Jason
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Jason
“People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being,” said the old man, with a certain bitterness. “Maybe that’s why they give up on it so early, too. But that’s the way it is.” - The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
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As an operator, doing nothing is never the right strategy.
As an investor, doing nothing is often the right strategy.
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” ~ Anne Lamott
TWN / Issue 13: A Case for Sovereignty
The Rule of One for copywriting:
You have one reader. One big idea. One promise. And one offer.
Source: unknown person who is no longer alive, probably in advertising and direct response copywriting in the 1920’s.
Most CEOs are CEOs because they started the businesses they run - not because they are abnormally smart or qualified.
Often they’re the least qualified people in the company, since they’re the only ones who didn’t go through an interview process.
Often they’re the least qualified people in the company, since they’re the only ones who didn’t go through an interview process.
Sahil Lavingia • Tweet
Business Quotes and Thought provoking
On founders who become CEOs, interesting way of seeing things
Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has quiet resonance that never fails to stir me.
Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Victories attained by right thought can only be maintained by watchfulness. Many give way when success is assured, and rapidly fall back into failure.
Amazon Sign In
Reminds me of how we often slow down before we reach the finish line in anticipation of finishing, and in doing so, finish short or make a mistake. “Don’t stop when you’re tired, stop after you’ve finished”
In design, AI inspires me no more than elevator music or a business presentation. However, it often shows me what I do not want. When I ask Chat-GPT how I could better phrase something, I almost always get the most uninteresting, boring, often meaningless answer. As an author that writes to say something meaningful, get upset about this, and in res... See more
Oliver Reichenstein • AI and the Beauty of Human Flaws
C.S. Lewis advice on writing