Some Things I Think

Social media makes more sense when you view it as a place people go to perform rather than a place to communicate.

“It’s good to have people in your life who you don’t want to disappoint.” - Buffett

“People like you more when you are working towards something, not when you have it.” - Drake

Logic doesn’t persuade people. Clarity, storytelling, and appealing to self-interest do.

Good marketing wins in the short run and good products win in the long run.

Nothing leads to success like unshakable faith in one big idea, and nothing sets the seeds of your downfall like an unshakable faith to one big idea.

A lot of people seem to have a necessary level of stress, and when their life is going well they make up imaginary problems to fill the void.

A good test when reading the news is to constantly ask, “Will I still care about this story in a year? Two years? Five years?”