Emily Sokolow

@emsok

Fine artist, writer & communication strategist. Moved from tech to advertising to the woods. NYC ~ Israel ~ LA.

🔎Communication strategy (integrated - brand, digital, content, messaging, SEO)

🎨Oil painting, surrealism, portraiture

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“You know yourself mostly by your thoughts.

Everyone else in the world knows you only by your actions.

James Clear • 3 Ideas, 2 Quotes, 1 Question (August 29, 2019) | James Clear

motivation

There are about 4,000 weeks in a lifetime. It’s a lot easier to make time for things you love when you view the world in weeks, rather than years.

Krista Tippett • Oliver Burkeman – Time Management for Mortals

how to create a meaningful life and motivation

our achievement budget is a function of the number of priorities we have.

Henrik Karlsson • Almost Everyone I’ve Met Would Be Well-Served Thinking More About What to Focus On

sharpening the blade

Collapse the talent stack every chance you get .

As I reflect on the teams I’ve led and hundreds of start-ups I’ve worked with, there is a consistent unfair competitive advantage i’ve witnessed when the talent stack was collapsed - when the lead designer was also the product leader, when the front-end engineer was also a designer, when the designer... See more

scott belsky • Tweet

org management

Why hiring flexible specialists unlocks growth opportunities

one of the most important and subtle questions in science is problem selection. How do you choose what to work on? No one tells you what to do. And you do have to answer this question multiple times. With a company, in some sense, you have to decide it once, and then it's an iterative process from there. Whereas in science, you're frequently... See more

critical thinking and sharpening the blade

Problem selection and how to think, referencing “Apprentice to Genius”

Innovating for Equity: Unlocking Value for Communities and ...

www3.weforum.org

social innovation

Insight Report by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship

Feasibility Study for the Amsha Project

The document discusses the complexity of decision-making processes in relation to a specific issue, exploring feedback loops, actors, and impacts within a systemic perspective to address challenges effectively.

wiki.sheatufim.org.il

cross-cultural communication

Paper on systemic change in practice by Shitufim, an Israeli organization. Needs translation from Hebrew to English.

The alchemy of the rewrite

open.substack.com

writing bravely

happiness less as a goal and more as a by-product of mastery and meaning.

Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

motivation