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I felt that exclusivity & elitism had been unfairly conflated, but we’ve since stopped using the word exclusive because we realized that it created too many misunderstandings, and instead shifted our rhetoric in the direction of “curation.”

It’s easy to understand why crafty brands suddenly have so much appeal right now: with the boundaries between work and life becoming extremely blurred, people are seeking ways to put a full stop at the end of their working day. Activities that don’t require a screen – or, even better, stop you from being able to reach for your phone – have been on... See more

We used to think that the earth is flat. Galileo was convicted of heresy for teaching that the earth isn’t the center of the universe and that it revolves around the sun. We used to ridicule scientists claiming that invisible germs could harm us (until we could see them through advanced microscopes). The list could go on and on. It’s easy in

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There’s never going to be an Adamson Act for knowledge workers who need time to think. It’s up to you to figure it out. The first step is realizing that taking time in the middle of your day to do stuff that doesn’t look like work is the most important part of your work day.

Rick Rubin on turning Metallica around It’s always better to think and work backwards from great than it is to work forward from good

• Most movie studios are over-committed to a production schedule; they won’t wait until mid-production, even if the movie stinks


• They force things into the marketplace before they are fully done


• For Bob, this means a lack of commitment to excellence. He is a big believer in the relentless pursuit of perfection (kinda like Steve Jobs)


• “No one is ever

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Fairness is very important and I think this system is much more fair than any other system that I’ve worked with because in other systems the management decided on bonuses.