Jason Shen
@jasonshen
Exec coach helping founders and creative leaders rebound and reinvent so they do more of what matters most.
Jason Shen
Unlock Your Storytelling Superpower | Robbie Crabtree (Coach)
youtube.comwe are simply incapable of imagining ourselves on the other side of a profound change, because the present self doing the imagining is the very self that needs to have died in order for the future self being imagined to emerge.
This is why the profoundest changes tend to happen not willed but spawned by fertile despair — the surrender at the rock
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So even if you don’t agree that reading fiction makes us treat others better, it is a way of treating ourselves better. Reading has been shown to put our brains into a pleasurable trance-like state, similar to meditation, and it brings the same health benefits of deep relaxation and inner calm. Regular readers sleep better, have lower stress... See more
Ceridwen Dovey • Can Reading Make You Happier? | the New Yorker
The healing power of reading—The New Yorker
2 strategies for winning in venture—be early / get in, or be contrarian
Really good playlist of viral hooks with examples
When you’re totally ok but they keep pouring
Sometimes a rat just wants to say hi
Second, I'm trying to create content that is more human and expressive. This is why I've been leaning into video—it's much easier to show emotion and create a deeper bond with your audience.