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How to Be21
Eric Rothman

I think for years I was looking at my feet, I couldn’t look people straight in the eye, I was uncomfortable, I mean uncomfortable all the time, wherea

Then I had another thought: Physics disgusts me a little bit now, but I used to enjoy doing physics. Why did I enjoy it? I used to play with it. I use

Everyone wants to know how to be liked. But I think we all know, actually, how to be liked, it’s just that it’s hard. It takes attention and openness,

Therefore, what does it mean to live erotically in a world designed to suppress the erotic? It means making decisions that align with your aliveness,

Big Ideas6
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I'm diagnosed schizophrenic, and the main barrier to re-entering the world after my first psychotic break was that I could no longer relate to the per

It’s really just a question of financial security versus your psychic security, because of the time you afford yourself, or being on your own schedule

Cosmic Impostor Syndrome

And one of the great tragedies of our time is how thoroughly we are trained to distrust this kind of knowing. From a young age, we are encouraged to p

Reminders for myself11
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It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply

Preparing to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Scheduling time to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Making a to-do list for

Tactics3
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Fantastic advice, for software builders: Headline driven development Here is a simple process for shipping software projects that works. First, deco

A while ago I got interested in being more agentic. Emmett Shear tweeted that it was teachable. He would train people by prompting them with certain q

Preparing to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Scheduling time to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Making a to-do list for

People Showing Off5
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Advertising1
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Documentary & Documentation5
Eric Rothman

In 1985, Nike held a 24-hour shoe design contest. Nike was struggling. Their stock dropped 50%. They had to lay off people. Adidas, Converse, and Reeb

Things I Look At Over And Over For Some Reason3
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Quit Your Job1
Eric Rothman

“I had accomplished enough in the business world and seen enough of it that I started just asking some basic questions, like, ‘What is it that I reall

Things That Have Shaped Me1
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