words to live by
“I learned early that people will admire your work more if they are not jealous of you.” – Benjamin Franklin
Collaborative Fund • Makes You Think
“What focus means is saying ‘No’ to something that you—with every bone in your body—you think is a phenomenal idea. And you wake up thinking about it. But you say ‘No’ to it, because you’re focusing on something else.”
Quote by: Sir Jony Ive, discussing Steve Jobs .
Jonathan Yagel • 1, #102 - A hard 'No'
“The best arguments in the world won’t change a single person’s mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.” - Richard Powers
Collaborative Fund • Makes You Think
Kelly would say it’s good to have an “illegible” career path—it means you’re onto interesting stuff.
Brie Wolfson • Flounder Mode
“The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.”
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Rediculously convicting words I come back to any time I start to turn my blueprints of life, ministry, and community into an idol.... See more
Aaron Salvatosubstack.com“It is difficult to remove by logic an idea not placed there by logic in the first place.” – Gordon Livingston
Collaborative Fund • Makes You Think
This is important to understand when trying to change someone’s mind. Most people are emotional decision-makers, not rational ones.