dreamers addicted to reality instead of realists addicted to dreams.
-Neri Oxman on what she looks for when hiring
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dreamers addicted to reality instead of realists addicted to dreams. -Neri Oxman on what she looks for when hiring
Reality is for those who cannot face their dream.
Note by Slavoj Žižek on Substack
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“I want individuals who see the world differently—people who aren’t afraid of dedicating 5-10 years to pursue their vision” – Brian Norgard
Brian Norgard • The Pomp Podcast on Apple Podcasts
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Society needs visionaries of means, not dreamers of ends.
David R. Hawkins • Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior
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we default to rewarding the people who can consistently produced correct models of the world - physicists and mathematicians who are able to explain the laws of the physical world, or artists and entertainers who are able to anticipante our innermost wants and desires.
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“People get better at regulating their impulses. They learn how to distract themselves from temptations. And once you’ve gotten into that willpower groove, your brain is practiced at helping you focus on a goal.
Charles Duhigg • The Power of Habit
Embrace the Daydreamers: I kicked off my speech with a call to embrace the “daydreamers,” by which I meant the right-brained creative thinkers on your team with a penchant for driving you and everyone else, well, a bit mad. Traditionally, right-brained people, those who ask the question “What if…?” or say “Why not…?” and eschew process and order, h
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SCREENING FOR THE RIGHT KIND OF AMBITION
Ben Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
the real truth: our dreams have always been on the other side of more action — mundane action sustained across time.
Daniel Kazandjian • Greatness isn't Grandiose
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