reading, watching & listening to
sharing a selection of things I'm reading and find thought provoking
reading, watching & listening to
As I will use the term, then, a sermon is any message designed to change or reinforce what a group of people value. It might take the form of explicit exhortation, full of shoulds and shouldn'ts , oughts and mustn'ts . Or it may be entirely implicit, like the story of a selfless act that saves the day, huzzah! Commencement speeches, TED talks,... See more
Kevin Simler • Here Be Sermons | Melting Asphalt
great leadership is more important, not less important, with greater technology. The more sophisticated and complex our technology become, the more important the greatest leader becomes.
Smaller, slower distribution could mean better content, better relationships, and better businesses — doubtless at smaller scales than what was hoped from BuzzFeed, Vice, etc., but then those didn’t work out. The benefits of cultivating and controlling your own distribution are mutual comprehension between a publication and its consumers; feelings of loyalty and trust; and perhaps an ability to survive in the long term, building a more durable institution.
an evocative, beautiful piece of writing about new york city written just after 9/11. recommended by Andy Weissman.
beautifully written.
While there are arguments for and against the impact of the individual – Carlyle vs. Tolstoy – we all benefit from taking an optimistic view of this question and acting as if individuals can make a very big difference.
a beautiful book of aphorisms so packed with insights you’ll want to text your friends or tattoo on your skin