My god this is such a good speech that every SWE needs to hear. You know what? Every person should hear it
Keep the happy memories, eyes on the reality, be excited about the future. That’s the best that anyone can do
I have pretty strong opinions on this one. The quality of an organisation's output depends, in part, on how much space it gives its people to think and write. If innovation thrives on imagination, then organisations need to cultivate an environment where writing is more than a way of documenting ideas. Great writing gives ideas room to take shape, evolve and resonate. And that, in turn, can make an organisation more adaptable.
A friend sent me this article and said Substack is for people like me, the solitary type. One particular line about happiness and utility being short-term fluctuations in the stock market really stayed with me. It brought back fond memories of people I have known for years, some personally, others professionally. The people I hadn't thought about in a long time. And it left me strangely nostalgic.
And maybe that's the thing about life. Sometimes what we think we missed was right in front of us. We just weren't looking at it the right way.
"if you wanna check the quality of someone's audience and content, check the percentage of women in their audience. coz men can follow any random shi, but women are always conscious about who to follow, and they don't follow anyone randomly"
this is real.