Notes to Self |
Jack Cheng's collection of things to remember. For deeper insights, visit jackcheng.com |
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notesDr. Ronald Chevalier from Gentleman Broncos on ”The Art of Inspiring Oneself” (via RonaldChevalier)
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Can Do by Maira Kalman (via wvl)
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notes"i’ve run out of post-it notes and have no way of reminding myself to buy more" -
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notes"Stress primarily comes from not taking action over something that you can have some control over."Jeff Bezos in an Inteview with the Academy of Achievement. See also: regret minimalization. (thanks @msg)
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notesThis video of Jeff Bezos is just one of a bunch of totally awesome things in Tony Hsieh’s Letter to Zappos.com employees regarding “Zappos and Amazon sitting in a tree…”
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notes Tech Is Too Cheap to Meter: It's Time to Manage for Abundance, Not ScarcityChris Anderson’s feature article in Wired for his new book Free (unabridged audiobook here) includes this great nugget from Cory Doctorow:
The dandelion doesn’t want to nurse a single precious copy of itself in the hopes that it will leave the nest and carefully navigate its way to the optimum growing environment, there to perpetuate the line. The dandelion just wants to be sure that every single opportunity for reproduction is exploited!
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- Banksy (via ashleyniblock)
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Schulze and Webb are all kinds of awesome (which is the best kind of awesome). Here & There is a horizonless projection of Manhattan that shows both street-level detail and satellite-level scope on the same frickin’ map. Bucky Fuller would be proud.
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notes"Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when you have only one idea." -
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Maira Kalman on Thomas Jefferson. Phenomenal. Time Wastes Too Fast - And the Pursuit of Happiness Blog - NYTimes.com
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notes"When you break through the cloud cover you realize that above the passing squalls and doldrums there is a realm of eternal sunlight, so keen and brilliant you have to squint against it, a vision to hold onto and take back with you when you descend once more beneath the clouds, under the oppressive, petty jurisdiction of the local weather."Tim Kreider in Reprieve - Happy Days Blog - NYTimes.com
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notes"Most successful people begin with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so."David Brooks in an op-ed piece riffing against the premise of Outliers and talking about why control of attention is the ultimate individual power. Lost in the Crowd - NYTimes.com
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notes"So even if you believe your innovation is bound to change the world for the better, keep it to yourself. Position it instead as a fun toy, and wait for its fans to decide they simply cannot live without it."Atari founder Nolan Bushnell (whose name I thought was Noah Bushnell until just two seconds ago) in A Serial Entrepreneur’s Perspective (via msg)
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how to be happy in business - venn diagram (thanks Adam!)
