sparks
the people who win deals are the ones who want to win them most.
The New World: Joshua Kushner, Thrive Capital, and the American dream
Three things:
- Everything, if done long enough and deeply enough, is sometimes tedious.
- I’m pretty sure the key to long-term happiness lies in having fun even when something is tedious and difficult.
- If you find something fun even when it’s objectively hard, keep going.
Ava • Everything’s Okay if You’re Still Having Fun
“He continues to teach because it provides him with a livelihood; also because it teaches him humility, brings it home to him who he is in the world. The irony does not escape him: that the one who comes to teach learns the keenest of lessons, while those who come to learn learn nothing.”
― J.M. Coetzee, Disgrace
― J.M. Coetzee, Disgrace
Disgrace Quotes by J.M. Coetzee
I dislike when people say they “have empathy” instead of showing it by demonstrating they can hold different perspectives. It turns the word into a badge instead of a verb.
37 years, 37 realisations.
I feel a wave of dystopia whenever I confront the intellectual inconsistency of highly educated people.
37 years, 37 realisations.
Today, America needs balls. And so balls are what we must reward.
-SOLANA
-SOLANA
Age of Balls
“What is talkativeness? It is the result of doing away with the vital distinction between talking and keeping silent. Only some one who knows how to remain essentially silent can really talk--and act essentially. Silence is the essence of inwardness, of the inner life. Mere gossip anticipates real talk, and to express what is still in thought
... See moreUndivided focus and your precious human time are among the most scarce and meaningful gifts you can give others in the AI era. Especially asalgorithms becoming more sophisticated in competing for our attention, giving your time to a human will be a gift. I expect our culture to crave the exchange of undivided attention. Showing your hands during a... See more