Around the World in 14 Days

The Freak Factor manifesto was published two weeks ago. Since then, it has been traveling around the United States and the world. Unfortunately, I didn't get to go along. If you'd like, you can click on the links to take the trip.

Brazil - Eduardo Fernandes wrote an article in Portuguese about The Freak Factor. You can read my post about it here.

Australia - Tangerine Meg from South Australia listed The Freak Factor as her favorite manifesto from the April edition of ChangeThis.

Malaysia - Alpha Lim from Kuala Lumpur is worried that too many people are involved in the "defreaking process" instead of "letting freaks be freaks."

Israel - Gittit Shwartz is concerned that I am arguing that people can't change by conscious effort. I posted a comment in response.

Stanford University Library Blog - This post provides a summary of Bob Sutton's post below.

Bob Sutton's Blog - Bob is the author of the provocatively titled book The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't. He compares ChangeThis manifestos to the Harvard Business Review and wonders aloud if the manifestos (including mine) sound more interesting. I recommend his 15 Things I Believe, which are posted along the left side of the blog. 

Coachbrain.com - My manifesto is posted along with only five others, including one by author and venture capitalist, Guy Kawasaki.

Do Life Right Blog - Lisa writes "a recent ChangeThis article titled The Freak Factor is fantastic. In not so many words, this is exactly what I do with my kids. Applying it to myself has been the real challenge. Of course I have strengths, yet for years all I could see were my weaknesses (although I would never have admitted this at the time). I love the idea of not worrying about my weaknesses and making time to build my strengths to make them even stronger. That’s basically what I do with my kids! So, why not me too?"

BNET Business Network - Michael Fitzgerald applies The Freak Factor to business management. We've had a brief discussion in the comments section since then.

Comments

[David Rendall]

Gittit,

Thanks for sharing the manifesto! That is the best news an author can hear.

David Rendall

[Gittit Shwartz]

Good stuff. I printed the manifesto and passed it on to my mom on Passover Eve (family gathering). Eventually it disappeared from the house in somebody else's hands... Spreading the word in a low-tech way!

[Alpha Lim]

Glad to do my bit to help spread the word...

embrace your inner freak!

[Susan M. Ford]

Oh my goodness! I so loved the quote from the pastor in Maylasia... "there are churches where freaks are accepted for a trial period during which they need to enrol in the defreaking process--or else. (the defreaking process is sometimes mislabeled "discipleship.")" This guy had me rolling! Such truth.