Will Bench
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Will Bench
The good life is one inspired by love
and guided by knowledge.
(Bertrand Russell)
Denial is so much easier than looking inward, or backward, or forward; so much easier than change. But denial needs narratives, cover stories, and that is what conspiracy culture is providing.
Naomi Klein • Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World
Life has gotten very chaotic incredibly quickly. It has become increasingly difficult to parse anything from the static. People started coping with this lack of meaning through a kind of ironic detachment (which is very much still around), but it has matured into a pervasive cultural apathy, a permeating numbness. This isn’t nihilism per se. (Even ... See more
Catherine Shannon • Everyone Is Numbing Out
From reading over 100 business books and running a startup for over a year, here's a 2-word summary of communication that might save you years of reading:
Contrast
Potential
It's not enough to say 'matcha is good', it's not a story until you say 'compared to coffee, matcha makes you consistently alert but not jittery'. It's not a story with potenti... See more
Contrast
Potential
It's not enough to say 'matcha is good', it's not a story until you say 'compared to coffee, matcha makes you consistently alert but not jittery'. It's not a story with potenti... See more
Chris Lengerich • Communication
Winston Churchill hit the nail on the head when he said, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Coolness and
