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As Mr. Petrini has said, “The quest for slowness, which begins as a simple rebellion against the impoverishment of taste in our lives, makes it possible to rediscover taste.” He is talking most forcibly about food, but this focus on a different, slower way reverberates into all facets of our lives.
Brunello: 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
- Max Ehrmann
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Max Ehrmann's "Desiderata"
Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote, “I would not give a fig for simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for simplicity on the other side of complexity.”
MS. TIPPETT:
I love that.
MR. LEDERACH:
And that is what the haikuist is after. So I do a variety of things. One of them is that I’ve become much more respectful of, I think, the... See more
MS. TIPPETT:
I love that.
MR. LEDERACH:
And that is what the haikuist is after. So I do a variety of things. One of them is that I’ve become much more respectful of, I think, the... See more
While it seems so impossible to average people, it is very normal for these improvisational masters. That is because what they hear in their head is the result of all they have listened to and retained it because it spoke to their heart. The real core of genius is true love for whatever passion it is. If something strikes you so emotionally, you... See more
Why you'll never reach that GENIUS level... Sean looks at Joey Alexander to answer that..
Homing in on the important feedback loops can unlock valuable insights. For example, why is home delivery of large parcel items, such as furniture and appliances, so often a poor customer experience? After all, delivery is a key determinant of customer sat isfaction , the most intimate touchpoint in retail, and an opportunity to generate... See more
Greenlea Lane • "Self-Driving Investing: A Way of Being"
At Dynamicland you get composability and interoperability “for free.”
Much of what you get “for free” at Dynamicland comes from the fact that it’s embedded in a very powerful computation engine: reality. The world is naturally built for multiple people. The world also has many contrivances for inputting data: buttons, pages, layouts, and... See more
Much of what you get “for free” at Dynamicland comes from the fact that it’s embedded in a very powerful computation engine: reality. The world is naturally built for multiple people. The world also has many contrivances for inputting data: buttons, pages, layouts, and... See more
Steve Krouse • The "Next Big Thing" is a Room | Phenomenal World
Let’s elevate the language to give it more emotional depth and resonance: