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Yoyo
Exploring the concept of 'genius,' contrasting the healthy self-doubt required for growth with the historical idea of 'having a genius.'
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Right. And I want to ask you something, because I remember reading, I can't remember who it was who said, after, you know, having their first big success, they felt really unhappy and they felt really worried that like, has the biggest success I've ever had in my life happened? Like, and who am I now? I think that that kind of doubt is healthy. It
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Questions:
What’s a mystery in your life you want the answer to?
It has to be a mystery that is solvable. So it can’t be like “How would my life have been different if I took a gap year?” it has to be something that someone somewhere knows the answer to like “Why did _____ stop talking to me?”
If you could have one full time staff member what would they do?
Driver, chef, EA, masseuse etc. You only get one. They are on call 24/7.
If you could retire now and maintain current lifestyle without work but no further, would you?
So basically, you’re retired and you receive a paycheck that is exact same as you are currently making for the rest of your life. There is no way for you to make more money than you currently make.
What is something you love that you wouldn’t recommend to others?
What’s a lesson you need to keep relearning?
What’s a piece of advice you give to others but struggle to abide by?
What’s a small moment from your life that seemed insignificant at the time but you think back on a lot?
What’s a piece of common advice that you disagree with?
What’s something that’s farfetched now that you think will be common sense/knowledge in 25 years?
What thing are we doing today will be most laughed at in ten years?
What are your arbitrary rules you have for yourself?
Do you think the goal of travel is to see as many different places as possible or do you prefer to find a place you love and keep going back?
If you could be an expert in one subject overnight what would it be and why?
How would you live your life differently if everyone had the same amount of money and there was no way to be poorer and richer than anyone else?
What thing/trend/practice from the past should we bring back?
If you could pick one brand and all your stuff had to be from there what would you pick?
What’s something you were on the wrong side of history on?
What stereotypes do you think are true?
What opinions do you have that seem most out of line with your general political affiliations?
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One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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Cringe tolerance: The crucial ability for creators to overcome embarrassment and release imperfect work to achieve success.
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Cringe tolerance describes the psychological capacity to act, despite the certainty that others will judge your work as amateurish, naive, or embarrassing. It's the ability to post your first YouTube video knowing it will be awkward, to launch your website despite its obvious design flaws, to share your writing before it reaches professional
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