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By enshrining trade-offs in the mode of thinking of policymakers, and business people, and problem solvers, what you’ve actually done is create an incredibly infertile ground for creative ideas . Because you basically treat the trade-off as if it’s kind of just part of the system. I have to ask the question of this kind of obsession with... See more
Kris Abdelmessih • The Third Eye
I’ve always believed the best early-stage founders are artists – they're obsessive about new and unusual things, they feel compelled to bring creation into the world, and they are often misunderstood for long periods of time–even lifetimes. Building businesses is their art.
every medium has it’s signature
Civilizations and companies follow growth–decay cycles; founders’ creative will determines whether new challenges become opportunities.
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Man is a competitive animal, and his states must be like himself.
And then if you have the book, I think you're especially going to be interested in the growth and decay chapter.
They're talking about civilizations.
I think with you and I, obviously the lessons for companies jumps off the page.
This is really why there's always more opportunity.
... See moreBrunello: In everything, really. For example, take Marcus Aurelius, the emperor. In any possible mood that you might be in, you read a sentence by him and you feel better. Any philosopher helps you to raise your head and the world will look better. Respect the human being, and that will be better. Hadrian the emperor said, “I never met anyone who... See more
om.co • Brunello Cucinelli
All these losses, for me, carry equal weight, precisely because, for Black, research and writing about building held as much transformational potential as design and construction. Indeed, it might be true that, for Black, such a duality did not exist. Perhaps, for him, writing and spatial thinking were one and the same. This is what most excites me... See more