Sara Wee
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Sara Wee
If Nike announced that they were opening a hotel, you’d have a pretty good guess about what it would be like. But if Hyatt announced that they were going to start making shoes, you would have NO IDEA WHATSOEVER what those shoes would be like. That’s because Nike owns a brand and Hyatt simply owns real estate.
The Elegance of Nothing
"Predicting rain doesn’t count, building the ark does.”
- Warren Buffett
- Warren Buffett
Writing compels us to think — not in the chaotic, non-linear way our minds typically wander, but in a structured, intentional manner. By writing it down, we can sort years of research, data and analysis into an actual story, thereby identifying our main message and the influence of our work. This is not merely a philosophical observation; it is... See more
Nature • Writing Is Thinking
People are made of stories. Our memories are not the impartial accumulation of every second we’ve lived; they’re the narrative that we assembled out of selected moments. Which is why, even when we’ve experienced the same events as other individuals, we never constructed identical narratives: the criteria used for selecting moments were different
... See moreTed Chiang • Exhalation: Stories
There are plenty of caveats that come with the talking dogs of AI. Not just the hallucinations or the dislocations. There are issues of climate, of control and of access. But, as in all the past technology revolutions we’ve faced, highlighting the problems and walking away is probably not the best way to have influence or impact.
Just because... See more
Just because... See more
Seth's Blog
So lucky we can feel something that makes us so afraid
Data collection is inherently creative. Depending on the data you choose to collect from the world, you can begin to see the world from a different perspective. Being a data collector means observing the world with curiosity.
Russell Davies • Do Interesting: Notice. Collect. Share
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