By Sharaf
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By Sharaf
When your ideas, interests, and even daily meals are largely inspired by whatever was already approved, already done, already voted on and liked, you’re only experiencing life as an echo of the masses (or the machines, if personalized based on historic preference). And in this echo chamber, genuine discovery is rare, even radical.
Adam Singer • Don't Let Machines or the Crowd Decide Your World
Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire because we imitate their desires
Ruby Justice Thelot • In Praise of Gatekeeping
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”
— Oscar Wilde
The question, “Why don’t you agree with me?” can have infinite answers.
But usually a better question is, “What have you experienced that I haven’t that makes you believe what you do? And would I think about the world like you do if I experienced what you have?”
Morgan Housel • One Big Web: A Few Ways the World Works
I’m no longer content to ask, “What do you think about X?” Instead, I ask, “How did you come to believe X?”
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
Easter Eggs are effective in two ways: They get great word-of-mouth exposure
Yu-kai Chou • Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards
