Katharina Sommerkamp
@katsommerkamp
Katharina Sommerkamp
I have come to the conviction that if you cannot translate your thoughts into uneducated language, then your thoughts were confused. Power to translate is the test of having really understood one's own meaning.
—C.S. Lewis
Startups almost never get it right the first time. Much more commonly you launch something, and no one cares. Don't assume when this happens that you've failed. That's normal for startups. But don't sit around doing nothing. Iterate.
paulgraham.com • How Not to Die
You don’t need a map to start on a new route—you just need a compass to gauge whether you’re heading in the right direction.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
What you want is never a thing.
David Cain • What you want is never a thing
the right motivation is never a technology trend and always something far deeper and more personal, and the right question is never “What is your AI strategy” and always more like “If I had to solve this problem today given the technologies available, would the solution change?”
sublimeinternet.substack.com • Can I Ramble for a Sec?
humanity has been deprived of comprehensive understanding. Specialization has bred feelings of isolation, futility, and confusion in individuals. It has also resulted in the individual’s leaving responsibility for thinking and social action to others.
Maria Popova • Buckminster Fuller’s Manifesto for the Genius of Generalists
If you're unsatisfied you have two options. Change your experience or change your relationship to experience. The first is agency, the second is spirituality. Both capacities are important, and it takes a lifetime to get the balance right
