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- Steve Jobs energy transference was so strong it was labelled a Reality Distortion Field. He could bend other people's perception of reality with one interaction. I don't think this is some mystical woo-woo energy. It's a combination of intensity, frame, belief, body language, optimism and vocal tonality.
Julian Paul added 3mo ago
“The secret to change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” Dan Millman
from How To Think About Change by Thomas Klaffke
Julian Paul added 3mo ago
- "Your worst sin is that you've destroyed and betrayed yourself for the Algorithm."
- Dostoevsky, 2024from Tweet by charlie ️
Julian Paul added 5mo ago
- There are different types of hard work:
1. Outthinking (a better strategy, a shortcut)
2. Pure Effort (working longer, intensity)
3. Opportunistic (positioning yourself to take advantage of change)
4. Consistency (doing average things for longer)from Tweet by Zoe Scaman
Julian Paul added 5mo ago
- When you choose whom to follow on Twitter, you’re choosing what types of mindsets and aesthetics to expose yourself to on a regular basis. You’re choosing what types of conversations to have. You’re choosing to be reminded regularly of certain things, and not of others. This is a kind of Programmable attention.
from Programmable attention
Julian Paul added 5mo ago
- Every “overnight success” is the result of years of thankless work. Success comes not from great acts of genius but from doing lots of small things consistently
from 23 Truths I Wish I Knew at 23
Julian Paul added 5mo ago
“A camera is a device for learning how to see without a camera.” —Dorothea Lange
from On the Usefulness of Photography by Simon Sarris
Julian Paul added 5mo ago
So the point is to take the work seriously but you don’t take yourself too seriously. There’s a riff about this in Stephen Pressfield’s War of Art, where he talks about how amateurs are too precious with their work: “The professional has learned, however, that too much love can be a bad thing. Too much love can make him choke. The seeming detachmen
... See morefrom Are You Serious? by Visakan Veerasamy
Julian Paul added 5mo ago
- While frameworks can offer valuable perspectives and guide decision-making, rigid adherence to them can lead to tunnel vision and unhelpful outcomes. Successful decision-making often requires a blend of framework-guided analysis and intuitive judgment, where the needs of both the business and the customer are carefully considered.
from Twitter’s former Head of Product opens up: being fired, meeting Elon, changing stagnant culture, building consumer product, more | Kayvon Beykpour by Lenny Rachitsky
Julian Paul added 5mo ago