Shaunna Van Hout
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Shaunna Van Hout
- As my work-driven identity dissolved, I felt a burning ambition across all facets of life. Instead of a desire to achieve goals that society told me were valuable, I felt a hunger to discover what makes me feel fully alive. Instead of a commitment to “winning” other people’s games, I felt a commitment to design a life that I deeply enjoy inhabiting... See more
from Work, Ambition, and Identity by Sam Sager
- As I said, most companies and most interviews focus more on the question: can this person do what we need? But if you’re trying to recruit the best talent in the world, it needs to start with them. Who are they? What do they love doing? What are their ambitions? How does their past shape what they want for their future? What are they insecure about... See more
from Fit by Molly Graham
In a word, we’ve struggled for two years to find someone with taste—with an eye for what stands the chance of being interesting, entertaining, or useful to an audience.
We’re not alone. I’ve talked to authors, podcasters, documentarians, late-night TV writers, YouTubers and TikTokers, and they all share this problem. Most of these creators are
... See morefrom The Cup of Coffee Theory of AI by Billy Oppenheimer
I knew I would need a lot of help to continue listening to my own inner compass and not go off track again, and so my home is full of guideposts for myself.
from Mind Magic by James Doty
- It’s the mark of a charlatan to try and explain simple things in complicated ways, and the mark of a genius to explain complicated things in simple ways
from The Angel Philosopher - Naval Ravikant by Naval Ravikant
- You never know when being free will allow you to execute on your ‘zone of genius’
from Naval Ravikant explains why you don't need to be CEO by Naval Ravikant