Madara Ermansone 🔱

the white rabbit. achieving goals in silence.
when do you see yourself in five years?

[Nellija Ločmele @NellijaL]

Forša lieta ‼️Atveras Startup House Riga jaunā māja, kuras tapšanai @Berdigans fonds ziedojis miljonu $. Latvijā nav naftas un dārgakmeņu, “vienīgais veids, kā varam kļūt labklājīgi, ir no zila gaisa - ar zināšanām un kreativitāti radot uzņēmumus ar augstu pievienoto vērtību.”👍

[James Clear @JamesClear]

One more thought:

It's worth exploring how curiosity *does not* help with getting things done as well. It seems pretty clear that if your curiosity sends you off in a dozen different directions and fractures your attention, then it can prevent you from staying focused long enough to get something done.

For lack of a better term, we could distinguish between micro-curiosity and macro-curiosity.

Micro-curiosity is being curious within the domain of a particular task. Asking questions about how things work, exploring different lines of attack for solving the problem, when you read stuff from outside domains you're always looking for ways to transfer knowledge back to your main task, etc. Even when you're exploring widely, you're generally moving the ball forward on the main thing. Start one thing, keep searching until you find the best way to finish it.

Macro-curiosity is being curious across various domains. You're jumping from one topic to the next, they aren't necessarily related, your efforts don't accumulate, you're simply exploring. You're rarely focusing on one thing long enough to see it through to completion. Start many things, finish few.

It seems like being micro-curious would definitely help with getting things done and being macro-curious could often prevent you from getting things done.

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

“Magnificent Jerk,” “The Big Dig,” and more of the year’s best podcasts. See the full list.
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[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“We don't write letters now, we telephone. And one of these days we are going to have TV sets which lonely people can talk to and get answers back. Then no one will read anymore.” —Henry Green https://t.co/Nq2DVbJD8N

[Madara Ermansone 🔱 @mmeldrs]

"Two of my rules for life:

1. The person who has the most fun wins.

2. The climb is the fun part."

-@JamesClear

[Carl Vellotti 🥞 @carlvellotti]

Remember: No methodology guarantees success on its own.

You'll need a healthy dose of strong leadership, strategy, talent, and luck too.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Artist James Cook renders detailed landscapes and portraits by typing a careful assemblage of letters, numbers, and punctuation marks onto sheets of paper using old / unwanted typewriters.

[site: https://t.co/1WIJTZ6wNq]
https://t.co/fPmMoDczBs

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

“I, your former associate and now idol, went for a hike. Gaze upon my photos and weep.” https://t.co/QRuaPIkjV4

[Ash Lamb @ash_lmb]

Private victories make up for all public victories.

[Tommy @_TommyMason]

“I’d love to see your portfolio!”

Me: “So would I.”

[Kaspars Škinčs @kasparsskincs]

LIVE no Brīvības pieminekļa

[Tālis Eipurs @Eipurs]

@LatvijasRadio tiešraide no Brīvības pieminekļa rit pilnā sparā. Ja nu kas.

[Jānis Sārts @janis_sarts]

Elegants citāts par hokeju no somu avīzes. “It's absolutely pointless to try to explain LATVIA's sensational World Cup bronze with some game-related things or the nuances of the control game. It was a medal of immense national feeling and ecstasy.”

[Lorenzo Green 〰️ @mrgreen]

Ok, these are stunning!

If Wes Anderson made the Harry Potter series. 🪄✨

(made by PanoramaChannel on IG using AI)

1. Harry Potter:

[Noah Levin @nlevin]

📢 Big announcement: We published our @figma design team career levels to the Figma Community!

Our amazing Design Manager, Sara Culver, drove a collaborative process last year to refresh our leveling framework and wrote all about it here:
https://t.co/JbmA0nmW74

More info in 🧵

[VV @visualizevalue]

Keep going.

[Madara Ermansone 🔱 @mmeldrs]

"You'll feel better once you get started."

–@JamesClear

[Madara Ermansone 🔱 @mmeldrs]

@zhanett neatliekamās medicīnas centrā

[Simon Høiberg @SimonHoiberg]

I have a weird habit of saying "Please" and "Thank you" when I'm talking to ChatGPT...

Is it only me? 😅