Things that made me stop and think

Networking, like, real , valuable networking, happens in one of two ways.

1) You accomplish cool, interesting, and/or extraordinary things, and you develop genuine friendships or relationships with other folks who have accomplished cool, interesting, and/or extraordinary things.

2) You build a genuine friendship or relationship with someone, and you... See more

Work, oddly, has become a kind of shelter and a source of autonomy in a moment where control feels like a myth from the past. It has helped me focus and through it, given me something real to hold onto when the world feels ungraspable. No, we aren’t going to fix the world through the accounting work we do, but maybe we can hold one small piece of i... See more

One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.

Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.

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No matter what, there's a bet being placed- it's either you placing the bet on yourself, or someone else is placing it for you

For care, though, it doesn’t get bigger and better. If your goal is to educate the world, you can look for ways to educate thousands or millions. If you want to inspire the world, the billions await. But if your goal is to care for the world, and in a given moment you’re deeply caring for one person, you’re doing the best it’s possible to do.

Likability is evaluated before confidence.