Joe Stampone

What is wonderful about The Great Differentiation, though, what gives me hope, is that people seem to be copying the desire to differentiate.

Instead of faking the form, they are emulating the essence: create something unique and true to you, something that only you have earned. Something different.

This is good advice for all of us.

Differentiate. Al

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: If you’re half in, you’re actually all out.

Even 90% in gets you nowhere. There’s something magical in that last little bit, simply because so few are willing to do it. That’s where you unlock new levels to the game. True mastery at your craft.

True mastery isn't about talent—it's about courage.

The courage to live a li

Everyone wants the summary. But the summary is what's left after someone else decided what matters. Their priorities aren't yours. Their filters aren't yours. When you operate on summaries, you're thinking with someone else's brain.

2.     Fuck, this is good, on why we want robots at work but humans in art, via Chris Paik. Tl;dr: in the economy of necessity, humans are friction. In the economy of meaning, they’re the point.

We hate other people when latency becomes intolerable. As soon as a task is about speed, other humans feel like an irritating inconvenie

"Relationships are usually the most important thing.

If you want to achieve more, there is some relationship that can unlock better results. If you want to make a meaningful contribution, helping others is a great way to do it. If you simply want to be a little happier, life is often more fun when shared with someone.

Whatever you're trying to accomp

“You don’t need to feel good to get going. You need to get going to give yourself a chance at feeling good.”

Japanese saying on the art of thoughtful elimination:

“Your garden is not complete until there is nothing else you can take out of it.”