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Economics professor Tyler Cowen on raising the aspirations of others:
“Yesterday I had lunch with a former Ph.D student of mine, who is now highly successful and tenured at a very good school. I was reminded that, over twenty years ago, I was Graduate Director of Admissions. One of my favorite strategies was to take strong candidates who applied for... See more
“Yesterday I had lunch with a former Ph.D student of mine, who is now highly successful and tenured at a very good school. I was reminded that, over twenty years ago, I was Graduate Director of Admissions. One of my favorite strategies was to take strong candidates who applied for... See more
3-2-1: Thoughts on greatness, enjoying the journey, and raising the aspirations of others
The past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, & thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only about the past. - Virginia Wolf
A tiny bud of a smile on your lips nourishes awareness and calms you miraculously… your smile will bring happiness to you and to those around you.
smile yoga - Thich Naht Hanh
“Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who steps up and takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the courage to develop that potential” (Brown, 2018)
We have not built a human-needs-first society; we have built a business-needs-first society, and it is starting to show.
“Great leaders are great teachers not only because they know what they think, but because they take the time to organize their thoughts in ways so that they can communicate them clearly.” – Noel Tichy, The Leadership Engine
Love this from Yancey Strickler:
An artist is a self-employed self-expressor.
A creator is a self-employed commercial expressor.
Every Decision Made About You And Your Opportunities Is Made In A Room You’re Not In - Joanna Bloor, The Potentialist.