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youtube.comPlay is unlocked when we lower the stakes. (Relax for the same results)
Consumer demand for smaller scale and human-crafted versions of everything will grow in an AI world. While the future of work might lend itself to small business creation, let’s ****not forget the demand side of the equation. We are going to crave artisanal and story-driven sources and experiences. Why? As every big company floods the zone of our... See more
Scott Belsky • The Era of Scaling Without Growing & the Meaning Economy
AI might drive growth of more 'artisanal entrepreneurs'
I’ll first note the Latin phrase solvitur ambulando meaning “it is solved by walking.” The phrase is attributed to both St. Augustine and the Greek philosopher, Diogenes. The sense of it, as I take it, is that when you are stuck on something, you should get up and take a walk. By the act of walking you somehow allow your mind to think more freely... See more
The Ambling Mind
Walk to allow your mind to think more freely and creatively
Once again I was struck by one of the miracles of the cognitive process—that the act of writing will summon from the buried past exactly what we need exactly when we need it. Memory and intuition and chance associations will always generate a certain percentage of what any writer writes. The remainder is generated by reason.
William Zinsser • Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All
Aristocratic tutoring was not focused on measurables. Historically, it usually involved a paid adult tutor, who was an expert in the field, spending significant time with a young child or teenager, instructing them but also engaging them in discussions, often in a live-in capacity, fostering both knowledge but also engagement with intellectual... See more
Henrik Karlsson • Childhoods of Exceptional People
Exceptional people were heavily tutored 1-on-1 (Not just regular tutoring). Helping another person grow rapidly requires a deep and delicate bond.
If you think the next big idea in your field will come from inside the field, you're probably wrong. https://t.co/hx6gG2jGi3
If you think the next big idea in your field will come from inside the field, you're probably wrong.
Cognitive patience: The ability to slow down, think deeply, and carefully evaluate information