Forest Linden
@forestlinden
Eternal learner, rabbit holer, curator, and synthesizer. Father, husband, my dog's human, and wilderness wanderer. I write only when I have something worth saying and try to help people through my writing.
Forest Linden
Digital platforms used to bring our physical lives online, but now that we have uniquely digital experiences and relationships, we don’t have products that let us successfully bring those offline.
Sari Azout • Betting on Consumer Tech’s Tokenized Future ft. Gaby Goldberg
I’ve been thinking about the enduring, perhaps increasing currency of personal recommendations (practically artisanal craft now if you think about it!) as well as the value of connoisseurship and curation in a culture where unthinking automation has left us feeling drowned in a deluge of content.
I suspect that’s the core appeal of all the influenc... See more
I suspect that’s the core appeal of all the influenc... See more
well lol i finally got laid off...but on the bright side.......
“You get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of the problem you solve.”
- Elon Musk
From the movie City Slickers:
Curly: Do you know what the secret of life is?
Mitch: No. What?
Curly: This. [He holds up one finger.]
Mitch: Your finger?
Curly: One thing. Just one thing. You stick to that and everything else don't mean shit.
Mitch: That's great, but what's the "one thing"?
Curly: That's what you've got to figure out.
... See moreYou are your own worst enemy. You waste precious time dreaming of the future instead of engaging in the present. Since nothing seems urgent to you, you are only half involved in what you do. The only way to change is through action and outside pressure. Put yourself in situations where you have too much at stake to waste time or resources--if you c
To get rich, do work where you get paid in proportion to the number of customers you satisfy instead of the number of hours you work. Not all work of this kind will make you rich, but nearly all of the work that can make you rich is of this kind.
—Paul Graham
Maybe it’s not the achieving stuff that makes us happy, but rather the act of chasing after achievements. Most people need to feel that they are contributing to society. At least for me, when I try to picture my ideal days, it doesn’t matter if I’ve accomplished anything in the past. But my visions always involve working towards some kind of goal i... See more
dynomight • Nobody optimizes happiness
If you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go far, go together.
~Unknown