Pablo Rodríguez
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Pablo Rodríguez
Quotable quotes
Here are some quotes I gathered recently:
It takes a lot of work to make something simple. — Steve Wozniak
One of the most realistic parts of Lord of the Rings is that almost no one wanted to get involved, until it was very nearly too late. — Ricki Tarr
Everyone searches for opportunities while running from problems, missing that... See more
Here are some quotes I gathered recently:
It takes a lot of work to make something simple. — Steve Wozniak
One of the most realistic parts of Lord of the Rings is that almost no one wanted to get involved, until it was very nearly too late. — Ricki Tarr
Everyone searches for opportunities while running from problems, missing that... See more
A brand is not a logo. A brand is a promise, a story and a shorthand. A brand tells us what to expect the next time we engage with you.
Seth's Blog : A branding exercise
The entire self-help industry in one sentence: Do what makes mornings exciting and nights peaceful.
Will this make me excited to wake up? Will this let me sleep in peace?
Everything that fails both tests is noise.
Will this make me excited to wake up? Will this let me sleep in peace?
Everything that fails both tests is noise.
Amazon - How to Wrap Five Eggs: Traditional Japanese Packaging
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Negative experiences stick for survival. The good stuff needs mindfulness
Too many people think the grass is greener somewhere else but grass is green where you water it, remember that.
Medici Effect
The Medici Effect refers to the explosive creativity that emerges when diverse ideas, disciplines, and cultures intersect.
The term was coined by Frans Johansson in his 2004 book of the same name, inspired by the Medici family of Renaissance Florence—patrons who brought together artists, scientists, poets, financiers, architects, and... See more
The Medici Effect refers to the explosive creativity that emerges when diverse ideas, disciplines, and cultures intersect.
The term was coined by Frans Johansson in his 2004 book of the same name, inspired by the Medici family of Renaissance Florence—patrons who brought together artists, scientists, poets, financiers, architects, and... See more
In 1447, a 28-year-old banker named Cosimo de’ Medici returned to Florence from exile and began funding a series of experiments—not in science, but in culture. What he sparked would later become the Renaissance.
Cosimo was not a scholar or artist himself, but he had a rare intuition: that genius grows in conversation.
Under his patronage, Florence became a magnet for thinkers from across Europe. He funded Filippo Brunelleschi, who studied Roman ruins to design the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore using mathematical precision never seen before. He supported Donatello, whose sculpture merged Gothic craft with classical realism. He financed Marsilio Ficino, who translated Plato into Latin, reigniting interest in Greek philosophy after a thousand years of neglect.
In the Medici circle, painters debated geometry with mathematicians; architects studied anatomy with sculptors; merchants discussed proportion and beauty as fluently as profit. This interdisciplinary exchange created a feedback loop of ideas—the very essence of the Medici Effect.
Out of this cross-pollination emerged Leonardo da Vinci, a painter-engineer-anatomist whose notebooks fused art and science; Michelangelo, who sculpted marble as though it were alive; and Galileo, who would later unite observation and mathematics to birth modern physics.
It follows then that the Renaissance was not a product of individual genius alone—it was a network effect of curiosity. Florence became the laboratory of civilization precisely because its borders between disciplines were porous.
The Medici Effect teaches a simple but radical truth: innovation thrives at the crossroads.