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“A Thousand Details Add Up to One Impression.”
You should expect that (if you're lucky!) your spouse—and maybe one good friend—will read and understand your work, but that as a general rule: the people who are closest to you will care and understand the least. Their very familiarity breeds a kind of incomprehension of anything that goes beyond the person they thought they knew.
Luke Burgistwitter.comgood reminder. no reason to expect your fam/friends to understand your work.

Undivided 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
The Great Unlock of Your Time & How the Sway of Brand is Changing
Trust and attention are in a long dance, but only trust wins in the long run.
Seth Godin • The inevitable decline of fully open platforms
being really deliberate about the layers where you are nimble & fast vs. the lower-down frameworks that should move more slowly and deliberately.
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.)
Stop chasing miracles.
Miracles, by definition, are things that happen outside of your control.
Miracles, by definition, are things that happen outside of your control.
Sherry Ning • How to be Insightful
never trust a thought you have indoors