Thought poking
Words and ideas that poke your brain and make ya go huh
Thought poking
So as everyday robots approach, we should ask ourselves a series of questions. What do we want them to do for us? What don’t we want them to do? What should we do with the time they will save us? And how come the work we seem most determined to outsource to them is that associated with each other; often with our own relatives ? What does that say a... See more
Our Coming Robot Utopia
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YES!
Rejection isn’t a verdict; it’s data. Use it.
-Shane Parrish
When we fail, let it be because we tried to innovate, not emulate.
-Jeffrey Katzenberg, 1991 internal Disney memo
When not if
Only surviving? Why not thriving?
I had become busy most of the time.
Busy is lazy.
Busy is un-choosing creativity.
Busy is low impact.
Busy keeps you busy.
Busy is easy.
Busy is common norm.
Busy doesn’t lack effort, just strategic direction.
Don’t be busy.
Are you busy with being busy?
Busy is lazy.
Busy is un-choosing creativity.
Busy is low impact.
Busy keeps you busy.
Busy is easy.
Busy is common norm.
Busy doesn’t lack effort, just strategic direction.
Don’t be busy.
Are you busy with being busy?
Wandering doesn’t mean you’re lost
It seems that, like lemmings, we are all racing faster and faster into the sea, each of us trying to outrun and outspend and out-earn the other in a mad sprint toward the mirage of making the next blockbuster
-Jeffrey Katzenberg, 1991 internal Disney memo
Replace “making the next blockbuster” with any target that keeps moving - “becoming the biggest unicorn”, “funding the largest IPO of the year”, “having the fastest exit”, “becoming someone rich or famous”, …
Why?
What seems like work to other people that doesn't seem like work to you?