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Emotional intelligence is the ability to know what I’m feeling in any moment, and have a receptive relationship with the feeling, so it goes through my body. It doesn’t get stuck. If the feeling gets stuck, which is what happens with most people, it ultimately calcifies and turns into a mood. So anger that isn’t felt and released in less than 90 se... See more

According to Gurri, modern information technology enables the public, composed of amateurs, to break the power hierarchies of the industrial age. As the floodgates of information open, the public, organized on social media networks, is clashing with hierarchical, Industrial-era governments and institutions.

The purpose of a business is to serve a customer. The purpose of a community is to serve its members.

He’s been inspired by watching successful DAOs like Friends with Benefits, a private discord server for creators that members have to buy into in the form of cryptocurrency tokens. But unlike with Friends with Benefits, where you’re paying for access, he doesn’t want a token-gated community. He instead wants to sell products and experiences via tok... See more

I assume that Whoop’s business plan is to go after users that don’t require precision in their heart rate data. This could include people new to exercise, those whose activity is of low aerobic intensity (i.e. golf, yoga, etc), and those who only require a rough estimate of their output (i.e. team sports). If an average heart rate and a rough strai... See more

Advertising spend is down, non-essential affiliate marketing is on life support, subscription strategies are nascent, and direct-to-consumer commerce is a rarity. Media is being forced to evolve, once more. And so are brands.