Chelchel Peixoto

How you think: In 1985, the writer and critic Howard Rheingold published Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology , which sought to give a brief history of “the idea that people could use computers to amplify thought and communication, as tools for intellectual work and social activity.”

When you struggle to write something in your own words, it often means you haven’t completely grasped the idea

Choose media that challenges your assumptions rather than confirms them.

I can tell you that it wasn’t because of any business skills or much of my knowledge; it was 90% because every time I had an idea (for a career project, a new initiative in my business, a role I wanted to learn to do), I would take advantage of the momentum of inspiration immediately and act on it.

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Judgment stands as an obstacle to self-love. Every time you judge, you separate. When you form opinions about another person, looking at him or her and saying, for instance, “This person is lazy, or a failure, or has terrible clothes,” you send a message to your subconscious that the world is a place where you had better act in certain ways if you

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Throughout the history of digital tools, a common theme is the technological advancement spurred by artists pushing the limits of the existing tools and creating their own adjacent tools to better serve their needs.

When you see yourself as many things at once – whether that’s your profession, your neighborhood, your hobbies, your generation – you become more nuanced and flexible as a person.