Francesco
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Francesco
You can give anyone a camera but doesn’t make them a professional photographer. That takes skill, passion, artistry, style, and countless hours of study and training.
Why do people hate Canva Designers??
Same goes for any kind of artform - but also applies to existence of specific tools for specific jobs (to an extent)
“We know the step we need to take forward. But are we willing to take that? Are we willing to be aberrant?
Are we willing to have people misunderstand us? People do not fully agree with us. People to maybe feel intimidated by us.
Sure, I accept that. I accept that if that means I get to be aberrant and I get to follow the path that feels right for
... See moreFrom Taking Life Offline: 71. The Power of Being Aberrant: Why Choosing a Different Path Changes Everything
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/taking-life-offline/id1702574337?i=1000674716522
One bad habit of being a productivity nerd is trying to optimise every moment for usefulness.
Rahul Chowdhury • Don't Optimise Your Downtime
I know Instagram has lots of faults. I’m not going to sit here and pretend it’s perfect. But what got lost in the “I’m Leaving Social Media” discourse is that shunning a platform like Instagram does not make the job of growing a following, a business, an email list, a publication any easier.
hard to acknowledge but so so true
“Overqualified” is rarely about skill. It’s often about comfort. And when someone shows up confidently, with experience and clarity, it can make others feel uneasy
The shortest path is the one you don’t abandon.
-Shane Parrish
they're looking for someone qualified but unconfident, who's willing to take less and be bullied into submission. Anyone who stands out as a leader is automatically disqualified because they're seen as 'not a team player'.
To an extent it makes me think of some of my applications, who here I felt I did great and yet…might have come across as a piece of work to people who were instead looking for a spineless subordinate
* Maybe we don't have to be exploitative or reductive in how we represent different kinds of people, just because it's the easiest way to the outcome* Maybe we can act on our principles and try to push our employers and customers to be better, even when there's a powerful man telling us otherwise* Maybe we can now start by identifying our target... See more
Paul Venuto • feed updates
Anthony Newman [Source]