fish in a pool
Maybe the real value of leaving your pond for the ocean is to access scale.
For years, I had a selfish lens on the fish in the pond metaphor. I thought about how I could’ve stayed the smartest fish in my pond if I had remained in my pond. I debated and discussed the advantages of being a small fish in a large pond - how it widened my horizons and ga
... See more“There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says ‘Morning, boys. How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes ‘What the hell is water?’”15 We need to become aware of our immersions. “T
... See moreJames K. A. Smith • You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes “What the hell is water?”
Jeff Mohr • What is complexity?
a note from a believer:
Sari, I remember that as a kid, I always knew I was different, and wanted to show it. I’d tie my Converse shoelaces in the shape of a star, I’d zig when others zagged, I’d take pride in being Mexican in my mostly White North Carolina small town, and this all showed through in my work. I was Me. And somewhere along the way, th
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