Reminders for myself
how many people you touched > how many people you reached
In order to be credible, you must be authentic and true.
om.co • Brunello Cucinelli
Brunello: In everything, really. For example, take Marcus Aurelius, the emperor. In any possible mood that you might be in, you read a sentence by him and you feel better. Any philosopher helps you to raise your head and the world will look better. Respect the human being, and that will be better. Hadrian the emperor said, “I never met anyone who a... See more
om.co • Brunello Cucinelli
I think digital scrolling induces a kind of blackout. Not in the way alcohol causes one, but in the sense that time disappears without anything worth remembering. There are days I can barely recall—not because they were traumatic, but because they were simply unmemorable. A digital fog. Hours passed without touching anything real. No texture. No de... See more
When you're dealing with something difficult, try zooming out and imagining it happening to a character in a movie. Instead of being stuck in the pain of the moment, see it as part of a bigger narrative that you're detached from.
“Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.”
— Howard Aiken
