sparks
"clarity comes when rest remembers its dreams."
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. “
– Mark Twain
In 1984, every sneaker brand was competing to sign 21-year-old Michael Jordan. The front-runners were Converse and Adidas. Jordan wore Converse in college and during the 1984 Olympics. And in high school, he said, “My favorite shoes were Adidas.” George Raveling, an assistant coach for the 1984 U.S. Olympic basketball team, had a long-standing... See more
Billy Oppenheimer • SIX at 6: A Qualitative Phenomenon, Madame Butterfly, Focusing on the Wrong Things, Training Differently, Seeing Beyond the Numbers, and the Secret of Everyone Who Has Ever Excelled
great anecdote
Thoughts are the greatest vehicle to change power and success in the world. Everything begins with thoughts.
- Oprah
from Make your Stuff by Austin Kleon:
“it’s not enough to be good. In order to be found, you have to be findable.”
“If you want people to know about what you do and the things you care about, you have to share.”
“Make stuff you love and talk about stuff you love and you’ll attract people who love that kind of stuff. It’s that simple.”
“Teaching people
... See moreWhat is technology? It’s technique. It’s the way we all do things. And when you discover a way to do things, its value is multiplied by all who use it. It is the proverbial fishing rod rather than the fish. That’s the difference between a startup and a restaurant or a barber shop. You fry eggs or cut hair one customer at a time. Whereas if you
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this is amazing and applies to helping someone learn anything.
DMs saying “Hey I made this THING. Do you want it?” work better than emails (immediate “verification” of who you are in one click, etc.)
Perfect is boring. Perspective is interesting.