J. Danielle
@jasminedanielle
strategist. writer. tinkerer. hobby hobbyist.
J. Danielle
lettersfromthebside.substack.com
journal prompts
what would you do if money were no object?
If I didn’t care about making money, how would I use my talents and skills to serve others?
What would I like people to say at my funeral and to what extent am I living a life aligned to that future?
If I repeated this weeks actions for the next 10 years, where would that lead me? Is that
I learned this formula for success from Charlie Munger:
1. Don’t sell stuff you don’t want to buy.
2. Don’t work for people you don’t want to become.
3. Create win-win relationships for all.
1. Don’t sell stuff you don’t want to buy.
2. Don’t work for people you don’t want to become.
3. Create win-win relationships for all.
AI entrepreneurs do not actually democratize creativity. They commodify it, optimizing for clicks, volume, and algorithmic exploitation/success rather than for cultural resonance, meaning, or effort. They’re really just more clones of the professional-managerial class (PMC) who churn out beige corporate rebrands, as opposed to legitimately... See more
You can't call people "luddites" for having taste
To return to information overload: this means treating your "to read" pile like a river (a stream that flows past you, and from which you pluck a few choice items, here and there) instead of a bucket (which demands that you empty it). After all, you presumably don't feel overwhelmed by all the unread books in the British Library – and not because... See more
Oliver Burkeman • Treat Your to-Read Pile Like a River, Not a Bucket
Educate don’t sell. You’re never selling anything to anyone. You are giving them an opportunity.