aiming for resonance
GDP sees Wikipedia as possibly having a negative value. If there wasn’t Wikipedia people would still buy encyclopedias. And all those volunteer Wikipedia editors could do something really valuable with their time, like work for money.
Yancey Strickler • This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World
The dream isn’t just to show all of ourselves unfiltered to the world. It’s to find a character that we feel comfortable being, that we deeply resonate with, and if we’re lucky, some part of the world might too.
I suppose at the end of the day, one of my motivators for talking about the absurdity of our economic and financial systems is that I believe business and work can be prosperous without adhering to the logic those systems run on. Just because a product doesn't "scale" doesn't mean it can't be sustainable or even wildly profitable.
workfutures • Always and Forever
Is it possible that we must be passive to experience resonance? Do we only hear those loud, clear, deep, and continuing sounds—perhaps the heartbeat of the universe—when we forfeit control and let the wind blow us where it may? Does our grammar know more about the world than we do—does it embody wisdom that eludes the modern mind?
🏡 I Don’t Resonate With You
We see each release as a chance to increase the surface area of our purpose.
Yancey Strickler • When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1
When I hear people say things like “our goal is to be at 5mm ARR by 2024” I always get a little sad and uncomfortable. I don’t have quantifiable goals like that. And if I do, any number I choose feels arbitrary. My goals are usually more qualitative - to create simple, delightful products that are meaningful for the people they serve, to create dig
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Every release is a chance to find the people who connect with our ideas, and for us to better express the essence of what our project is about.
Yancey Strickler • When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1
You can’t try to resonate. Ultimately, resonance is beyond us. Like happiness, it can’t be a goal.
🏡 I Don’t Resonate With You
hmm. i think it can be a goal, but it’s not one you go about directly. it’s one you go about by creating something that speaks to /you/ and in doing so, finds its people.