Reminders for myself

quotes, ideas, little human reminders

What happens to humanity when sex bexomes abundant?

Sex robots are almost here and we’re not ready to deal with this change.

1. “We tell stories because we have a hollow place in our heart. You don’t fill that with success. You fill it by finding yourself in the stories you tell.”

–Guillermo Del Toro

Britton Perelman • Just a moment...

If you publish content with the sole focus on what YOU will get from the audience (money, recognition, influence), three things will happen:

Your “audience” will see through it (and won’t stick around for long)

You’ll have no motivation to keep creating content after 6-12 months with little to no success.

You’ll give up quickly because getting w

You’re building an audience for the wrong reason

If you publish content with the sole focus on what YOU will get from the audience (money, recognition, influence), three things will happen:

Your “audience” will see through it (and won’t stick around for long)
You’ll have no motivation to keep creating content after 6-12 months with little to no success.
You’ll give up quickly because getting what you truly want (money, recognition, influence), takes a long time.

We are called upon to answer life’s ultimate questions: What kind of person do I want to be? What story do I want to tell? What gives me meaning?

Bruce Feiler • Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age

It seems, that in life, we are more pulled by our goals and desires than pushed by our everyday intentions or agendas.

That’s huge difference - I can translate this as one sentence: “Your ToDo List matters less than your defined dreams.”

the most valuable insights come from reimagining what we need to know rather than processing what we already know

There’s never been a better time to be a thoughtful human online.

In a sea of AI-generated fluff, real voice matters.

Honest thinking matters.

Being a person — not a product — can be the moat.

Web3 Won’t Save Writers - Paragraph Might

There’s a fragile moment between doing the work and receiving the reward. A liminal space where the deal is done, the pitch meeting is over, interview is finished, the proposal has been sent, and all that’s left to do is wait.

That space - the one before success actually materializes - is where many of us sabotage ourselves.

We get anxious. We overth... See more

The Silent Saboteur: Don’t Let Fear Kill Momentum After Great Meeting

focus on what you can control!

You don’t need to “find your passion” by 22, not even by your 52. You need to collect experiences that shape your lens, sharpen your instincts, and ideally give you a sixth sense for how people work, what they value, want, and appreciate. You can then put any technical knowledge on top of that and make products and communities that fly.

So don’t ove... See more

BFG (aka BrightFutureGuy) • Want to Be Unstoppable at Sales or Community-Building?

We need more individuals creating the media they want to see in the world.

The ideas that hold the most mental real estate will determine the outcome of humanity. We need more writers, entrepreneurs, and creators who develop their minds to distribute valuable knowledge and products that impact the course of evolution.

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