Briggs Uhler
@briggs
Figuring out life
Briggs Uhler
@briggs
Figuring out life
Passing trains should not interfere with comfort
It seems that, like lemmings, we are all racing faster and faster into the sea, each of us trying to outrun and outspend and out-earn the other in a mad sprint toward the mirage of making the next blockbuster
-Jeffrey Katzenberg, 1991 internal Disney memo
Entrepreneurship and Thought poking
Replace “making the next blockbuster” with any target that keeps moving - “becoming the biggest unicorn”, “funding the largest IPO of the year”, “having the fastest exit”, “becoming someone rich or famous”, …
Why?
Connected direct to outside
What you find interesting is a better predictor of success than what you’re good at.
Curiosity isn’t random; it’s a compass.
-Shane Parrish, Brain Food #627
Thought poking and
Where does your curiosity lead you?
You will never be perfect, but you can always be better.
-Warren Buffett
