Brian Sholis
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Brian Sholis
Status Signaling and
* “You imagine that you are fighting against the mob, but actually you are becoming a part of it. Within the mob there is no justice and no argument and no reasoning, no space for inquiry or investigation. The only good move is not to play.”
New York Times • Opinion | If I Get Canceled, Let Them Eat Me Alive (Published 2022)
- “… a clock is anything that undergoes irreversible changes: changes in which energy spreads out among more particles or into a broader area.”
Natalie Wolchover • The New Thermodynamic Understanding of Clocks | Quanta Magazine
* “The 10 Club is a group of 10 people you want to work with later in life, and every member should be kind, ambitious, and generous.”
David Perell • The Fruits of Friendship - David Perell
* "Sometimes, to be a resident of polite society, you have to lie, and this feels unpleasant for a moment but is usually bearable. But lying to an empty page alone in a room feels awful."
Sasha Chapin • If You Have Writer's Block, Maybe You Should Stop Lying If You Have Writer's Block, Maybe You Should Stop Lying
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- "deprioritizing ethical business practices directly undermines stability, profitability and growth"
Hugh Francis • ✨ Expansive Brands • garden3d research
* “Shared experiences — especially novel, challenging, and unfamiliar ones — are the best way to foster tight bonds. Host a retreat. Travel with friends. Rent a car, start driving, and see where you end up.”