end of days - when you walk the edges of the river alone: https://t.co/KJvg8x6Eqw

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Only the "linger effect" can move you to pay three times what you normally would for a pair of jeans: https://t.co/FOvqCMdRma #Anthropologie #retailstrategy

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@Chelseaker The cancer analogy doesn’t work fully. Cancer is always in the cells, not merely the tissue. Surgery is short-term and gives the illusion of hope. Need to work at the cell level - evangelicalism’s understanding of sex and power.

[Kevin Kelly @kevin2kelly]

The scary AI future is not Terminator where the AIs kill us or take our jobs. The scary future is one where AIs run all the bureaucracies, they can’t explain their decisions, and there is no appeal to humans.

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@JamesFallows @libbycwatson Propaganda straight out of the Stalin era

[Reed Murphy @Btwn_Th_Lines]

@2guysandariver Fly fishing takes you to some of the most beautiful places. That’s better than retirement.

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@tom_peters The flaw in the case study only or primarily method is the lack of emotion. Business decisions are packed with emotion that shape decision-making at the reptilian level. Very difficult to learn devoid of the emotional context

[CastingAcross @CastingAcross]

Here are three (seven, really) things to do if you're catching so many fish that your flies are sinking. #flyfishing problems, am I right? https://t.co/1DAjLIkyDb

[Steve & Dave @2guysandariver]

Just a little bit of care and thought has a huge effect on fish survival for #catchandrelease #flyfishers: https://t.co/NTHEgRfEqU #handlingtrout #photographingfish #fishonInstagram #keepemwet

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@mspaddler @2guysandariver It was not easy. Given six hours! And I am happy!

[Reed Murphy @Btwn_Th_Lines]

John McCain

Who is John McCain? There are plenty of tributes today to this man after his passing last night. These tributes will explain what he did and how. However, I would suggest it is the “why” that is more important...
#JohnMcCainRIP #Leaders

[David Brooks @DavidBrooks224]

Some obits are reporting that John McCain was driven by “raw ambition.” In my experience he was driven by an inherited sense of honor and a ferocious love of country.

[Tom Peters @tom_peters]

I get very nervous about mindless acceptance of the power of stories and storytelling. Storytelling is also a [very] dangerous weapon. A good story can lead people en masse to accept conclusions that fly in the face of incontrovertible hard data.