Jason Shen

As a first point, the Hook, we get to know Harry Potter and the story’s context. He lives with his aunt and uncle in a basement. He later discovers that he is a wizard and that his destiny is to go to Hogwarts, the school of magic. This phase is Plot Turn 1, i.e., the first turning point in the plot.

The antagonist begins to be recognized. A troll... See more

People don’t rise from nothing. We do owe something to parentage and patronage. The people who stand before kings may look like they did it all by themselves. But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world

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The fact is, meetings are often ineffective because most workers aren't disciplined enough to:

share an agenda in advance of the meeting

prioritize discussion topics

make crisp decisions

provide constructive feedback

assign next steps / follow ups

Do you really think that if we cancelled the meeting, they'll be disciplined enough to write clear... See more

/// 100 QUESTIONS /// to gain clarity via Alex Morris:

1. Why are we doing this? 

   1. Ask that of yourself and the team with regularity.

2. What’s the simplest  explanation? 

3. What reaction should all the creative achieve? 

4. What’s your most controversial opinion? 

5. What little frictions exist that might bleed out the work if allowed to compound?

6. Are you solving a

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Like girls, boys openly express their desire for genuine connections with others, including with boys. They reveal the human capacity for mutual understanding, care, and empathy and demonstrate remarkably astute abilities to read the human world. Yet as they reach middle to late adolescence and as expectations of manhood intensify, they begin to... See more