Jonathan Quaade
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Jonathan Quaade
“Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides." — Rita Mae Brown
If you’re bilingual or ever had to “code switch” based on your social context, you know Rita is right. This isn't just about swapping words; it's about inhabiting a completely different reality. This phenomenon, which linguists call the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis or "linguistic
readwise.io • Value Creation Is Art, Not War- Why Leaders Should Rethink Their Business Metaphors to Increase Upside
Many of them are just going through the motions. I don't deride that. Life is hard. Just to keep on keeping on is sometimes an act of courage. But I do worry about men and women functioning far below the level of their potential.
pbs.org • John Gardner : Education and Excellence
You: If you haven’t worked with a small company before, you’re in for a nice surprise: Smart people you can actually talk to, people who care about what you need, people willing to go out of their way to make sure you’re successful.
Customer: I get that, but little companies fail all the time. How do I know you’ll be around to give me that great... See more
Customer: I get that, but little companies fail all the time. How do I know you’ll be around to give me that great... See more
Most of us spend most of our working lives trying to find specific answers to other peoples’ questions. No two ways about it: that skill is becoming commoditized.
There has never been a better time, however, to be someone with a burning question to answer.
Pinning down your question isn’t easy – I’m still wrestling with mine – but it’s worth every
... See morePacky McCormick • Long Questions/Short Answers
Ben Schott writing for Bloomberg:
“Visually, blands are simple, neutral and flat. The palette is plain and pastel (with the occasional vibrant splash); the mood is upbeat and happy, or pensive and cool, but never truly real; the dress-code is smart-casual. Bland people are stock-photo attractive (or quirkily jolie laide). (...) Complex products and... See more
“Visually, blands are simple, neutral and flat. The palette is plain and pastel (with the occasional vibrant splash); the mood is upbeat and happy, or pensive and cool, but never truly real; the dress-code is smart-casual. Bland people are stock-photo attractive (or quirkily jolie laide). (...) Complex products and... See more
Alex Murrell • The Age of Average
Ray Bradbury talks about the importance of not thinking when he is writing. He says that when he arrives at the typewriter, his task is to be living. To let his soul pour out onto the page. To quiet the mind and let his body do the talking. Then, he checks his work afterwards using the mind as a ‘corrective force’ to refine. But he uses the body to... See more
At a certain point however, everyone grew up online. And everyone was fed and informed by each other.