Gabriel Perera
@gabrielperera
Gabriel Perera
“When life gets tough, some of us feel that we’ve lost the game and life has won. But life isn’t trying to defeat you. Life isn’t even a participant—the game is yours.” — Mo Gawdat in Solve for Happy
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Good marketing can be effective, but consumers are overstimulated and the content skip button is pressed tens of millions of times a day. The challenge isn’t reaching people, it’s capturing attention. Marketers must create content that resonates and engages their target audiences – cutting through digital noise to secure that vital share of attenti... See more
University of Warwick - Monocle
Understand the customer.
"...the mere consciousness of an engagement will sometimes worry a whole day."– Charles Dickens
July 2009One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they're on
a different type of schedule from other people. Meetings cost them
more.There are two types of schedule, which I'll call the manager's
schedule and the maker's schedule. The manager'... See more
July 2009One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they're on
a different type of schedule from other people. Meetings cost them
more.There are two types of schedule, which I'll call the manager's
schedule and the maker's schedule. The manager'... See more
Paul Graham • Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule
Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule
More important is the realization that finding something worth doing indefinitely is more powerful and exciting than any type of security, comfort, stability, or respect a job might offer.
Paul Millerd • The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
When you work on something significant, something significant is working on you. I’ve yet to meet someone who describes their happiest or most fulfilling moments as being hurried or rushed.
Brad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness
The only productive way to answer “What should I do now?” is to first tackle the question of “Who should I become?”
Kevin Kelly • Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
If you don't *feel* like writing, remember: mood & attitude are two different things. Mood is the emotional weather we find ourselves caught in. Attitude is our perspective, a compass, a little lighthouse with a big beam. Mood isn't fixable. Attitude, however, is flexible.
