positive sum thinking
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positive sum thinking
We prospered in an AND world, not an OR world. We could succeed AND others could succeed.
Reconsider
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 tho
... See moreIt's not slow and steady wins the race, but slow and steady keeps you on the right course, because there is no race.
good art makes you want to make your own art. it’s a positive sum game.
How to be more positive sum:
use envy as inspiration
The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
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A great new word: Pronoia
Pronoia: the belief that the universe is conspiring in your favour – the opposite of paranoia.
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.
If you have an apple and I have an apple, and we exchange apples, then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea, and we exchange ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.
George Bernard Shaw