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- someone who has low self-esteem is really a narcissist in disguise, because both share the obsession with the self, no matter if it’s awesome or awful.
from What does your stupid art even do for the world? by Alex Dobrenko`
The creators of blue oceans, surprisingly, didn’t use the competition as their benchmark.17 Instead, they followed a different strategic logic that we call value innovation. Value innovation is the cornerstone of blue ocean strategy. We call it value innovation because instead of focusing on beating the competition, you focus on making the competit
... See morefrom Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne, Renée A. Mauborgne
Competition should not occupy the center of strategic thinking.
from Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne, Renée A. Mauborgne
Poverty isn’t simply the condition of not having enough money. It’s the condition of not having enough choice and being taken advantage of because of that.
from Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
- Entrepreneurship and hard work, not dynastic inheritance, is the primary path to a nine- or ten-figure net worth. Around three-quarters of the wealthiest 1% of American families
own
privately held businesses (compared to 5% of families in the bottom half of the wealth distribution), with business assets accounting for more than one-third of their ba... See morefrom In Defense of Billionaires | by Michael R. Strain - Project Syndicate by Michael R. Strain
- People who start drinking at a young age (13-15) are more likely to get addicted to alcohol, no matter if their families are alcoholism-prone. Even if there's a history of alcoholism in the family, a person who waits till their early 20s is less likely to become addicted to alcohol. If you drink consistently (even in small amounts, like one drink a... See more
from What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health by Andrew Huberman
- "Donald Rogers, Chandler Scott McMillan, and Morris Hill are part of a growing consensus among the nation’s top alcoholism experts who believe that almost without exception, the emotional problems of an alcoholic are caused by alcoholism rather than the emotional problems causing the alcoholism. They write that “far from drinking to ‘cover up’ or s... See more
- Your company will grow as quickly as your customers determine it will grow.
from The Minimalist Entrepreneur: How Great Founders Do More with Less by Sahil Lavingia
- Kevin Kelly has this great idea that you need your own distinct definition of success. For me, success would be cultivating a very specific reputation. I'd like my reputation to be "talk to that guy and you'll leave energized, thinking about something new. Good things will happen, and it'll generally cost you nothing."
from Tweet by Patrick OShaughnessy