Jason
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Jason
“People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being,” said the old man, with a certain bitterness. “Maybe that’s why they give up on it so early, too. But that’s the way it is.” - The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
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A story I wrote on hating camping went viral over the weekend. A friend messaged me on Saturday night to say that it was an Apple News Editor's Pick, and then Suzie Loiselle emailed with the stats shown below. I was just interviewed by a Vancouver radio station about the piece. Was this the best story I've ever written? No. But it touched a nerve w... See more
Lola Augustine Brown • Lola Augustine Brown on LinkedIn: A story I wrote on hating camping went viral over the weekend. A friend…
Victories attained by right thought can only be maintained by watchfulness. Many give way when success is assured, and rapidly fall back into failure.
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Reminds me of how we often slow down before we reach the finish line in anticipation of finishing, and in doing so, finish short or make a mistake. “Don’t stop when you’re tired, stop after you’ve finished”
Great artists don’t study art history to figure out what art to create. Great founders don’t analyze the market to figure out what product to build.
In design, AI inspires me no more than elevator music or a business presentation. However, it often shows me what I do not want. When I ask Chat-GPT how I could better phrase something, I almost always get the most uninteresting, boring, often meaningless answer. As an author that writes to say something meaningful, get upset about this, and in res... See more
Oliver Reichenstein • AI and the Beauty of Human Flaws
As an operator, doing nothing is never the right strategy.
As an investor, doing nothing is often the right strategy.
C.S. Lewis advice on writing
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” ~ Anne Lamott
TWN / Issue 13: A Case for Sovereignty
The Rule of One for copywriting:
You have one reader. One big idea. One promise. And one offer.
Source: unknown person who is no longer alive, probably in advertising and direct response copywriting in the 1920’s.
Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has quiet resonance that never fails to stir me.