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I do think that if I had to choose one word to which hope can be tied it is hospitality. Ivan Illich

We don’t choose the whiskey, we choose the image. - David Ogilvy

Good copy starts with good research.

The only job of any line is to get the next line read. Joe Sugarman

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Same with the assumption that everyone will have read receipts turned on; to opt out signals a lack of trust, even if your desire for privacy has not

Today, the flex has inverted entirely: the greatest privilege is to be chronically offline.

Steve Jobs: How to design insanely great products Design Philosophy: Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication • If users need a manual, the design ha

I hate when people confuse education with intelligence. You can have a bachelor's degree and still be an idiot. Elon Musk

It is essential to recognize that expertise is not the same thing as having a credential—like a college degree, a PhD, or an MD

University degrees are IMO status and not substance at this point. I'd much rather see someone's exceptional work or how they perform at a task.

You don’t need a degree or a fancy title to be an expert in something—you just need genuine curiosity and the ability to actually know what you’re tal

To build anything that lasts, a career, a marriage, a coherent self, you have to burn the boats; you have to walk through a door and lock it behind yo

When we pursue optionality, we avoid bold decisions. Like anything meaningful, venturing into the unknown is an act of faith. It demands responsibilit

When taking notes, only record thoughts you’ve already metabolised, not unprocessed inputs you’ll never use. No highlighting. No copy and paste. Every

Storage is not wisdom. David Hieatt

"If more information was the answer, then we'd all be billionaires with perfect abs." - Derek Sivers

“We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right in

Some moments are simply too vast to be reduced to a single explanation—whether scientific, philosophical, or spiritual. And the meaning of things is o

“I have a theory that the moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnifi

Under the right conditions, even ordinary experiences can be infused with a sense of the supernatural. The milky rays of sunlight that beam through a

We have conducted hundreds of segmentation studies for companies in dozens of industries and have concluded that the differences in people’s needs do

Digital media has exploded consumer options, and made demographics less predictive of human behavior. Now, psychographics work better. The differences

You can learn to see how human beings dream, decide, and act. And if you help them become better versions of themselves, the ones they seek to be, you

Customers must “do” something to “become” something.

A few important questions we have to ask ourselves when we’re representing our brand are: Who does our customer want to become? What kind of person do

And the key thing to internalise is that the customer does not care about your writing, or about your product. A customer does not buy your product be

Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself. Miles Davis

Damn the rules, it’s the feeling that counts. John Coltrane

Holding every rule as breakable is a healthy way to live as an artist. It loosens constraints that promote a predictable sameness in our working metho

Authenticity of Láné Sáan Moonwalker The consensus regarding Grandmother Láné Sáan Moonwalker depends heavily on the circles you look into. Because th

As my notional breakdown of mind-states suggests, you’d have to be a deranged messiah or a murderous psychotic to maintain a global circle of concern

A flower is a temporary manifestation created by interconnected, non-flower elements—like sunshine, rain, and soil—meaning the entire universe is pres

I want to start with a quote from writer, activist, and teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh. In Being Peace, he writes: “If you are a poet, you will see clearly

Sympoiesis is this process of recognizing that I am because you are. And you, whoever you are: a mushroom, bacteria, a pine tree, a river stream, a ce

Buddhism teaches that because nothing exists independently, nothing can be blamed independently either.Suffering is not a personal failure. It is a co

There comes a moment in life, often in the quietest of hours, when one realizes that the world will continue on its wayward course, indifferent to our

Be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence. Minor White

Paint the atmosphere and its complementary. Gwen Jones, private note, December 1931

We’ve forgotten that photography’s real gift is slowness. The act of framing forces you to notice. Not just what’s in front of you, but what’s been th

The prevailing educational philosophies, regrettably, continue to emphasise and value conceptual, intellectual, and verbal knowledge over the tacit an