Natalie Audelo

@natalieaudelo

designing social architecture and community experiences that build trust, generate creativity, and encourage authentic human connection. exploring the healing power of play, movement, music and other integrative practices.

No matter how much wisdom you gain from the pages of your favorite author, if you haven’t experienced the visceral events that led to that wisdom yourself, then it’s just knowledge. Sure, you can leverage the hard-earned wisdom of others to help you, but understanding only happens when you earn that wisdom in the tumultuous arena of real life.
from Knowledge Is Not Understanding - More To That by Lawrence Yeo
The thing that no one ever tells you about your calling is that it’s boring. Oh, everything is interesting if you’re interested… shut up. Yes, it will be exhilarating and fun and fluid and and natural and meaningful. It will also be tedious. It will hurt. You will encounter obstacle after obstacle until you feel like you’re in a video game with alg... See more
loving the process
I’ve learned that if I think about this problem on a daily basis— what positive impact can I have here and now on this day? —I start making better decisions. I begin doing better things. Even the smallest matters of daily life provide an opportunity for this. That’s reassuring—because those are constantly at hand and don’t require changing the whol... See more
from My 12 Favorite Problems by Ted Gioia
I also think a lot about the old, iconic structures around the world that have stood the test of time and, in many cases, where we aren’t quite sure of all the details of how they were constructed. Marvels like the Colosseum, Roman aqueducts, or the Great Wall. Incredible architectural feats that were, by necessity, built to last and built slowly –... See more
from Modern Meditations: Rebecca Kaden (Union Square Ventures) by Mario Gabriele
going slow
“Great leadership has many different attributes, but it starts with knowledge of a particular pursuit, because without the knowledge and mastery of that particular pursuit, I don’t think you have the authority to convey it with conviction to others. It usually is associated with an obsession, because to be a great leader, you have to be obsessed by
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good leadership
Insights from Byung-Chul Han: The rise of narcissism, the emphasis on authenticity, and shallow technological experiences are eroding essential societal bonds We need daily and lifelong rituals to help bring narrative structure into our lives In the past, people had time to contemplate information, consider its place within a larger narrat... See more
loving the process
It’s helpful to think in terms of: it’s only play. We’re here to play. We’re here to have fun. And to use the feedback of, you know, sometimes failure is the thing you need to know to get to where you’re going. So if you try to solve a problem 10 ways and they all fail, you can either decide I’m a failure or you can decide, okay, I’m now 10 method
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from Rick Rubin — Magic, Everyday Mystery, and Getting Creative by On Being
Culture, in compelling but unspoken ways, dictates the proven, acceptable methods by which members of the group address recurrent problems. And culture defines the priority given to different types of problems. It can be a powerful management tool.
from How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clay Christensen
Company Culture
Choose work you have a natural aptitude for and a deep interest in. Develop a habit of working on your own projects; it doesn't matter what they are so long as you find them excitingly ambitious. Work as hard as you can without burning out, and this will eventually bring you to one of the frontiers of knowledge. These look smooth from a distance, b... See more
from Superlinear Returns
loving the process
when in doubt, follow your curiosity

from Knowledge Is Not Understanding - More To That by Lawrence Yeo

from My 12 Favorite Problems by Ted Gioia

from Modern Meditations: Rebecca Kaden (Union Square Ventures) by Mario Gabriele

from Rick Rubin — Magic, Everyday Mystery, and Getting Creative by On Being

from How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clay Christensen

from Superlinear Returns