Nick Bennett
@nickbennett
internet economics
Nick Bennett
One issue with corporate comms is there’s too much “how to build a boat” and not enough “why you should should yearn for the vast and endless sea”
Lulu Cheng Meservey • Tweet
Choose wisely
@theuniverse_calling 🪐
instagram.comAs a younger man, I always had a "data over feelings" view of the world, but after 15+ years of performing analytical testing, seeing data manipulated in every possible direction to fit personal biases and agendas, I now view feelings as the only thing that really matters.
motorhome laboratoriesx.comKeep your distance from people who've made being wronged their identity. They're not looking for solutions, they're recruiting.
Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect
- Will Guidara, unreasonable hospitality
At the beginning of this process, it will feel artificial, like you’re socially flailing and trying too hard. Because you will be socially flailing, and trying too hard. Surely, you might think to yourself, everyone can tell that I don’t belong — sending out a bunch of cold emails, scheduling random meetings, asking a lot of questions. The whole... See more
There’s only one way to start building this kind of network, which is to act with generosity towards others before you know whether it will be reciprocated. Generosity can be in the form of attention, e.g. being an unusually responsive conversational partner. It can be in the form of time, e.g. going out of your way to meet somebody where it’s... See more
Essentially, their professional lives are one giant positive-sum game, where everyone is eager to do favors for one another.
