In 2019, a legendary MIT lecture quietly changed how the smartest people communicate.
Most people still ignore it.
Patrick Winston didn’t just teach speaking he exposed why people fail to be understood.
18M+ views later… it’s still ahead of its time.
His frameworks:
• Your ideas are like your children
• The 5-minute rule for job talks
• Why jokes fail at the start
15 lessons on communication:
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela. It should inspire those engaged in similar struggles around the world - and remind those of us lucky enough to live in America that we have a solemn responsibility to constantly preserve and defend our own hard-won democratic traditions.
I shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning:
I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages.
We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.
There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views. Today, the internet does that job.
I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. Our country did not get here by being typical. And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity.
I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter. I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t “hell yes,” then it had to be “no.” After careful consideration, David decided to step away. This is a significant shift, it won’t be easy, and it will require 100% commitment — I respect his decision. We’ll be searching for a new Opinion Editor to own this new direction.
I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void.
Jeff
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: We represent the incredible regions of our beautiful country, and we are here for one reason: our nation—our beloved Canada—is under threat.
It is an economic threat, but it’s also a threat to our values of decency and inclusion. It’s a threat to our sovereignty and our very future as a nation. The threat comes, of course, from the president of the United States—a convicted felon and known predator. He’s threatening massive tariffs to try and break us as a people. But the threat is also being driven by the hate algorithms of oligarchs like Elon Musk. And there is the threat from people in our own country who would sell out our birthright to appease the gangster class from Mar-a-Lago.
That is not going to happen.
Update: Anyone who has left LA and headed south. You are welcome at our restaurant, 16600 Pacific Coast Highway, 92649. We have a large parking lot, you can stay as long as you need and camp out. We will provide free meals for all of those affected. If anyone has any coordination in process for meals, supplies, etc for LA, reach out to me, we will provide as much food to deliver and arrange supplies as well.
Los Angeles was hm 2 me for 30 yrs. My son attended Palisades High.
Malibu Shores was even shot there. GONE. The image of the Starbucks below is devastating. I cannot believe my eyes. The destruction is breathtaking. To all those impacted & displaced by these fires, my ❤️ is w u.
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April and May availability for virtual meet and greets with you are now live on https://t.co/zad2WG2LTJ 💞
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Hi All,
Just a quick note to say that I am
leaving X permanently before the new Terms and Conditions go into effect on 9/29/23
You can find me on :
IG at MyCon
Hope 2 C U there
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I am so damn proud of friends @rebma_nosneb & @Christophgolden for providing a story within a beloved universe that is truly of service to my character, Cordelia Chase. If there was ever to be #justiceforcordelia this audio drama series told in 9 eps on @audible provides it
The calendar is ever evolving but here are my most recent personal appearance dates for 2023 and some dates for 2024 currently being promoted.
-More to come! 👏👏