Eli
@egg
Eli
"People can help you in many ways throughout life, but there are two things nobody can give you: curiosity and drive. They must be self-supplied.
If you are not interested and curious, all the information in the world can be at your fingertips, but it will be relatively useless. If you are not motivated and driven, whatever connections or... See more
If you are not interested and curious, all the information in the world can be at your fingertips, but it will be relatively useless. If you are not motivated and driven, whatever connections or... See more
3-2-1: How to connect with others, what causes old age, and the recipe for success
how fast you learn is a lot more important than how much you know to begin with. So in general I say that people emphasize too much how much they know and not how fast they're learning.
Professor John Ousterhout • slope_vs_starting.md
01/13/2012. From a lecture by Professor John Ousterhout at Stanford, class CS140
When I see people described as progressive but they spend more energy hating the rich (e.g. landlords) versus helping people (e.g. pushing for more market rate housing), I’m reminded that people love being cruel while protected by the cloak of righteousness.
X. It’s what’s happening
How the Greatest Entrepreneurs Hire (h/t David Senra)
Steve Jobs stated that each new hire became a percentage of the company, so why wouldn’t you take the time to find all A-players?
David Ogilvy, as an already established businessman, would see advertisements that he liked and then cold call the person who made the ad — this is how he sourced his
“Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become, and the same is true of fame. ”
—Arthur Schopenhauer
—Arthur Schopenhauer
Rob Henderson @robkhenderson
feature or a bug? and Human behavior
Rob Henderson on X
Doing your best is the surest way to remind those around you to do their best.
Readwise
lifestyle and Doing important work
The Miracle of Mindfulness
Thich Nhat Hanh, Vo-Dihn Mai, and Mobi Ho
And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Been thinking about the meaning of life lately
It has no meaning.
This is more effective than trying to find something deeper
We’re here and then we’re gone. That’s it. It’s all a big game and you only get one ride. Enjoy the ride. https://t.co/ncgWFTJ9bo