Empowering
This is the ultimate trapdoor in the hall of fame; to become a prisoner of one's own persona. The desire for recognition in an increasingly atomized world lures us to be who strangers wish us to be. And with personal development so arduous and lonely, there is ease and comfort in crowdsourcing your identity. But amid such temptations, it's worth re... See more
Gurwinder • The Perils of Audience Capture
Kurt, Dave and Chris:... See more
First let me apologize for taking a couple of days to put this outline together. When I spoke to Kurt I was in the middle of making a Fugazi album1, but I thought I would have a day or so between records to sort everything out. My schedule changed unexpectedly, and this is the first moment I've had to go through it all. Apology
Shaun Usher • I would like to be paid like a plumber
It’s any time someone hesitates to make the thing they desperately want to make because they succumb to the avoidable things that kill creativity. There is never enough money or time. You will never feel you have enough knowledge. There are no perfect market conditions. Ideas never (read: shouldn’t) come with a guarantee of success. Just make the t
... See moreLauren Crichton • #93: Selling the Idea, Making the Thing, Respecting the Duty of Care #93: Selling the Idea, Making the Thing, Respecting the Duty of Care
Trust does not happen instantly, either. Trust must be, well... earned. "Assured reliance" is a high bar. And people are generally skeptical. So earning trust means that you have to prove yourself not just once but over and over and over again.
If you happen to be a brand putting content out in the world, trust is even harder to come by. Most people
... See moreConfessions of a bottleneck. And my plan to change that.
Note to team from today.
My job is to help you do the best work you’ve ever done.
Not the most work you’ve ever done.
My job is not to make you tired or stressed;
My job is to keep you out of meetings;
My job is to keep you away from your inbox.
To do the best work you have ever done, you must wor... See more
Note to team from today.
My job is to help you do the best work you’ve ever done.
Not the most work you’ve ever done.
My job is not to make you tired or stressed;
My job is to keep you out of meetings;
My job is to keep you away from your inbox.
To do the best work you have ever done, you must wor... See more
Naval Ravikant's latest podcast with Chris Williamson is mind-blowing.
He revealed:
• Why he deleted his calendar
• Three decisions that determine 90% of your life's outcome
• Why most anxiety comes from a problem few understand
10 insights that'll transform your life: https://t.co/5jsynf3CGc
Our inbox teaches us to fractionalise our attention.
• Our phone teaches us to fractionalise our attention.
• Social media teaches us to fractionalise our attention.
Unless we learn to focus for long periods of time on the problems we are trying to solve, we will live a life without ever doing our best work.
• Our phone teaches us to fractionalise our attention.
• Social media teaches us to fractionalise our attention.
Unless we learn to focus for long periods of time on the problems we are trying to solve, we will live a life without ever doing our best work.
