Inspirational Stories II : The 3M Post-It Notes Invention
April 23, 2007
Some of you may not know who Spence Silver or Art Fry was, but if I link their names with Post It Notes, I’m sure it’ll ring a bell. Yes, both of them were inventors of the widely acclaimed 3M Post-It Notes.
These handy sticky notes are very useful and have made our lives in the office, school or even at home much more convenient, colourful and interesting. But personally, I find the story behind the invention to be even more flavoured.
Here’s to all aspiring inventors and creators.
Geez, He failed… or Did He?
Like most inventors, 3M chemist Spence Silver liked trying and error. But he never expected that by mixing simple organic molecules in a odd proportion during an experiment in 1968, he would concoct a polymer that was exactly the opposite of what he wanted to achieve. Instead of holding on to the objects after it was applied, the polymer let go easily. In other words, it was a glue that didn’t stick very well. Although he knew there must be some good use for it, never did he imagine that that accidental fluke would turn out to be such a huge commercial success today. Read more
HDBizblog’s Review of Our Goal Setting Tutorial
April 20, 2007
One of my greatest satisfaction with operating Goal Setting College is knowing that the articles and resources that I’ve developed, have helped my readers in a way or another. This time, I’ve got another reason to be touched again 
Stephen Smith of HD Biz blog has graciously written an unsolicited review of our f.ree Goal Setting Tutorial, after stumbling onto Goal Setting College via a suggestion I’ve left on his blog. HD Biz blog is recently listed in ZenHabit’s Top 50 Productivity Blogs honour roll and contains a great amount of useful information to help you stay productive and effective. His sincere and heartwarming personality (radiated through his posts) is likely to make you feel at home too!
You can read all about his well written, forceful and concise review here.
