What I’m trying to say to you is, whether you’re at a peak or a trough: most feelings are recursive. They end and they begin.

We learn who we are in practice, not in theory.” We learn whether an idea is incredible or terrible when we put it into practice, not when we talk about it in theory

This year, there will be two types of startups that get funding: 1) extremely difficult tech problems that require a lot of capital to get started and 2) one-and-done rounds. With the latter, teams will aim to raise one round, experiment with new profit-sharing, and maintain optionality to take a big swing if the company takes off.

The self is not unitary and separate from others; peopling occurs in the context of mutual-mental-modeling relationships, which continue to affect each person when he is alone.

In short, good values have to be grown from the inside out. Attempts to short-circuit this process by dangling rewards in front of children are at best ineffective, and at worst counterproductive. Children are likely to become enthusiastic, lifelong learners as a result of being provided with an engaging curriculum; a safe, caring community in whic... See more

Brands have incredible influence and can guide loyal customers to try new things. Consumer loyalty is not always about wanting the same thing but exploring new things with trusted brands.

Write to express yourself, to follow your curiosity, to get to know yourself. Write to better understand the world. Write to meditate. Write to grow, to be creative, write because it’s fun.

At the moment our gardens are rather solo affairs. We haven't figure out how to make them multi-player. But there's an enthusiastic community of developers and designers trying to fix that. It's hard to say what kind of libraries, frameworks, and design patterns might emerge out of that effort, but it certainly isn't going to happen behind a Medium... See more

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