Will Pearson
Will Pearson
William E. Pearsonis the co-founder of mental floss, a bi-monthly magazine, which he started with Mangesh Hattikudur when both were students at Duke University. Pearson graduated from Duke in 2001, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Describing himself, Pearson noted his penchant for eating two M&M's at the same time, on different sides of the mouth, "making both sides of the mouth equally happy". Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as freshmen at Duke University and in their...
basketball good guys kids knew team together
I think we were pretty fortunate. Not many kids get to play basketball together for that long. We had such good chemistry. We pretty much knew what the other guys were going to do -- or at least we knew long before the other team did.
coaches figure given good guys hard hurt identify league night team teams three time
I don't know that that's a real complicated thing to figure out. Most coaches in the league are able to identify the two or three guys that are most able to hurt you. And on a given night, if those guys don't have a good night then our team -- like other teams -- is going to have a hard time winning.
car guys money people sale
People think dealers are making $10,000 a car but these guys are actually battling. The opportunities to make money come from other things than the sale of the vehicle.
add almost guys high listen says valuable
And that's been a valuable thing to add to our team. He's almost like another coach. Our guys really listen to what he says -- he doesn't get too high and he doesn't get too low.
contribute drive guys help lions money save
They get to help contribute back to the Lions Club, and we save money by getting these guys to drive for us.
beginning blur education goal line
Our goal from the beginning has been to blur the line between education and entertainment, ... why not have one with our goal of education?
floss information learning mental people
Mental Floss is what it is. It's about people learning information they always thought they should know.
final thrilled
There's so much in there. ... I'm thrilled to see the final product.
entertainment good listening telling training
It's good training for a writer, ... entertaining people, telling them about your life, listening as they tell you about theirs.
alive goal hard held kids poise stay worked
I thought our kids really held their poise out there tonight. Our kids worked hard all week. The only goal we have now is to stay alive every week.
biggest key network people training
I think training is the key ... of the conference, ... One of the biggest things is being able to network with people from all over.
beat far played teams
We're a far better team. We'd played and beat better teams than that.
ben seen
We had never seen one before, Ben is the one who makes the decisions.
offense returning seven starters
We've got seven returning starters on offense and seven returning on defense,