Philip Soriano
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Philip Soriano
The ultrawealthy are not afraid to ask for help. They are more likely to have an internal locus of control, where they are quick to take credit for their successes and admit their failures, at least to themselves.
Inside the Minds of the Ultrawealthy (Published 2017)
Back in the 1980s, the Oxford psychologists Michael Argyle and Monika Henderson wrote a seminal paper titled “The Rules of Friendship.” Its six takeaways are obvious, but what the hell, they’re worth restating: In the most stable friendships, people tend to stand up for each other in each other’s absence; trust and confide in each other; support... See more
Jennifer Senior • It’s Your Friends Who Break Your Heart
Barriers to entry for his peers, Palley explained, include a sense of ignorance. “We’re used to seeing everything online — click to browse and click to buy — and there is huge transparency and the commercial art world is very opaque and hard to navigate.”
“That doesn’t work for us,” Palley continued. “My generation, we want to see numbers, we want... See more
“That doesn’t work for us,” Palley continued. “My generation, we want to see numbers, we want... See more
Where Are Young Art Collectors and Museum Donors?
Where Are Young Art Collectors and Museum Donors?
The art world is concerned about where the next generation of buyers and supporters is going to come from.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/arts/design/young-collectors-museum-donors.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
The discipline of postponing gratification is the single most important discipline your son needs.
John Gray PhD • The Boy Crisis
Sometimes, I notice this when working with people who have spent time in organizations with poor feedback cultures. They have been taught that it’s so bad to name problems that they focus on resolving acute issues while keeping the peace, all the while navigating an invisible psychological obstacle course. Over time, they become trapped in... See more
It turns out my really big problem was thinking I might one day get rid of all my problems, when the truth is that there's no escaping the mucky, malodorous compost-heap of this reality. Which is OK, actually. Compost is the stuff that helps things grow.
Oliver Burkeman • What if you never sort your life out?
The best gift we can give a boy, to help him become self-actualized enough to feel free to choose to be either traditional or nontraditional, is a mom and dad devoted to the art and discipline of raising children together, even if that means living in separate, but nearby, homes. Once a family of four hits an income threshold where they can afford
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The future of our creations, especially AI, depends on whether we design them as extensions of our highest aspirations or unwitting amplifiers of our unexamined shadows.
Smart people are a dime a dozen and often don’t amount to much. What counts is being creative and imaginative.