things you should remember

Thinly veiled insults (“Really?”/“That’s weird”/“…interesting”) are often compliments delivered by people who are at odds with themselves. Take them in stride.

the more and better access everyone has to tools, resources, etc, the clearer it becomes that the final boss bottlenecks are courage, imagination and giving a shit

If you think someone is normal, you don’t know them very well. Normalcy is a fiction. Your job is to discover their weird genius.

People do make their luck by daring to follow their instincts, taking risks, and embracing every possibility

Sacrificing your reputation in the short term is always a bad idea.

t’s a gift, to have something so obvious to offer each other. And to be visually reminded of what others have gifted you, without your asking.

In the college co-ops I spent time in, there was a rule: “Yours plus one.”