Agalia Tan
- the things in your immediate vicinity are the things that are going to dominate your life. So picking and influencing your neighborhood is really important... the neighborhood determines quite a bit about our life and our happiness.
from 3-2-1: On mental toughness, when confidence fools you, and the importance of neighborhoods
- But that was just it – we were doing it our own way, at our own pace.
Comparison is the thief of joy and sensible business strategy too.from Lessons I'm still learning
- If we set out to ask a question and rush to answer it, we haven't allowed the question to hang suspended over the void, We haven't listened.
Open-endedness creates the space for a response to come. Let's call this space a "pause." The pause is not only the secret of knowing yourself, it is the secret of all healing. Within the pause, the response fi... See more - Another unique thing about virality is that it comes and goes over time depending on the channels available. These viral channels are constantly in flux. Not true with network effects, which are more stable over time.
from Viral Effects Are Not Network Effects by James Currier
- When you’re genuinely curious about the world, when you let that curiosity guide your reading, your thinking, and your creating, you become a magnet for ideas, conversations, and opportunities. When you’re interested, you’re never boring. And when you’re interesting, the world can’t help but pay attention.
from Forty Years, Forty Lessons
- On TikTok, anything and everything can be content. For those who are willing to play that particular game, they can film and share and monetize every mundane or salacious aspect of their lives. Nothing is sacred and everything is scalable.
from The New Pornographers — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
- I know that among my regrets, one of the sharpest is refusing to accept a sincere apology. Offering an olive branch takes courage. Try to reward this, even from people who you don’t believe deserve forgiveness.
from 50 Things I Know by Sasha Chapin