Defying Convention
More recently I’ve kept repeating to myself, don’t abandon your vision . Decisiveness is knowing myself well enough to take the plunge, then the rest is all faith.
Peak Decisiveness
It’s easy to be brave, briefly. What’s hard is to keep going.
"When I was young I took my father and my three uncles for granted, and it never occurred to me that everyone else wasn't like them. Later on, I found that this was a mistake, but I've never quite managed to adapt myself to it. I suppose they were unusual, but I still think that they were right, and insofar as the world disagrees with them, I disag... See more
Penelope Fitzgerald
Penelope Fitzgerald on rejecting expectations
Why Did We (The English) Start Using Surnames?
youtube.comWe only have surnames because of the Black Death
Jason Feifer on LinkedIn: This famous redesign led to a $600 million sale — but here’s the part… | 168 comments
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Standing out with your ingredients list
“What one generation accepts, the next generation assumes, and the next generation rejects.”
Social norms follow a cycle
How Mayweather turned his brittle hands into a boxing wins and big payouts
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Floyd Mayweather turned his brittle hands into an advantage by goading people into fighting with him and winning on points
“I’m 76 years old and I have never learned a lesson in my entire life.”
Review: Curb Your Enthusiasm, “No Lessons Learned” | Season 12, Episode 10
Larry David had a rule of “no hugging and no learning” to describe Seinfeld. Sometimes that attitude is necessary