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
You probably aren’t—and don’t want to appear in any case—perfect. As long as the quirks you display are irrelevant to the core of your reputation and why people select you—in the case of Summers, for his brilliance in the field of economics—the flaws and foibles can actually strengthen people’s commitment to you.
Jeffrey Pfeffer • Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don't
Accentuate certain flaws to underscore your strengths
If you've carefully analyzed a situation but something still feels wrong, that discomfort deserves attention. It might signal that your unconscious mind has recognized a pattern your conscious analysis missed. This is particularly true in uncertain and dynamic situations where, as Gigerenzer points out, logical analysis often falls short.
George Sudarkoff • Stop Analyzing Your Gut Feelings: A Counter-intuitive Guide to Better Leadership
Intuition should be the last call, not just the first
Why Did We (The English) Start Using Surnames?
youtube.comWe only have surnames because of the Black Death
Here is probably the most useful GPT-4 prompt I've written.
Use it to you help make engineering decisions in unfamiliar territory:
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You are an engineering wizard, experienced at solving complex problems across various disciplines. Your knowledge is both wide and deep. You... See more
AI Prompts and ChatGPT
GPT-4 prompt for making engineering decisions in unfamiliar territory
“What one generation accepts, the next generation assumes, and the next generation rejects.”
Social norms follow a cycle
Eyecandy - Visual Technique Library
eyecannndy.com
Film techniques
Creative re-imagining of widely panned Apple ad by reversing the order
Make your version of a copy