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A single thought will not make a pathway in the mind…
As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our...
Version (1.1) now in the AppStore
This journey started on January 3, 2016 with the first discussion of what could be done to help others who may need to hear "the right words at the right time." Here we are, 10+ months later, and the idea has become real. Version 1.1 is the gift we intended, and now...
Intelligence or Wisdom, which is better?
One of the smartest guys in the startup game is Paul Graham, and he's an excellent writer as well. Today I stumbled on his essay (he has a collection of nifty essays) with the title "Is it worth being wise?" And I highly recommend it because I consider him to be both,...
New logo font
Sometimes, clever isn't as wise as simple. I originally thought that it was clever and humble (wise is humble, right?) to use all lower case for the logo. Feedback told me otherwise (no pun intended). Some people said "Who is Tobe? Toby?" A good friend suggested the...
Discovering fresh quotes!
I've been collecting quotations for many years, and it seems that I keep finding new ones that I'd like to add to the collection for ToBeWise. Here are a few recent ones that I found AFTER the collection was finalized: "Giving from the heart can lift depression,...
Actions express Priorities
That's a Gandhi quote: Actions express Priorities. And there's another one about how you can really ignore what people say, the only thing that matters is what they Do. We agree, of course, and to learn what people really do with our app, we include a bit of software...
The Origin Story
In 1985 a new software category (currently called CRM for Customer Relationship Management) started up with the release of a software product called TeleMagic, for the PC. It was designed primarily for salespeople to use in their work, to keep track of the many...
Milestones… gotta love ’em!
I love it when a plan comes together. This past Friday, the last day of September, and the second New Moon of the month, our long-standing plan to get the app in the AppStore became a reality. Now available to about one billion iOS devices all over the world. The even...
Meet the Team
Rio Pedersen is the spark that ignited the content discovery and organization. Tireless, dedicated, focused, and a real pleasure to work with. Namasté! Bitcot has earned an exalted place in app development history by achieving the rare trifecta of delivering a high...
If Kahlil Gibran had an iPhone
If Kahlil Gibran had an iPhone he would have built something like tobewise. but with the tools he had at the time, the best he could do was The Prophet.