positive sum thinking

What I appreciate most about the talent stack is that it opens us to more positive-sum games. Rather than competing head-on and trying to climb one global summit, the talent stack empowers us to be the best version of ourselves. It’s a lesson I wish they taught in school. It is the ultimate escape from competition.

Linda • How to develop your talent stack

andrea

Education is positive sum—when I learn something, I can share with others. But Harvard etc are zero sum—the more people that go, the less valuable the credential is.

sari

A great new word: Pronoia Pronoia: the belief that the universe is conspiring in your favour – the opposite of paranoia.

sari

Winners expect to win. https://t.co/c0xOCn677S

Danny Miranda

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sari

It's not slow and steady wins the race, but slow and steady keeps you on the right course, because there is no race.

sari

Those who can ask without shame are viewing themselves in collaboration with—rather than in competition with—the world

Amanda Palmer • The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

sari

Ev Williams (founder of Twitter, Blogger, and Medium) when asked who inspires him:

“When I think about a commonality of companies and leaders I admire, it is those who—whether they have a bunch of resources or not—come from a position of confidence and an abundance mindset.”

When he got to Google, the thing that most struck him was how big they

sari

“If we want a joyous life, we must think joyous thoughts. If we want a prosperous life, we must think prosperous thoughts. If we want a loving life, we must think loving thoughts. Whatever we send out mentally or verbally will come back to us in like form.”

― Louise L. Hay, You Can Heal Your Life

phoebe

We prospered in an AND world, not an OR world. We could succeed AND others could succeed.

Reconsider

phoebe