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“If you inherently long for something, become it first. If you want gardens, become the gardener. If you want love, embody love. If you want mental st
people don’t just want the point, they want the poetry
“In Senegal, the polite expression for saying someone died is to say his or her library has burned. When I first heard the phrase, I didn’t understand
“… we make an extremely rigid division between work and play. You’re supposed to work in order to earn enough money, to give you sufficient leisure ti
"There are two ways to make the world more mesmerizing: to seek out new and increasingly intense experiences, or to loosen the filters that make ordin
“Motivating the committed outperforms persuading the uncommitted.” - Seth Godin
people don’t just want the point, they want the poetry
There are two types of people making stuff: content creators and artists.Both are creative. But there is one distinct difference: Content creators are
“… we make an extremely rigid division between work and play. You’re supposed to work in order to earn enough money, to give you sufficient leisure ti
There are no parties for the middle. The balloons and champagne are reserved for beginnings and endings. We celebrate the leap of faith because it’s f
Perfectionism rarely creates perfection. You procrastinate because you’re terrified of falling short. You abandon projects because they don’t live up
none of us really know what we’re doing?Sometimes it’s searching for signs. Sometime it’s noticing what’s right in front of you. Sometimes the univers
complexity first, simplicity second people say “keep it simple,” but most approach it backwards. they start from simple, then add on complexity witho
Impact over refinementWhen building something, focus on truly creating an impact before releasing and refining it.Then, consider focusing on other imp
All of sudden, we weren’t just designing something visual, but we needed to understand human behaviour, to see ourselves in other people’s contexts (d
My product won’t write sentences for you. The slow process of writing is what clarifies thought, shapes identity, and cultivates a lens to the world.
"I function like a more curated but less efficient version of GPT. My sentences are not generated by A.I., but they are largely the synthesis of my fa
My beginnings are not beginnings; I just start. Sometimes I have to write the beginning after the book is done. Well, that seems like a natural thing,
The point of social media is to be “social”—to make connections. It’s not called “promotion media”!
Social media should inherently be social. It should be used not just for seeing your high school friend’s baby pics, but for joining communities and m
“Media is about staying true to your voice, of course, but it’s also about interacting with the people you’re communicating with. It’s not about talki
This might sound obvious but I think the key to success on social media is to be interesting, helpful, and genuine. The goal isn’t simply to acquire u
We’re not just bits of intelligence bouncing through the world. We have complicated emotions, and nuanced and unspoken social hierarchies. We act irra
As Donald Knuth put it: “Ai has by now succeeded in doing essentially everything that requires ‘thinking’ but has failed to do most of what people and
