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I’d suggest that today we stand on the vertiginous cusp of an equally dizzying transformation in our understanding of prosperity’s place in the human universe: that an economy isn’t an end in itself, but that it’s a means to the end of a good life. That life isn’t a means to the end of wealth, but that wealth is a means to the end of a good
Umair Haque • Betterness: Economics for Humans (Kindle Single)
People like Nat Eliason, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Pieter Levels, and Tiago Forte have earned status
Paul Millerd • The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
That lives lived meaningfully well place real wealth above shareholder value, people above product, outcomes above income, and are a consequence of striving for better—instead of just “busier.”
Umair Haque • Betterness: Economics for Humans (Kindle Single)
Consumer founders today are solving for abundance. Too much food, pollution, stimulation, and connections leads to obesity, climate change, mental health struggles, and loneliness. Problems created by abundance are now matching those created by scarcity. A new chapter for consumer.
-h/t Hugo Amsellem
From Tiago Forte of Building A Second Brain-- We have spent most of our lives in the Attention Era. Our attention today is clearly the most scarce, valuable resource we have, which means we feel the need to capitalize on every bit of attention available, which often means filling almost every minute of the day with information consumption. Even wai
... See more“The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads,” Jeff Hammerbacher, an early Facebook engineer, told me. “That sucks.”
Ashlee Vance • Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
