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
On why curation is valuable.
"Here’s the formula if you want to build a billion-dollar internet company," he said. "Take a human desire, preferably one that has been around for a really long time...Identify that desire and use modern technology to take out steps."
Ryan Tate • Twitter Founder Reveals Secret Formula for Getting Rich Online
Think you’re escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.
-James Joyce
In a word, we’ve struggled for two years to find someone with taste—with an eye for what stands the chance of being interesting, entertaining, or useful to an audience.
We’re not alone. I’ve talked to authors, podcasters, documentarians, late-night TV writers, YouTubers and TikTokers, and they all share this problem. Most of these creators are
... See moreBilly Oppenheimer • The Cup of Coffee Theory of AI
... 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
“A friend challenged Dr. Suess to write a children’s book using only 50 unique words. His answer to that test would become the best selling book of his prolific career, Green Eggs and Ham.
Constraints can force us to be more creative by pushing us to do more with less.”
-from Non Obvious Thinking by Rohit Bhargava and Ben DuPont.
Of course there is no formula for success except perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings.
—Artur Rubinstein
