Author: <span>Jay Torres</span>

Widgetsmith += 100,000,000

By Jay Torres

David Smith, developer of Pedometer++, Sleep++, and Widgetsmith, recently broke the 100,000,000 download mark for Widgetsmith. He’s a one man shop and by all accounts, is the nicest developer in the Apple community. He commemorated the milestone by writing a post.

…gratitude when left unexpressed is ultimately selfish.

What a profound statement.

I know I have a hard time accepting compliments and expressing gratitude. It’s mostly because I don’t want to seem full of myself or boastful. I have started to come around due to my wife, Mary, since she believes accepting praise, gifts, and compliments leads to more.

I can also see how, when done right, expressing gratitude publicly aka sharing your wins, can help inspire people as well.

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What I Think About LeBron Breaking My NBA Scoring Record

By Jay Torres

Kareem Abdul Jabbar on Lebron James breaking his all time scoring record:

In the months leading up to LeBron breaking my record, so much was written about how I would feel on the day he sank that record-breaking shot that I had to laugh. I’d already written several times stating exactly how I felt so there really wasn’t much to speculate about. It’s as if I won a billion dollars in a lottery and 39 years later someone won two billion dollars. How would I feel? Grateful that I won and happy that the next person also won. His winning in no way affects my winning.

What a gracious answer. It’s not zero sum, we can all appreciate what both have done.

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