Jonathan Quaade

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the goal of life is to be excited to go to work and excited to go home

f I may offer you a simple maxim, "Be interesting," Everyone wants to be interesting -- but the vitalizing thing is to be interested. Keep a sense of curiosity. Discover new things. Care. Risk failure. Reach out.

pbs.org • John Gardner : Education and Excellence

how to be magnetic

it discourages a certain form of dilettantism—peering into an adjacent field that you don’t have the “right” background for, using techniques you aren’t “qualified” to be doing, introducing references and sources that are nontraditional and even looked down upon in your primary field. Research as a leisure activity isn’t constrained by these

Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity

There’s soo much magic in youth and

like, you know, no reference point to go off of, that’s ego system. That’s “I am the synthesizer; therefore, you consume me and I give purpose to your identity.” Ecosystem is “I’m showing you every line that I pulled from, and I’m giving you access to every single person.”

Baukunst • This Could Still Be a Movement: Why Mars Needs a Creative Director

in business people don't value youth and every great person has a team behind them

I wrote recently about unblocking your mind to clear space in your inner world for the whisper of the muse—the flash of inspiration that tickles us when an idea appears before us. And clearing that space certainly is the first step. But, like with baking, while cleaning your kitchen and stepping into it are necessary steps to make a pastry—they are... See more

how to get stuff done and you must strike when the iron is hot

Don’t get upset when they call. Don’t make them feel guilty for calling. Don’t condescendingly go through this process with a bad attitude.

Be open minded and encourage them to call and get answers if they are unsure. That is how you make them feel valued and supported while also giving them the power to make future decisions. Be happy. Smile. Be... See more

how to be magnetic

Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent?

Adam Grant behavioralscientist.org

branding, strategy and positioning and do less to do more

you cannot just focus on the outputs if you do you're going to sell you have to really understand the central engine of success you have to understand that business deeply

Founders Podcast • #365 Nick Sleep's Letters: The Full Collection of the Nomad Investment Partnership Letters

go long, everyone else is going short and right brain > left brain

Orchestra

orchestra.org

This might be method to create memory as a service