Dmitri Smirnov

Advertising can be a good thing.

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Time lies told to you while traveling.
1. When the gate closes
2. How long it will take your Lyft/Uber to arrive
3. That your flight arrived on time

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Texas is the new California

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Politics is massive marketing. Paid, organic, influencer.

And the best marketing doesn’t feel like marketing.

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If you’re not sure about the tattoo, don’t get it.

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What’s the most effective type of marketing?

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What’s most important at a dinner party?

The food? Seating arrangement? Other?

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Can you make a case for either side of the argument?

If not, you're not ready to argue your side.

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Airlines collude on flight times.

They inflate estimated flight durations to leave a margin for delays without registering as a late arriving flight.

What other corporate "hacks" are you aware of?

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What happened to etiquette?

From an evolutionary perspective

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Working on what you want > retirement

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Faith is the eternal elixir -Napoleon Hill

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Faith turns thought into action

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FYI they said Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, in that order, with Tchaikovsky honorable mention.

Agree or disagree??

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Overheard at an upscale beach resort:

Parents asking their kids to list the top composers of history and why.

What are you talking to your kids about?

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Your prospect shouldn’t know your price before you knowing the value of your product.

Merry Christmas.

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What’s one bad habit you want to kick in 2024?

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What good habits do you have?

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Many cite 'education' as the biggest problem in the country.

But YouTube has everything and is free.

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So, for now- I say aye to AI.

Long-term, though… who knows?

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Meditations on AI

“The Age of New Truths”

Get ready for newly uncovered truths.

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But there will be new frontiers.

There always are.

Space. The oceans. Other dimensions maybe.

You can still be a pioneer if you want to be.