Culture emerges from: Creators, who come up with ideas, Communicators, who spread the ideas, and Collaborators, who work with the ideas. Good and bad alike. Yeah, it ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. As you may have noticed. Communities contain cultures. They form collections of these ideas. What’s been created, communicated, and collaborated on. So if … Continue reading Culture Emerges From Creators, Communicators, Collaborators
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Even Kobe Was Never Jordan
Kobe was never Jordan. Because Kobe was Kobe. And Jordan was Jordan. We can compare the two. But a person is only ever themselves. It carries further. Lola Mure made the comment, “Even if you did the same trainings, spent the same hours and had the same philosophy as Michael Jordan, you’d never be him. … Continue reading Even Kobe Was Never Jordan
Selling Mirrors Vs. Offering Reflections
“A flower is just a weed with a marketing budget.” Rory Sutherland, paraphrased, but certainly in “Alchemy” too “However you frame yourself as an artist, the frame is too small.” Rick Rubin, via “The Creative Act” “I had to forget selling mirrors and focus on offering reflections.” Matt Zeigler, via “The Rick Rubin Of Advice: … Continue reading Selling Mirrors Vs. Offering Reflections
Why A Personal Archive Is NOT A Notebook, A Personal Journal, Or A Second Brain
A personal archive is a place where our completed thoughts live. Archiving is the practice of completing thoughts. Thoughts are simply our reflections and responses to the library of stuff other people are pumping out into the world, in every medium - from Instagram music choices to investment manager commentaries, from grocery store talks to … Continue reading Why A Personal Archive Is NOT A Notebook, A Personal Journal, Or A Second Brain
Why Famous People Don’t Remember Meeting Me
There’s a reason famous people don’t remember meeting me. And you. But I didn’t want to come off as too insulting. Ben Greenman was telling Questlove about researching stories for the autobiographies he’s worked on.* He said it’s amazing all of the stories that are out there, and how one person’s biggest deal encounter can … Continue reading Why Famous People Don’t Remember Meeting Me