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@alexwastaken
curious librarian
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Some of our best essays come from people who don’t consider themselves writers: Frank Lloyd Wright was an architect, Carl Sagan an astronomer, John Muir an environmentalist. Writing wasn’t their main income, and they didn’t write to be writerly; they wrote to make sense of their mind, their culture, and their role in it. What makes the essay the... See more
Michael Deansubstack.com“You look at where you're going and where you are and it never makes sense, but then you look back at where you've been and a pattern seems to emerge.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
I love to work with humans. I’m all for data — it can and should inform decisions where it makes sense — but at the end of the day, I am interested in working together with human beings to create better outcomes for other human beings. A lot of my obsession is around magical experiences; the final 5% touch that makes something feel special. This is... See more
Strauss Zelnick on blame:
“'I know there's been a lot of talk about what went wrong last week. I know everyone's been at least somewhat focused on who's to blame. I want you to know that I've searched long and hard and finally discovered who's responsible.' I paused. 'I am.' One could see varying looks of surprise and relief around the table. I... See more
“'I know there's been a lot of talk about what went wrong last week. I know everyone's been at least somewhat focused on who's to blame. I want you to know that I've searched long and hard and finally discovered who's responsible.' I paused. 'I am.' One could see varying looks of surprise and relief around the table. I... See more
A Kodak insider explains what really happened to its business and how other companies in the same position, facing a technological shift, can learn from it.
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