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- ...a hybrid discipline, combining formal mathematical reasoning with the softer style of humanistic reasoning, is required.
from Endnotes on 2020: Crypto and Beyond by Vitalik Buterin
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
from Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
- We understand the world in its becoming, not in its being
from The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
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Whether it’s to organize ideas for a project (me); to have material to turn to for inspiration when you get stuck (Adam Alter); to save idea-sparks without getting distracted by them in the moment (Steven Johnson and Dan Pink); or to create a receptacle of fleeting impressions (Rachel Ingalls), I think having a repository for interesting things you... See morefrom Don't Let Good Ideas Get Away by David Epstein
“It’s the citizen’s duty to be informed” was valuable when information was scarce but is now dangerous with limitless information.
Many of us feel “morally obliged” to stay plugged in – even mindlessly scrolling makes us feel like we’ve fulfilled the obligation
from Oliver Burkeman – Time Management for Mortals by Krista Tippett
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We don't turn to story to escape reality. We turn to story to navigate reality.from Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere) by Lisa Cron
Early on in your career, when you’re an individual contributor, you’re graded on the volume and quality of your work. Then one day, all of a sudden, you’re a manager. Let’s assume you do well and move up to manage more and more people. Now you’re no longer paid for the amount of work you do; you’re paid for the quality of decisions you make.
from Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs by John Doerr
- What we did with Poppy, the mission was to build the modern village. How I envisioned that was to find and vet really amazing childcare providers, and then connect them to families when they had gaps in childcare. We started that in my neighborhood in Seattle about three and a half years ago, grew it, and continued to build it out as kind of the te... See more
from What Shutting Down Your Startup Feels Like - Avni Patel Thompson of Poppy with Kat Manalac | Y Combinator by Y Combinator