Random thoughts. In the style of The Bed of Procrustes and Poor Richard's Almanack. All derivative work, any allusion to original thought is a misinterpretation.
It's not what you say that's offensive, it's how you say it
I'm not rich or powerful or old enough to broadcast unfiltered thoughts out in the open
You always give the advice that you wish you could follow yourself
Read, don't review. Listen, don't judge. Understand, don't critique
Be inspired by your heroes and take it to the next level, don't just worship them and stop
Don't just give advice, exemplify what you preach
Building the game is the best way to discover the rules of the game
We should all have a fiduciary duty towards the shareholders of the future, the children of the world
We all want to build a beautiful world for our children, family, friends and future generations. If you appeal to that part of a person, you can connect with anyone
Change your circles, burst your bubbles
Start with user experience and end with power management and you will always win. But remember, safety first!
Markets deal with facts. Governments deal with feelings. And families have to balance facts and feelings
The default state is decay and death. It takes a lot of effort to preserve or make something, a lot of failures to make something great
Location. Location. Location
If you want to make money, build factories, not products
Philosophy is the label given to one's justification of their way of life and rationalization of their belief system
I like what I like - one of the most simple and profound things my 6 year old said. It is true, there are no rules on what/who to like or not like. Accept yourself and accept others
Taxation is the best business model
Every generation should re-discover and re-frame all the rules, so they really understand them, why they are the way they are, so they can identify what makes sense to keep and what needs to be changed.
It is not just about celebrating and rewarding past work, it is about incentivizing future work too
People don't buy the art, they buy the artist
If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together
People don't remember what you said or what you did for them, but they will remember how you made them feel
Give actual proof, not social proof
There is a counterparty for everything. Good and bad. Buyer and seller. Hero and villian. Empire and rebels. Existence of one, automatically manifests the other and an ecosystem around them
Who am I depends on who are you
The number of transactions should also be a metric that's tracked as an indicator of a healthy economy, especially the median transactions by individuals and institutions. High rate of transactions indicate collaboration, will foster innovation and better communities and generate increasing revenue for governments to provide better services and infrastructure to it's citizens. It will also help identify individuals and institutions that are struggling and get them help
Try to not ask binary questions, instead ask multiple choice questions and let folks prioritize the order of choices, based on what is important to them
Avoid saying no, say if/when this happens, then yes
At some point, the rebels will form the new empire and the cycle starts again. Because it is seemingly impossible to satisfy the needs of 100% of the people 100% of the time
Everyone should try to have multiple careers, even if some are part time. Because similar to what they say about our creations, we initially shape our careers, then our careers shape our lives.
Why not both
Once a product category is mature, most people buy brands, not products
Every time you talk about an emotion, you should start the sentence with I feel, so you don't project your emotions and opinions on others
All city lifestyles around the world trend 95% the same with some local culture uniqueness in food, architecture, etc. They all have the same tall buildings, transport infrastructure, international cuisines, party culture and law and order. The biggest difference is the climate.
Writing books, creating art, building statues, scratching your name on trees and rocks is all the same need for life to seek out immortality in some form
There is no destination, only milestones. So, what's your next milestone.
The universe does not have FOMO
No booleans, only enums
A justice for all movement, eventually becomes injustice for all, because the universe has no concept of justice or moral values