[Andy HoboTraveler.Com Travel Blog Vol II] Error on the Side of Obvious

[Andy HoboTraveler.com]

Error on the Side of Obvious
Error on the side of caution.

I live by my instincts, I trust my first impressions, and I make good judgments. I constantly wonder if it is possible to teach this skill to others.

I had a confusing conversation with Andrew Boy Genius from India about making a web site.
http://www.hobohideout.com

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Bangkok Thailand - Southeast Asia
Khao San Road Area
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Andy of HoboTraveler.com --- We Need Hotels
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I tried to explain:

1. People who make bad decisions, make bad decisions.

2. People who make good decisions, make good decisions.

We go for a walk towards! Khao San Road, and as we are walking along, I say to Andrew,
- Pick out a happy person that would be fun to talk with. -

He stalls, he does not start to point, so I try to lead by example.

No
No
No
No
No
No

I say,
- See that girl over there, simple, calm, has a nice look on her face, joking with the venders. -

He agrees, and then starts say,
- Yes, but this could be wrong, the others people could be better. -

I say to Andrew,
- Andrew, I only have one day in my life, today, and I need to optimize my chance of enjoying it. I only start conversations with good people, and quickly as possible stop conversations with bad people. -

In a way, I live every day searching for obvious decisions to make, I try to write something that is simple and obvious, in a way, and writing is about pointing out to people the obvious truths of life.

With Andrew, I was lucky, I! could use the word
- Optimize. -
This word is used as jargo n in the world of making internet pages as we are told to optimize the pages for the internet. SEO, we need to make pages Search Engine Optimized.

I try to live my life optimized for satisfaction.

I think if Mick Jagger singing this song,
- I can’t get no, satisfaction. -

Saying to the world, the goal is satisfaction.

Note finding obviously well wrapped and sane individuals in the Khao San Road is a hilariously funny thing do search for.

Note: I am trying to explain to Andrew that when a reader gets on a page, the theme or subject needs to obvious to a Chinese person. We are making pages for 5.5 billion people who do not read English, yet want to advertise their hotels to English speakers.

Error on the Side of Obvious

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Posted By Andy HoboTraveler.com to Andy HoboTraveler.Com Travel Blog Vol II at 2/15/2008 10:54:00 PM