Clara Nafria

At first, I’d say yes to everything — meetings are really valuable when you’re starting off. But I reached a point where I was letting myself get scheduled on six to eight hours of phone calls a day. And when I looked at them, I couldn’t identify what the positive outcomes were — and more importantly, I didn’t enjoy doing it.

each chapter is just one short piece of advice that is mystical yet evocative. It’s been a hard year for me, if I’m being honest. For some reason the Tao Te Ching repackaged as business advice helped get me through it. As with all book recommendations, your mileage may vary, but if you are in the mood for some soul-searching I can’t recommend this

In the media world, the counterpart is:

1. Content-market fit, i.e. making something that people want


2. Community participation, i.e. fostering engagement and participation by an audience


3. Community ownership, i.e. ceding ownership and control to a community

These emotional bookends, however, can be your secret weapon in making better decisions. The process is as simple as taking the time to identify 1) the emotions you feel as you face your decision, and 2) the emotions you want to feel as you’re looking at your decision in the rearview mirror. What do you see? How is your life better for a satisfying

Humans and our behavior cannot be reduced to a linear equation. How we and our lives unfold and evolve is not linear, so fitting our dreams, behaviors, and limitations into a neat equation is reductionist. We’re highly complex creatures moving through a highly complex and interdependent world. We’re constantly changing and in