long-term thinking
musings on long-term thinking in a shortsighted world. we overestimate what we can do in a year, underestimate what we can do in 10 kinda thing.
Juan Orbea and
long-term thinking
The Centre For the Study of Existential Risk
cser.ac.uk
Our ideal outcome as a company is not becoming the next Facebook (god forbid), it’s becoming the next Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, a hot spring hotel in Japan, and one of the world’s oldest businesses (founded in 705 AD).
Play the long game.
People really underestimate **just how early** @joerogan was to podcasting.
2004 - Term "podcasting" is coined (ipod + broadcasting)
2005 - iTunes starts supporting podcasts
2009 - @joerogan starts his podcast
2012 - Apple... See more
Eric Jorgenson 📚 ☀️x.comI also think a lot about the old, iconic structures around the world that have stood the test of time and, in many cases, where we aren’t quite sure of all the details of how they were constructed. Marvels like the Colosseum, Roman aqueducts, or the Great Wall. Incredible architectural feats that were, by necessity, built to last and built slowly –... See more
Mario Gabriele • Modern Meditations: Rebecca Kaden (Union Square Ventures)
Doing Good: A Conversation with William MacAskill (Episode #228)
youtube.comThe founder of Teenage Engineering opens up to his creative space
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Kai Krause on how short-lived software is relative to other art forms:
You can hum a tune you once liked, years later. You can read words or look a painting from 300 years ago and still appreciate its truth and beauty today, as if brand new. Software, by that comparison, is more like Soufflé: enjoy it now, today, for... See more