Matt O'Donnell
- If I wake up and touch my phone, I’ve already lost hours. Not because I’m browsing social media for hours, but because the mind has already been agitated, made unquiet, and the context switch back into thoughtfulness can take the whole morning. In other words, the addict part of my brain takes over and contaminates my ability to be contemplative. I... See more
from Offscreen Magazine Interview by Craig Mod
Even if you have a highly unified team with a defined purpose, the wrong leader for that particular team can still screw it all up.
from 288. The Difference Between a Group and a Team - and Why You're On The Wrong Side by Jeff Matlow | The Best Leadership Newsletter Ever
- But busyness has a way of stealing creativity from you. Generative work, like art and writing, requires long periods of nothingness: it’s only in that wide empty space that ideas emerge. Long runs, hot showers, commutes that don’t involve harried Slack messages and listening to podcasts at 2x speed. Sitting at the edge of a dock, listening to the o... See more
from the scenic route by Jasmine Sun
- “The more a project scares you, the more that probably means it’s worth doing.”
–Damien Chazellefrom Just a moment... by Britton Perelman
- There’s nothing wrong with a fondness for data. The trouble begins when you begin to favor bad arguments that involve data over good arguments that don’t, or insist that metrics be introduced in realms where data can’t realistically be the foundation of a good argument.
from Be Good-Argument-Driven, Not Data-Driven by Richard Marmorstein
Shame is a hidden emotion that is not only destructive but grows powerful the more we hide it.
from Book Summary: The Gift of Imperfection by getmatter.com
One of the paradoxes of life is that the more you desire something, the less suited you can be to have it.
from Sunday Firesides: To Have It, You Must Be Able to Do Without It by Brett
Your lack of accountability has nothing to do with tactics. It has to do with your emotions.
from 272. The Emotional Accountability of What's Important by Jeff Matlow | The Best Leadership Newsletter Ever
- Your next great ride is building in a yet unseeable swell. And when it does suddenly make its appearance, you’ve got to paddle like Hell to catch it. I never understood the confluence of luck and effort so clearly.
from surf school by Isabel Cowles Murphy