Derek Scruggs

• I just claimed derekscruggs at http://shortmail.com. Claim your name now. Fast Company calls #shortmail "Twitter for Email!" #

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• #soundtracking "502 Blues (Drinkin' and Drivin')" by Wayne Shorter ♫ http://sdtk.fm/mbdxpf (@ Tantra Park) #
• My answer on @Quora to: What do people think of the '4 Hour Body'? http://qr.ae/78EAJ #
• .@adamcarolla say goodbye to Amazon moolah http://t.co/9c4LVVb #
• I am SICK of all the CANVASSERS on the mall HARASSING me on the way to/from lunch. Can't @downtownboulder do something about this? Pls RT #
• @wadhwa We're #1 in GDP and military spending and that's about it. Oh, and self esteem (esp patriots). #
• @wadhwa what does "US leadership" even mean? Were not even top 10 in many human development categories. in reply to wadhwa #
• After hearing about @skype's sleazy option clawback plan, I've decided to stop using it. Anyone else? #

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• @tomhigley Congrats! in reply to tomhigley #

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• Congrats Mavs! #
• Pretty cool that JJ Abrams seriously engages on Quora – http://www.quora.com/JJ-Abrams #
• This song made Office Space ♫ http://sdtk.fm/mbtpkk #soundtracking #

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• Just heard Seger's "Against the Wind" on Pandora. I think the last time I heard that was on vinyl #
• Enjoying the sunset on the back patio ♫ http://sdtk.fm/iwSI5t (@ Tantra Park) #soundtracking #
• This is cool http://wimp.com/remarkabletripod/ via @carolross #
• RT @angilly: Unsexy companies rock. Well said @caseyschorr. http://4seg.me/mnkQ4e #
• I <3 StatsMix by @tmarkiewicz on @cloudomatic – http://t.co/aFwO4yP #
• Awesome! RT @PushIO: From the Keynote, we learned today that we've sent 2% of all the push notifications on iOS! #WWDC #
• @invinciblekate Disagree re: Kurzweil. We are fundamentally desires. Emotion is the algorithm of reproduction and hence life. in reply to invinciblekate #
• My answer on Quora to: Are today's teenagers less repressed about sex because of the internet? http://qr.ae/0y1s #
• My answer on Quora to: What are the best pick-up lines to use on a woman who has Asperger's Sy… http://qr.ae/0rEv #
• 3/4 of the Finals halftime team is bald. The other 1/4 has clearly had plastic surgery. Hmmm…. #nbafinals #

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• @ucffool Sydney was awesome, but very similar to America. Kind of like San Fran meets Honolulu. Scuba in Cairns was amazing. in reply to ucffool #
• The transistor (and thus the computer) by eugenicist William Shockley #awesomethingsbyhorriblepeople #
• @ChelsTalksSmack "Flirting with Disaster" with Tea Leoni and Ben Stiller. Severely underrated and underseen. #
• I might go to Explosions in the Sky at Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO – Sep 13 http://bnds.in/kBeHh9 #
• At the dance stage (@ Boulder Creek Festival w/ 23 others) http://4sq.com/mm0k4p #

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• Hello, Boulder springtime. Glad to see you. What took you so long? #
• Testing stand-up desk. Half-assed (fully assed?) but it works! http://instagr.am/p/ErGK8/ #
• @angilly I tried standing desk a few years ago and generally liked it. Creates a sense of urgency. in reply to angilly #
• @alicewg just yesterday I had the idea of a podcast mashup – 5 minutes of several shows together. Categories for humor, business, tech etc in reply to alicewg #
• Most original #rapture joke: http://j.mp/lU9HCr #
• RT @statsmix: StatsMix in 30 Seconds: Guest Account Sharing http://goo.gl/fb/YpBLw #
• Just bought The Mistress by Yellow Ostrich. Fave track so far is Hate Me Soon. Primal. http://bit.ly/kQ9GyN #
• @tinagirl207 Next up is Ben & Jerry's. Sunday is "cheat day" for my diet. in reply to tinagirl207 #
• Sunday brunch http://instagr.am/p/EmAYx/ #

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Great guest post by Noah Kagan of AppSumo fame (not to mention Mint and Facebook and…) on the always-insightful Smart Bear blog:

Then it hits me around 2pm, I feel like shit. I can barely push myself to work, I have zero interest in doing anything AppSumo related, my teammates are chatting in our group chat and I want to be doing anything but this.

One cliche you hear about startups is that it’s like a roller coaster.

Bullshit. With a roller coaster, even the downs are fun. In fact, downs are the best part!.

Downs are no fun in a startup. Occasionally are the fount of creative thinking or even lucky breaks (“just when we thought there was nothing we could do and would have to shut down the business, my phone rang…”). But for the most part these are just stories we tell ourselves after the fact to give our suffering a narrative arc.

98% of the time, downs just plain suck and nothing good comes out of them. The only way you get out of them is distracting yourself for a while until you go from incredibly depressed to merely depressed.

In the last few years I’ve noticed more and more posts like Noah’s, and I’m glad to see them. Here are a few others that have resonated with me:

1. When you want to quit because it’s just not worth it
2. Stop lying on stage
3. Why do we do this

• Quora: How do people find time to Tweet so often? Answer: http://qr.ae/jiM2 #
• RT @statsmix: Check out our sweet new stickers from @stickergiant http://flic.kr/p/9Jddto #
• @ayeletw My dad once said that if he hit 80 he was going to start smoking again. Sadly, he only made it to 79. in reply to ayeletw #
• Just grabbed two free tix to see TJ Miller tape a live show at @bouldertheater http://bit.ly/l1woay Saw him last year and he's a riot. #
• @tarable More like getting run over by a bike racing team. in reply to tarable #
• Shocked to find I actually lost a little weight on vacay, and therefore bummed that I didn't eat even more gelato. #
• LAX -> DEN #
• Sydney => LAX #

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• Saw @setsailmusic today on Pitt Street mall in Sydney. They're about to start a world tour. Hope they make it to Boulder. Good luck guys! #
• Fighting jetlag. #
• On the plane. Lets go to Sydney! #

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