John Stokvis

a captain at sea.

Currently doing product at Outschool. Used to do product at Twitter, Indiegogo, Groupon.

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get on it parents

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@visakanv It’s interesting to notice that “when they were little” tends to resolve to “when we could relate to each other on a pure human level.”

And “anything” seems to exclude “apologizing, introspection, or getting over my own hangups.”

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It’s an amazing thing to realize later in life that a sign you’ve been told says “no baby shouting” doesn’t say that at all.

Even more amazing to realize the sign says nothing at all.

Even MORE amazing to realize that most signs are like this.

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2yo has been really getting into street signs lately. he wants to know what every sign means. I’ve informed him that the three signs in the taxi are “no smoking, always wear your seatbelt, and no baby shouting”. he’s bummed about the last one, but those are the laws of the taxi

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@visakanv Plot twist: the stick figure in the top right panel is Hokusai himself.

Double plot twist: top right panel is also him reacting to his masterpiece.

Dying at 88, he supposedly said “If only Heaven will give me just another five more years, then I could become a real painter."

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@visakanv Serendipity man.

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@visakanv “People don’t need a 1/4 inch hole, they need to hang a picture” is a common way to explain the jobs to be done concept (it’s a bit too cute and hard to grasp imo)

“Athletes don’t need to kick a ball, they need to entertain millions of people” is 10x clearer on several levels

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@visakanv Poetry in its juxtaposition

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@visakanv Autopilot.

It can cause pilots to become inattentive and unable to quickly gain context when they are required to take over

https://t.co/qcwHHwdamL

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Just it takes getting rich and having everything you’ve ever dreamed of to realize the answer to most of your worries lies in truly appreciating what you already have.

Sometimes it takes having a kid to realize the solution to most of your problems lies in getting more sleep.

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ahhhhhhh [falls into infinite pit]

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@RichDecibels this is like internal family systems therapy but applied to groups instead of the self