Reminders for myself
Reminder that a sense of agency means feeling like you have control over your actions and their consequences . I think people tend to forget that second part; owning your mistakes and their consequences is extremely difficult, which might be a motivating factor for some people to adopt victim complexes. (A victim complex is learned!)
sundus • agency: it's only human

‘The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea.’ by Karen Blixen, writing as Isak Dinesen
The moral here is the following: whenever you send an email to somebody (especially to somebody busy), imagine that this is what their inbox looks like. Unless you send a follow up, you’re not even trying. And they know it, so unless you follow up, they will probably just ignore you, correctly believing that you do not even want to talk to them so ... See more
Alexey Guzey • It Is Your Responsibility to Follow Up - Alexey Guzey
The Solution• For Overthinkers: "You don't need a to-do list. you need to clean your toilet." - David Allen• For Hustlers: "Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are getting there." - Stephen Covey
Daniel Kazandjian • Meta Productivity w/ Daniel Kazandjian

People don't want you to be perfect. What they want is to feel connected with you.
Joe Hudson • Tweet
To identify key business objectives and revenue drivers, use the SPACES model: support, product, acquisition, contribution, engagement, success. Start by focusing on one or two primary objectives you can measure and expand from there. Good measurement frameworks consist of the goal you’re trying to achieve, the measures that will tell you if you ac... See more
David Spinks • The Business of Belonging: How to Make Community your Competitive Advantage
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
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