Thought provoking
dreamers addicted to reality instead of realists addicted to dreams.
-Neri Oxman on what she looks for when hiring
Happiness is not the belief that we don’t need to change; it is the realization that we can.
Shawn Achor • The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
We basically taught sand how to talk.
I feel like few people are aware of how incredible that is.
We basically taught sand how to talk
9 Life Lessons by Tim Minchin
You don’t have to have a dream. Be micro-ambitious, work with pride on whatever is in front of you. Be careful on long term dreams, if you focus too far in front of you, you won’t see the shiny thing out the corner of your eye.
Don’t seek happiness. Keep busy and aim to make someone else happy and you might find you get
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If you feel stuck and aren’t making progress towards your goals, remember:
You can’t steer a parked car.
Prioritize action and get moving by trying one of these strategies: https://t.co/hlBcfT7HHb
- Anxiety of incompetence : my skills are devalued and i have to learn new ones
- Anxiety of irrelevance : people might not relate to, value, or think about me
- Anxiety of uncertainty : I don’t know what the future holds and it feels fickle
Anu • Agency in the Age of AI
I liked Wendell Berry’s standards for technological innovation. Hard to follow but good to measure any new technology against:
1. The new tool should be cheaper than the one it replaces.
2. It should be at least as small in scale as the one it replaces.
3. It should do work that is clearly and demonstrably better than the one it replaces.
4. It should ... See more
1. The new tool should be cheaper than the one it replaces.
2. It should be at least as small in scale as the one it replaces.
3. It should do work that is clearly and demonstrably better than the one it replaces.
4. It should ... See more
Simon Sarris • Careful Technology
