Jason Shen
@jasonshen
Exec coach helping founders and creative leaders rebound and reinvent so they do more of what matters most.
Jason Shen
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
According to Restrepo-Echavarria and her peers at the St. Louis Fed, this economically-driven shift in marriage preferences accounts for approximately half of the increase in household income inequality between 1980 and 2020 — a figure so profound it almost seems unbelievable. “This is a huge thing,” says Restrepo-Echavarria. “If inequality is... See more
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Assortative mating is a huge factor on income inequality
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
Act as a Film Critic
Contributed by: @devisasari
I want you to act as a film critic. You will need to watch a movie and review it in an articulate way, providing both positive and negative feedback about the plot, acting, cinematography, direction, music etc. My first suggestion request is "I need help reviewing the sci-fi movie 'The Matrix' from... See more
GitHub • GitHub - f/awesome-chatgpt-prompts: This repo includes ChatGPT promt curation to use ChatGPT better.
CHEAT SHEET on playing the Corporate Political Game.
If you’re planning on making a success of senior leadership in a large corporate, you will probably need to play the corporate political game.
Personally not fpr me, but this is a cheat sheet on how I would do it.... See more
tiktok.comEven if you don’t work in corporate, it helps to understand how people advance to the top
Picking a few hits requires a tolerance for many bad ideas, mediocre ideas, and even good ideas cursed with bad timing. Above all, it requires a business model that supports the inevitability that most new things fail; the most promising ideas often attract a chorus of skeptics; and one big hit can pay for a thousand flops.
Derek Thompson • Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction
hits driven businesses are unintuitive
come on #horents #beetok #beetok #wasps #tiktok
tiktok.comWhen you get not just one but two hornet wasps
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
Finding happiness is hard