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a great work
A great work lies already to the hand of this generation; it should count itself happy, indeed, that to it is given the privilege of doing such a work. – Theodore Roosevelt (Vice Presidential… [more]
I don’t want to be interesting. I want to be good.
I don’t want to be interesting. I want to be good. – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe [more]
lab
…Read More About it Memorize a little app for learning quotes, scriptures, and poems by heart, practicing a paragraph at a time. It installs to your phone's home screen and works offline. Win the… [more]
the megaphone
…Kim Scott calls the "Obligation to Dissent." She quotes him as telling an employee after a failure: "Well, it was your job to convince me I was wrong, and you failed!" . This is… [more]
help the person next to you
What kind of man makes it through Hell Week? That’s hard to say. But I do know—generally—who won’t make it. There are a dozen types that fail: the weight-lifting meatheads who think that the size of… [more]
On Bikesheds
The really, really short answer is that you should not. The somewhat longer answer is that just because you are capable of building a bikeshed does not mean you should stop others from building one… [more]
you’re a journeyman
"The secret is never forgetting that you’re a journeyman actor and that nothing is your final thing, nothing is your greatest thing, nothing is your worst thing. I still consider myself a… [more]
Vetting Information you read on the internet
…text, copy it, paste it into google, wrapt it with double quotes to force exact matches, and look at the results. Does it look like a network of sites posting the exact same thing? If so this is… [more]
ambition. life's work.
Ambition, I have come to believe, is the most primal and sacred fundament of our being. To feel ambition and to act upon it is to embrace the unique calling of our souls. Not to act upon that ambition… [more]
people and connections
"I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; and when they can give and receive without judgement; and when they derive sustenance and strength… [more]
ambition. life's work.
Ambition, I have come to believe, is the most primal and sacred fundament of our being. To feel ambition and to act upon it is to embrace the unique calling of our souls. Not to act upon that ambition… [more]
begin it
"Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting over lost days. Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute; What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it; Boldness has genius,… [more]
Getting Lost and Happiness
On the one hand, we are hard-wired to focus more on negative things. But at the same time, we are also all hard-wired to be seeking a sense of happiness and the desire to flourish, and to be the best… [more]
Education, Money and Happiness
There are three things, once one’s basic needs are satisfied, that academic literature points to as the ingredients for happiness: having meaningful social relationships, being good at whatever it is… [more]
Quote: How Fiction Ruined Love
"Films like When Harry Met Sally . . . (1989) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) are typical in centering the action entirely on the run-up to the start of a relationship. But for most of us, our… [more]