Dempers Meyer 🇿🇦

A sinner that keeps on trying | Addicted to South Africa 🇿🇦 | Investment and Equity enthusiast 🚀

[Dempers Meyer 🇿🇦 @dempersmeyer]

Amazing to see how Mandela’s true qualities shine through in his response to a question from a 12-year-old regarding what he wants to be remembered for. I realize more and more that you can learn so much about a man by observing how he takes criticism.

[Khaya Dlanga @khayadlanga]

"I have made many mistakes in my life. I am a not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying." Nelson Mandela

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@HarryStebbings Eversys. https://t.co/WmYYdt48a3

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"There’s lots of angst about “the kids” these days. I have no angst, but maybe a little envy. AI has massively democratized leverage & productivity for creatives. There's never been a better time to be a young person with great ideas. I think the kids are gonna be alright." 😅

[Dempers Meyer 🇿🇦 @dempersmeyer]

AI... Is It a Bubble?

A very good (long) read on AI, valuations, and human behaviour by @HowardMarksBook from @Oaktree

https://t.co/Ka2zqwrTvp

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[Dempers Meyer 🇿🇦 @dempersmeyer]

On AI 👇🔥🔥

"You must understand that what was once considered 'easy tasks' will no longer exist; what was considered 'hard tasks' will be the new easy, and what was considered 'impossible tasks' will be the new hard..."

In the ST the biggest impact has to be on grad. jobs!🥲

[Micha Kaufman @michakaufman]

Before it gets out somewhere else, this is an email I sent yesterday morning to my team. It applies equally to the freelance community

[tobi lutke @tobi]

I heard this internal memo of mine is being leaked right now, so here it is:

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[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

One of the more important things I've written in a long time. On the rise of performative everything:
https://t.co/eICrOcqDtp

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@WayneMcCurrie Always enjoyed your views on the market, Wayne. Wishing you lots of success and significance in the years ahead.

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Interesting read...

[FT Moral Money @ftmoralmoney]

Who killed the ESG party? | FT Film https://t.co/P5qfJahO7e

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[Kevin Kelly @kevin2kelly]

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Additional new bits of advice I wished I had known earlier (not in my book), as my gift on my 73 birthday:

• The best way to criticize something is to make something better.

• Admitting that “I don’t know” at least once a day will make you a better person.

• Forget trying to decide what your life’s destiny is. That’s too grand. Instead, just figure out what you should do in the next 2 years.

• Aim to be effective, but unpredictable. That is, you want to act in a way that AIs have trouble modeling or imitating. That makes you irreplaceable.

• Whenever you hug someone, be the last to let go.

• Don’t save up the good stuff (fancy wine, or china) for that rare occasion that will never happen; instead use them whenever you can.

• The best gardening advice: find what you can grow well and grow lots and lots of it.

• Never hesitate to invest in yourself—to pay for a class, a course, a new skill. These modest expenditures pay outsized dividends.

• Try to define yourself by what you love and embrace, rather than what you hate and refuse.

• Read a lot of history so you can understand how weird the past was; that way you will be comfortable with how weird the future will be.

• To make a room luxurious, remove things, rather than add things.

•  your parents while they are still alive. Keep asking questions while you record. You’ll learn amazing things. Or hire someone to make their story into an oral history, or documentary, or book. This will be a tremendous gift to them and to your family.

• If you think someone is normal, you don’t know them very well. Normalcy is a fiction. Your job is to discover their weird genius.

• When shopping for anything physical (souvenirs, furniture, books, tools, shoes, equipment), ask yourself: where will this go? Don’t buy it unless there is a place it can live. Something may need to leave in order for something else to come in.

• You owe everyone a second chance, but not a third.

• When someone texts you they are running late, double the time they give you. If they say they’ll be there in 5, make that 10; if 10, it’ll be 20; if 20, count on 40.

• Multitasking is a myth. Don’t text while walking, running, biking or driving. Nobody will miss you if you just stop for a minute.

• You can become the world’s best in something primarily by caring more about it than anyone else.

• Asking “what-if?” about your past is a waste of time; asking “what-if?” about your future is tremendously productive.

• Try to make the kind of art and things that will inspire others to make art and things.

• Once a month take a different route home, enter your house by a different door, and sit in a different chair at dinner. No ruts.

• Where you live—what city, what country—has more impact on your well being than any other factor. Where you live is one of the few things in your life you can choose and change.

• Every now and then throw a memorable party. The price will be steep, but long afterwards you will remember the party, whereas you won’t remember how much is in your checking account.

• Most arguments are not really about the argument, so most arguments can’t be won by arguing.

• The surest way to be successful is to invent your own definition of success. Shoot your arrows first and then paint a bull’s eye around where they land. You’re the winner!

[Dempers Meyer 🇿🇦 @dempersmeyer]

Pumped for the week ahead... In this beautiful country of ours, let's make our voices heard by making our votes count on Wednesday. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

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Siya Kolisi gives his predictions ahead of the start 🗣👇

📺 Stream #MonacoGP live: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw

[Russ Cook @hardestgeezer]

The first person ever to run the entire length of Africa. Mission complete🫡

[The Outlier @outlierafrica]

📈Shoprite’s annual revenue in 2023: R215-billion
📉Pick n Pay made R109.3-billion the same year
💰Shoprite achieved R10-billion in revenue every 15 days in 2023

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