Camilo Moreno-Salamanca
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Camilo Moreno-Salamanca
To quickly learn a complex topic, use the “spiral method.” Start by speaking with one expert, then ask for recommendations on who else to talk to. Continue having conversations, gradually deepening your understanding. As you hear the same patterns and insights from multiple sources, you’ll know you’ve reached a sufficient depth to make informed dec... See more
Eilon Reshef
Gong CPO Interview with Lenny
Men who watch television now spend seven hours in front of the TV for every hour they spend hanging out with somebody outside their home. The typical female pet owner spends more time actively engaged with her pet than she spends in face-to-face contact with friends of her own species. Since the early 2000s, the amount of time that Americans say th... See more
Derek Thompson • The Anti-Social Century
TV and Pets have replaced each other
This neededness can come in several forms: social, economic, or communitarian. Our children and partners can depend on us for care or income. Our colleagues can rely on us to finish a project, or to commiserate about an annoying boss. Our religious congregations and weekend poker parties can count on us to fill a pew or bring the dip.
Derek Thompson • The Anti-Social Century
This is why I think the family as the primary atomic unit creates a foundational and necessary layer in society.
No, no, no, no, no. That's a mistake. That is the mindset you want. You want that mindset. You want the mindset of, "Oh, the next thing is coming. I can't wait for the next thing." In some ways, you have to be saying, "I can't wait for the next failure. I can't wait for the next success.
I can't wait for the next innovation." Oh, well, that's innova... See more
I can't wait for the next innovation." Oh, well, that's innova... See more
Marc Benioff • Marc Benioff
Marc Benioff interview with Lenny
Post-it Notes on Beauty
There is a type of beauty where the beauty is derived from the action.
People think more creative people are more ethical.
Beauty exists in a spectrum.
Beauty becomes more objective the more primal things are (e.g. fire, water).
When something is so new that our brain doesn’t know how to process it, we develop an aversion to it.
“And the skill of the writer is best displayed when what she suggests is much more than what she says…
I’m interested in the ordinary or, rather, what we have forced inside the uniform of the ordinary…
But I still think that those who are more or less arbitrarily given the job of telling stories shouldn’t be concerned about the serenity of individual
When launching a product, make sure it promises something people want, but don’t fully deliver until they’ve committed. Create that moment where people are unsure if the promise will be kept— that is where engagement happens.
Seth Godin • Seth Godin's tactics for building remarkable products, strategies, brands and more
Seth Godin interview with Lenny
In the 1960s, Irwin Altman, a psychologist at the Naval Medical Research Institute, in Bethesda, Maryland, co-developed a friendship formula characterized by increasing intimacy.
Derek Thompson • The Anti-Social Century
It was just a moment in time, but I need to have that mindset all the way along which is, "What is the next great thing? What is the next great success? What is the next great failure?" You're growing. You're evolving.
Marc Benioff • Marc Benioff
Marc Benioff Interview with Lenny