Gabriel Perera
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Gabriel Perera
There are essentially two business models right now: boring, useful things that can print money and tastemaker brands that can brute force cultural relevancy. Dumb $ is funding the middle: stuff that is neither useful nor cool enough to make it past current startup headwinds.
"Beck explains these reactions in his book, Alcohol Lied to Me: The Intelligent Way to Stop Drinking. He says that all humans are motivated by just two component factors: seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. That is a key reason why your friends, no matter how much they care about you, don’t want you to stop drinking. When you stop drinking they are
... See more"Shyness and inhibitions are not negative, yet we’ve been conditioned to think they are. These emotions protect us, helping us to navigate life with grace. It’s not a lot of fun to be shy, but it’s normal."
from "This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
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In times of political and environmental crisis, this mindset often takes the form of the belief that nothing is truly worth doing with your time except addressing such emergencies head-on, round the clock – and that you’re entirely correct to think of yourself as guilty and selfish for spending it on anything else. This quest to justify your existe
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"The hard part is going against groupthink, the herd mentality of our alcohol-saturated culture. After all, alcohol is the only drug on earth you have to justify not taking."
From "This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
"In the sweetness of friendship, let there be laughter and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is refreshed."
The Prophet, Gibran
The audience comes last. The audience doesn't know what they want. The audience only knows what's come before. - Rick Rubin