Dean Millson
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Dean Millson
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 Truth of Wine in 100 Years Time
The first axiom is: it is impossible not to communicate. In other words, we don’t just communicate when we choose to speak or send out a message; in fact, we don’t only communicate when we intend to communicate. You can see the truth of this if you consider, for example, how you might interpret someone else’s failure to return a phone call – especi
... See morePaul Feldwick • The Anatomy of Humbug
“I can’t give you a surefire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.”
–HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE
American editor and journalist, first recipient of the Pulitzer Prize
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors
Personal Journaling Anecdote
- Ryan Holiday shares an experience of being wronged by a journalist.
- Through journaling, he avoided a negative confrontation and moved on.
The Daily Stoic • Want to Capture the Magic? Do This | Impulse Control
Fisherman Parable on Contentment
- The story of a fisherman content with his simple life reveals how people waste effort chasing what they already have.
- This parable highlights the unnecessary complication of pursuing peace and happiness.
The Daily Stoic • Letting Go Is Not Giving Up | the Long Way Around
Anecdotes and Philosophy
Endowing Things with Meaning
- Dan Ariely shares a story about Bill Harlan, a wine grower in California.
- Dan spent a day with Bill, observing the wine-making process.
- Bill gifted Dan a bottle of wine from when Dan was 30, which received 100 points from Parker.
- Bill told Dan to keep the wine until he turned 50.
- Dan kept the wine visible as a reminder of
Uncensored CMO • Dan Ariely: The Hidden Forces That Shape Your Customers' Decisions
Look around. Society is filled with highly engineered versions of reality that are more attractive than the world our ancestors evolved in. Stores feature mannequins with exaggerated hips and breasts to sell clothes. Social media delivers more “likes” and praise in a few minutes than we could ever get in the office or at home. Online porn splices t
... See moreJames Clear • Atomic Habits
To be truly countercultural today, in a time of tech hegemony, one has to, above all, betray the platform, which may come in the form of betraying or divesting from your public online self.