i wish more people knew psychological impact of using the word “but” - it can negate all that came before it in the listener’s ears. often acting as an unintentional dismissal

This quote from Tony Hsieh contains so much truth: “Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).”

Great artists don’t study art history to figure out what art to create. Great founders don’t analyze the market to figure out what product to build.

“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger Schank