Comments on: Cool and Uncool Insiders and Outsiders http://www.hallicious.com/2009/12/cool-and-uncool-insiders-and-outsiders/ more bounce to the ounce Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:46:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 10 Words That Don’t Mean Anything http://www.hallicious.com/2009/12/cool-and-uncool-insiders-and-outsiders/comment-page-1/#comment-683 10 Words That Don’t Mean Anything Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:56:17 +0000 http://www.hallicious.com/?p=1132#comment-683 [...] cool to be a geek.  (All right, maybe “cool” is pushing it… or maybe “cool” needs to be #11…) Possibly Related Posts:Pre-Branding: How to Become an Expert When [...] [...] cool to be a geek.  (All right, maybe “cool” is pushing it… or maybe “cool” needs to be #11…) Possibly Related Posts:Pre-Branding: How to Become an Expert When [...]

]]> By: Hallicious http://www.hallicious.com/2009/12/cool-and-uncool-insiders-and-outsiders/comment-page-1/#comment-792 Hallicious Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:46:32 +0000 http://www.hallicious.com/?p=1132#comment-792 I understand and probably should have defined how I was using the word. I'm using the word cool in this post to describe having an open mind and being capable of change. Not necessarily anything to do with popularity. I usually use the word "cool" as an antonym to the word "jerk." <br><br>Totally agree on being interesting to find interesting people, and that law of attraction inside and outside of company walls is what I really find interesting at the moment. :) I understand and probably should have defined how I was using the word. I'm using the word cool in this post to describe having an open mind and being capable of change. Not necessarily anything to do with popularity. I usually use the word “cool” as an antonym to the word “jerk.”

Totally agree on being interesting to find interesting people, and that law of attraction inside and outside of company walls is what I really find interesting at the moment. :)

]]> By: Hallicious http://www.hallicious.com/2009/12/cool-and-uncool-insiders-and-outsiders/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Hallicious Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:46:32 +0000 http://www.hallicious.com/?p=1132#comment-681 I understand and probably should have defined how I was using the word. I'm using the word cool in this post to describe having an open mind and being capable of change. Not necessarily anything to do with popularity. I usually use the word "cool" as an antonym to the word "jerk." <br><br>Totally agree on being interesting to find interesting people, and that law of attraction inside and outside of company walls is what I really find interesting at the moment. :) I understand and probably should have defined how I was using the word. I'm using the word cool in this post to describe having an open mind and being capable of change. Not necessarily anything to do with popularity. I usually use the word “cool” as an antonym to the word “jerk.”

Totally agree on being interesting to find interesting people, and that law of attraction inside and outside of company walls is what I really find interesting at the moment. :)

]]> By: Justin Kownacki http://www.hallicious.com/2009/12/cool-and-uncool-insiders-and-outsiders/comment-page-1/#comment-679 Justin Kownacki Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:39:30 +0000 http://www.hallicious.com/?p=1132#comment-679 I don't think of "cool" (or "popular") as a "yes or no" switch; I think of it as a matter of degree. Some people are generally more popular than others, and some people are *specifically* more popular *to some people* than others. (Example: Ashton and Oprah are popular to the general public, but they might not be popular to each other.)<br><br>As for how to find cool people, that's not hard: they're the ones that everybody else is telling you are cool. It's not a matter of finding them; it's a matter of believing the hype.<br><br>(If you'd rather find people that *you'll* consider interesting, why not be interesting yourself and see who responds?) I don't think of “cool” (or “popular”) as a “yes or no” switch; I think of it as a matter of degree. Some people are generally more popular than others, and some people are *specifically* more popular *to some people* than others. (Example: Ashton and Oprah are popular to the general public, but they might not be popular to each other.)

As for how to find cool people, that's not hard: they're the ones that everybody else is telling you are cool. It's not a matter of finding them; it's a matter of believing the hype.

(If you'd rather find people that *you'll* consider interesting, why not be interesting yourself and see who responds?)

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