“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen”- Lenin
This is excatly my feeling for the first two months of 2020
A recap of my 60 days of #COVID19 journey, from doubtful and panic, to informed and prepared
Hope this experience can help you
Alaska 386 flight crew is AMAZING - being stuck for 4.5 hrs in the plane is horrible but the crew made it a lot less painful and most people still smiling
PDX > SFO 6:20p Flight (4.5 hr delay)
@AlaskaAir Hope you’re ready to give out some bonuses - this crew saved the day 💯
Bill Clinton smoked it, but never inhaled. I never smoked it, but I inhale it a lot, second hand in California. As Canada legalizes recreational pot today, companies and investors are high :) on its potential, but may be overestimating growth & profits. https://t.co/gpiNYDTDQe
I talked about the stress of running a startup a couple months back. The more I talk to other founders, the more I think mental health is something we need to talk about more. Here’s how I think about it:
Soulja Boy on how he got his name out there using Limewire:
> I would look at the billboard charts ... and I would upload [my song] to Limewire and title it "50 Cent - In da club", "Britney Spears", "Eminem", etc
“By the time a student gets to college, he’s spent a decade curating a bewilderingly diverse résumé to prepare for a completely unknowable future. Come what may, he’s ready—for nothing in particular.” Peter Thiel in Zero to One
The emotional journey of creating anything great requires crossing the dark swamp of despair..
Outsiders almost never see the crazy belief and persistence required to cross that chasm..
A thread of Chinese internet nicknames for NBA players.
China is crazy for the NBA, but official sources use boring phonetic transcriptions, failing to take advantage of Chinese characters having both sound and meaning. Chinese netizens have "improved" on these official names.
This quote by Winston Churchill seems to be following me. I first heard it at the end of a movie on Saturday and then it appeared in a book I’m reading.
“Success is moving from one failure to another without a loss of enthusiasm.”
Good reminder on a Monday. Go get em this week.
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