Jimmy Cerone
@jrcii
Software Dev who loves to write, read, and hang with doggos.
Jimmy Cerone
(The four obligations — strong body, clear mind, pure spirit, and devotion to the welfare of your people — reminded me a lot of the 4-H pledge I grew up saying. Everything is connected.)
Austin Kleon • Land of Enchantment
Long before he made movies, after he dropped out of community college, Cameron spent about ten years working low-wage manual labor jobs. He was a truck driver, a school bus mechanic, a high school janitor, a precision tool and die machinist, and so on. “It was a long period of frustration for me in this kind of blue-collar life,” he said. “I was
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The more I learn, the straight forward path is the way of the few. Meandering success is more likely.
(One of my favorite pieces of parenting advice: You have to give yourself what you needed when you were a kid, and give your kids what they need now.)
Austin Kleon • The Way You Wanted to Feel
Man I love this. I love that it acknowledges the reality of the needs of your younger self while protecting the needs of your kids, which are distinct.
People are starving. To run in the dark across grassy fields holding sizzling sparklers up to the stars, dive into the deep cold blue sea, curl up on the couch with a good book, a big mug of tea, and a nest of blankets near a crackling fireplace. Return to the pure presence of childhood. Experiencing for the sake of experiencing. Unaccountable to... See more
Tommy Dixon • the end of our extremely online era.
It would be a lot easier to expand our use of solar and wind energy if we had better ways to store the large quantities of electricity we’d need to cover gaps in the flow of that energy.
Vaclav Smil • Numbers Don't Lie
If you aren’t sure what to do, make the choice that preserves or expands future optionality . Remember: Most startups fail. Will you be okay with your choices if (& when) this one does too?
charity.wtf • The Hierarchy Is Bullshit (And Bad For Business)
The advice to avoid here is to “give it your all” as a rule. Only give your all to what really matters
When making internal decisions about e.g. salary bands, individual exceptions to formal policy, etc, ask each other … if this decision were to leak, could we justify our reasoning with head held high? If you would feel ashamed, or if you really don’t want people to find out about it, it’s probably the wrong decision.
charity.wtf • The Hierarchy Is Bullshit (And Bad For Business)
Global uncertainty has lowered the outlook for diamonds, which account for 80% of Botswana’s exports and a third of its government revenue.