Jason Shen
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Exec coach helping founders and creative leaders rebound and reinvent so they do more of what matters most.
Jason Shen
Marc Andreessen explains why the “curse of the entrepreneur” is being too early
“My experience is the great founders almost always feel like they’re too late, and you’re almost always too early.”
The reason is because the idea seems obvious to the founder:
“You’ve got some idea in your head, and as far as you’re concerned, the world should alrea... See more
Marc earns founders against being too early versus too late
Other studies published in 2006 and 2009 showed something similar—that people who read a lot of fiction tend to be better at empathizing with others (even after the researchers had accounted for the potential bias that people with greater empathetic tendencies may prefer to read novels). And, in 2013, an influential study published in Science found... See more
Ceridwen Dovey • Can Reading Make You Happier? | the New Yorker
Evidence that reading makes you more empathic
Eyecandy - Visual Technique Library
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Film techniques
closeness creates room for greater conflict
why optical illusions are rational for our brains to fall into
When you are really thirsty and want to show off
Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another: ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.’”—C. S. Lewis
Gatherings & Relationships and be goddamn yourself
The only way to connect with people on a deep level is to exposure yourself vulnerable.
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Jason Shen | Cultivating Resilience • 138: Effortless Essays
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