provocations
provocative ideas, musings, and statements to mull on
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provocations
The biggest mistake a consumer company can make, Arnault says, is to delegate advertising to the marketing department.
Suzy Wetlaufer • The Perfect Paradox of Star Brands: An Interview with Bernard Arnault of LVMH
I am not who you think I am; I am not who I think I am; I am who I think you think I am.
- Charles Horton Cooley
botharetrue.substack.com • i am who i think you think i am
A time is marked not so much by ideas that are argued about as by ideas that are taken for granted.
if you’re really good at what you do, you have the freedom to be who you really are
Sam Zell • Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel
Reaching 95%-ile isn't very impressive because it's not that hard to do. I think this is one of my most ridiculable ideas. It doesn't help that, when stated nakedly, that sounds elitist. But I think it's just the opposite: most people can become (relatively) good at most things.
Atul Gawande • 95%-Ile Isn't That Good
We belong to times far more than we belong to places. We just don’t realize it because we can’t travel in time and can never see our time from the perspective of another. - vgr