Jason Shen
@jasonshen
Exec coach helping founders and creative leaders rebound and reinvent so they do more of what matters most.
Jason Shen
Anton Chekhov once observed that the worst thing life can do to human beings is to inflict humiliation. Nothing, nothing, nothing in the world can destroy the soul as much as outright humiliation. Every other infliction can eventually be withstood or overcome, but not humiliation. Humiliation lingers in the mind, the heart, the veins, the arteries... See more
So many villain arcs begin from humiliation
A friend of mine is a big Instagram influencer in Mexico (nearly a million followers and deals with lots of brands). As far as I can tell, he is a happy man. He freely admits that he is selling a fake persona, and has achieved peace with it. I asked him if he could do something interesting with his account (from activism to conceptual art). His... See more
Captain Pleasure, Andrés Gómez Emilssonx.comNothing worse than becoming famous / successful with something you don’t believe in
1. RESULT
Result thumbnails feature a visualized result
Whether it's a physical product or a skill, the curiosity is driven by the questions:
"How did they do it?" and commonly, "How can I do it, too?"
The more sought-after the... See more
Each example is also a great way to think about how to hook someone into a story:
Result—how did they get that?
Transformation—how did they go from this to that?
Comparison—what’s different between experience A and B?
Novelty—I’ve never thought about that thing before
Story—I need to know what happened with that
Moment—I need to know exactly what happened next
“What one generation accepts, the next generation assumes, and the next generation rejects.”
Social norms follow a cycle
Absolutely a glitch in the matrix.
H/t u/existing-strength-21 via r/oddlysatisfying #axethrower #oddlysatisfying #axe
tiktok.comWhen the ax bounces off in just the right way
When you find LOTR characters at a hockey game
River flows in you pen tap freestyle 🔥🔥
#foryoupage #fyp #pentapping #riverflowsinyou
tiktok.comYou know a river runs through it but have you heard it with a pen tap percussion beat?
The eagle baited the bird knowing the bird was going to go for it and dropped it to set him up.. simply genius https://t.co/0OuRWeUwoV
Nature is Amazingx.comeagle baiting a crane