A valuable skill in life is to be larger than the situation.
When you're feeling stressed or rattled, the situation is consuming you. It feels bigger and more important than it needs to be. This is when your emotions are likely to get the best of you.
But when you are larger than the situation, you can mentally "step outside and above it." Yes, there are problems to be solved. Yes, you need to take action. But the chaos is happening externally and you are still in the driver's seat internally. You're in control of the moment, the moment is not in control of you.
If you think this is creepy…
You should know what all major stores in the world knows about you as a shopper
They use in-store, online, cell-tower, and more to keep track of everything… everything.
Cambridge analytics is a joke in comparison
Walking decreases stress & anxiety, increases brain derived neurotrophic factor, and encourages neuroplasticity.
Want a healthy brain? Go for a walk outside.
“Y’all ain’t gone win no Oscar!”
John Singleton said when he used to go around South Central with his camera the drug dealers would get upset and ask why he was acting as surveillance for the cops. John would tell them he was gonna tell their story, which he ended up doing with Boyz n The Hood.
Youngest and first African American to be nominated for Best Director.
Listen to this AI generated song featuring Drake & The Weeknd.
It goes so damn hard.
It's by "Ghostwriter977" on TikTok and it's blowing up on socials + streaming platforms.
UMG, which controls around 1/3 of the global music market, has already asked streaming platforms to ban AI.
A modern Napster moment.
Will be fascinating to watch this all unfold in real-time.
Failure is a guarantee.
Struggle is a guarantee.
Suffering is a guarantee.
The people that accept this achieve greatness. The people that don't have their pains amplified.
Here is exactly how your tweets are ranked
Found this in the algorithm code
The tweet's like count is the biggest impact. 30x the impact of replies.
Next is retweet count. 20x the impact of replies
Post something offensive? Tweet is dead in the water
Multiple hashtags? You're not getting ranked
Mention something trending (chatGPT)? Small boost.
Image or video attached? Big 2x boost.
A lot of lessons to be gleaned here