Words to live by
Bezos, when asked where he gets the confidence to attempt to build companies of such massive scale, like Amazon and Blue Origin.
He responds:
“I think it’s generally human nature to overestimate risk and underestimate opportunity. And so I think entrepreneurs in general would be well-advised to try and bias against that. The risks are probably not a
... See moreUnderstanding all behavior makes sense with sufficient information transforms how we view others. It challenges us to move beyond snap judgments and approach things with curiosity. Instead of asking, ‘why are they acting like this’ we can try, ‘what might I not know about their world?’
Adam Singer • All behavior makes sense with sufficient information
There is no escape from the world, just the need to build a better one.
Cara Hoffman • Running Away From Trump’s America Is Complicated. I Should Know.
One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
– Plato
Jargon makes the mind go gray
"The shortest answer is doing the thing." - Ernest Hemingway
Stop talking about the thing. Stop asking about the thing. Stop gathering more information about the thing.
Just do the thing.
Stop talking about the thing. Stop asking about the thing. Stop gathering more information about the thing.
Just do the thing.
My job is not to think about what exists but rather what I want that does not yet exist.