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Roman
- what if the apps you used helped you keep control over your attention and more intentionally use your time. how many times have we opened twitter/instagram/etc with an intention only to forget about it 15mins later, still sucked down the rabbit hole? sublime is an idea baby, but if we succeed, it's because we helped you live more intentionally.
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- The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology. Edward O. Wilson, debate at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge, Mass., 9 September 2009
- Upstream Razor:
If somebody tells you something that goes against their incentives and identity – pay attention.
E.g. If someone tells you the worst part about living in their city or the worst part of their job – it’s usually signal rather than noise.
Why?
They’ve had to go against their identity to say it.
They’ve had to swim upstream. 
Idea Compass North UPSTREAM: Where does X come from? What are its origins? What belief does X support? What domain exists an order of magnitude higher? zoom out. What gave birth to X? What causes X? West REINFORCING: What is similar to X? What other disciplines could X already exist in? What other disciplines could benefit from X? What are other ways to say/do X? South DOWNSTREAM: Where can X lead to? What does X contribute to? What group/category could X be the headline of? What domain exists an order of magnitude lower? zoom in. What does X nutrure? East TRANSFORMATIVE: What competes with X? What is the opposite of X? What is X missing? What is a disadvantage with X? What could supercharge X? Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7r9t9T9Aww
In Japan, these grandparents didn't want Kids to feel lonely while waiting for the bus. So, they made a life-sized version of Totoro at the bus stop Now, the kids have a friend waiting there with them every day.
