Erikc Perez-Perez
@perez
Chicago photographer.
Erikc Perez-Perez
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Here is my definition of imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is the persistent, unrealistic, fear-inducing, fucking ridiculous belief that you are supposed to magically eliminate all variables for failure before trying anything new in the presence of others.
So next time that feeling creeps in, try this HoJo (that’s what we insiders call the place... See more
So next time that feeling creeps in, try this HoJo (that’s what we insiders call the place... See more
If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.
-Joseph Campbell
Outside the corporation's meeting rooms Jobs’s sayings have been printed in huge letters on the wall. One reads: “If you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next.”
I suspect we humans do better with constraints; the Internet stripped away the constraint of physical distribution, and now AI is removing the constraint of needing to actually produce content. That this is spoiling the Internet is perhaps the best hope for finding our way back to what is real. Let the virtual world be one of customized content for... See more
Ben Thompson • Regretful Accelerationism
Back at Mailbox, it was 8 a.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2013 when we popped the first bottle of champagne. There were 13 of us, and we were all wide-eyed, staring at our monitors, watching as nine months of work on the iPhone app was released into the world. As I looked around at the incredible people in that room, and watched the live ticker grow ... See more
The Crossroads of Should and Must | by Elle Luna | Medium
Algorithms, by their very nature, assume and assure that you would like your future to be like your past. — Luke Burgis
People spend an average of 2.5 hours on social media a day - that’s over a month of time that you give up of your life per year.
Every minute you spend on social media is a minute spent watching someone else live their life instead of living your own.