To be average is to see what exists. To innovate, create, and be above average is to see in between what exists, to what could be. Example of seeing in between: people use social media to connect, and people call taxis to get rides. What if the two were combined, and people used social media …
“God said, take what you want and pay for it.” — Ayn Rand (or, a Spanish proverb) The above is one of my favorite quotes. It embodies two of my favorite principles in life: freedom and responsibility. Freedom, to take the things you want — blatantly, liberally, unabashedly. Responsibility, to bear the consequences of those …
David Perell wrote a fantastic blog post on the importance (or lack thereof) in the accuracy of maps. Side note — if you don’t follow David Perell, you should. In a similar vein, I want to talk about the importance (or lack thereof) in the precision of one’s metaphors. This is not an argument against …
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“Fear of getting hurt, ironically, increases your risk of getting hurt.” — Ed Latimore In the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, the play’s eponymous hero, Oedipus, was born to the king and queen of Thebes. At his birth, a prophecy was given — that Oedipus would one day kill his father and marry his mother. The …
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