"Competence is often less of a problem than confidence.
An underrated aspect of doing anything hard is believing in yourself. Action creates both confidence and momentum ..."
A Tiny Thought found in the @farnamstreet Weekly Newsletter https://t.co/uIfuuPfvAh
Love this quote. So simple, but not easy in practice.
"Ninety percent of success can be boiled down to consistently doing the obvious thing for an uncommonly long period of time without convincing yourself that you're smarter than you are."
— @shaneparrish
Myth: The biggest barrier to women’s advancement is the ‘glass ceiling’
Reality: The ‘broken rung’ is the greatest obstacle women face on the path to senior leadership https://t.co/Cs6JSi5MO7 via @McKinsey
I’ve been thinking about the thing most recently that cost under 100 and brings me the most joy. It’s almost too simple, but it is my new rubber boots (the old pair broke).
Pure joy watching my dog unfold in nature ❤️
Patrick Collison, Stripe CEO, on why quality matters:
"If Stripe is a monstrously successful business but what we make isn't beautiful and Stripe doesn't embody a culture of incredibly exacting craftsmanship, I'll be much less happy.
My intuition is that more of Stripe's success than one would think is downstream of the fact that people like beautiful things.
Because what does a beautiful thing tell you?
Well, it tells you the person who made it really cared."
“Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.”
— Maya Angelou
via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (https://t.co/dLzIEuQgu2) from @tferriss
Don't assume that people are operating in your interest rather than their own. A higher percentage of the population than you might imagine will cheat if given the opportunity. When offered the choice of being fair with you or taking more for themselves, most people will take more for themselves. Even a tiny amount of cheating is intolerable, so your happiness and success will depend on your controls. I have repeatedly learned this lesson the hard way. #principleoftheday
@dimireadsthings @ycombinator@naval This is a great story and congratulations for staying upbeat. I almost started podcast translation agency two years ago. Imagine that for laugh today 😅 Keep going 💪
I love book shops. The problem is I then feel overwhelmed by all the books I would like to have read, and inadequate for not having made the time to write one myself.
I love book shops. The problem is I then feel overwhelmed by all the books I would like to have read, and inadequate for not having made the time to write one myself.