Alex Hemmert
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Alex Hemmert
The man who doesn’t read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.” -Twain
Epictetus, himself a former slave who knew something about the weight of others' expectations, taught that we suffer more in imagination than in reality
stepfanie tyler • The Audience of None: No One Is Watching You
The opportunity lost by increasing the amount of blank space is gained back with enhanced attention on what remains. More white space means that less information is presented. In turn, proportionately more attention shall be paid to that which is made less available. When there is less, we appreciate everything much more.
John Maeda • The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
Our left-brain is narrow, analytic, grasping. Our right-brain is broad, contextual, alive.
Not Boring • Modern Magnificenza
Execution must always be tied to the firm’s value and cost drivers.
Gordon Walker • Modern Competitive Strategy
Through linguistic offshoots, such as writing, we are able to practice a unique phenomenon: exbodiment , in which byproducts of our cognition can be captured, stored, shared, and passed through generations.
Brian Klaas • The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
“If Tetris has taught me anything. It's that in life, errors pile up and accomplishments disappear.” -@GameModJr
Activities are consistent when they are jointly in tune with the firm’s strategy, even if they don’t reinforce each other directly. A high level of consistency or fit implies that the firm’s policies and practices are aligned together with its market position.
Gordon Walker • Modern Competitive Strategy
