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- top highlight: the role of the artist and designer that’s most important to me right now is indeed one as an orchestrator of attention
Ev Williams (founder of Twitter, Blogger, and Medium) when asked who inspires him:
“When I think about a commonality of companies and leaders I admire, it is those who—whether they have a bunch of resources or not—come from a position of confidence and an abundance mindset.”
When he got to Google, the thing that most struck him was how big they tho
... See moreA Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
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Status Signaling and
Philosophy and
If you’re bored with the current landscape of trending apps and templated content, I beg you to make something different. there must be a counterweight.
“Some things can become true merely because we believe in them–that pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. When modern economists assumed that people are innately selfish, they advocated policies that fostered self-serving behavior. When politicians convinced themselves that politics is a cynical game, that’s exactly what it became.”
― via Ru
... See moreOn Quality: An Inquiry into Excellence: Selected and Unpublished Writings
haven't read yet but was recommended on a podcast - excerpts from the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance on quality and related concepts. will edit this note with takeaways once i've read.You and Your Profile: Identity After Authenticity
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
by Hans Rosling
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