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The adjacent possible is about taking two seemingly unconnected ideas and metaphorically placing them next to each other to see how they might work together.

Dan Mall • “Stealing Your Way to Original Designs,” an article by Dan Mall

Are these connections or intersections?

I am proposing that it can be helpful to think of Ideas as occupying a space that exists alongside the purely physical world with which we’re all familiar, and that further it is useful to think of this parallel emergent world as extremely real and not at all a metaphor .

eigenrobot • the map is of the territory

I have perplexity pro, so lets figure out how to keep up to date on that, maximise the usage for me on that.

From reading over 100 business books and running a startup for over a year, here's a 2-word summary of communication that might save you years of reading:

Contrast

Potential

It's not enough to say 'matcha is good', it's not a story until you say 'compared to coffee, matcha makes you consistently alert but not jittery'. It's not a story with... See more

Chris Lengerich • Communication

Contrast - establish relations, comparisons to understand where the thing fits.

Potential - what can this thing do for you/me in comparison to others.

Every opportunity you have to say something, is an opportunity for play.

As I’m learning through my adult life, there’s not much room left for that.

If you can say something ridiculous to a friend who forgot you’re supposed to meet today, don’t shrink and respond with a boring ass text “No worries, next time then”. This is your opportunity to play.

New Symmetry

music.youtube.com

I can't remember when I last got sucked into a new world as soon as I hit play on this. Surreal.

What automobile looks great after stripping off it's branding?

I have a feeling, a hunch that when anyone talks about “universe giving you a sign” maybe it’s not just another congnitive function, maybe it’s a real thing.

I was debating whether to visit my friend who’s staying closeby at the moment, it’s his birthday and I had a vague idea of visiting him at his home an wishing him. I wasn’t sure if I should do

Most people overestimate risk and underestimate reward. Taking risks is important because it’s impossible to be right all the time—you have to try many things and adapt quickly as you learn more.

It’s often easier to take risks early in your career; you don’t have much to lose, and you potentially have a lot to gain. Once you’ve gotten yourself to a... See more

Sam Altman • How to Be Successful

I’ve missed out on the best 10 years of my life… is that it? There can’t be right?

How can I make up for this? Can I find my 20’s in my 30’s?