<p>Man, it’s tough to get work done on my own site when I am so busy with freelance work. Slowly but surely, I am making progress, and I am hoping that by having some days off this month, I will be able to get it done soon. Here are the links that I found interesting this week:</p>

<ul><li><a href="http://www.airbagindustries.com/archives/airbag/cholesterol.php">Cholesterol.</a>
<p>I think having debate in the workplace is so important to reaching the best decision. This is why I think Obama will be successful in office; he is not just surrounding himself with “yes” men.</p>
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<li><a href="http://psdtuts.com/articles/9-information-design-tips-to-make-you-a-better-web-designer/">9 Information Design Tips to Make You a Better Web Designer</a>
<p>Some nice tips that are focused more on the organization side than the design side.</p>
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<li><a href="http://jasonsantamaria.com/articles/cultivating-conversations/">Cultivating Conversations</a>
<p>Jason brings up the point that sometimes comments become overwhelming on blog posts. He suggests that the author should use “milemarker” comments so that readers can get a quick snapshot of the comments so far.</p>
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</ul><ul><li><a href="http://surveys.webdirections.org/index.php?sid=38693">The State of the Web 2008</a>
<p>Do you make websites? Take the survey.</p>
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<li><a href="http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/six-valuable-things-web-design-clients-wont-tell-you/">Six Valuable Things Web Design Clients Won’t Tell You</a>
<p>I wish clients would admit things like this. I guess the solution to that is to educate the client.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.zeldman.com/2008/12/04/20-signs-you-dont-want-that-web-design-project/">20 signs you don’t want that web design project</a>
<p>Wow, I can’t believe some of these things actually happened.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.designobserver.com/archives/entry.html?id=38855">Chris Pullman: What I’ve Learned </a>
<p>Chris shares ten important lessons that he learned while working for WGBH for 35 years.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.miltonglaser.com/pages/milton/essays/es3.html">Ten Things I Have Learned</a>
<p>Milton Glaser’s talk from 2001 was also linked around this week. It’s great to see so many tips from these guys with so much experience.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.alistapart.com/issues/273">A List Apart: Issue 273</a>
<p>I know some about IA, but I definitely learned some new ideas while reading <a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flexiblefueleducatingtheclientonia">Flexible Fuel: Educating the Client on IA</a>. I really hadn’t heard much about agile design, but <a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/gettingrealaboutagiledesign">Getting Real About Agile Design</a> was helpful in learning more about it.</p>
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