Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Breaking bread and building relationships
One of the reasons I don’t go on podcasts now is that we rarely have time to get into the depth of what works. Especially in the shorter ~30-45m podcasts, you barely have time for an introduction and some perfunctory questions before BAM… time’s up. So it was an absolute pleasure to share a long…
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Apps: less usage = more happiness
Got this via Pansy Lee. Makes complete sense that apps that help you get things done and/or give you specific info are the ones that make us the happiest. SAUCE: http://humanetech.com/app-ratings/
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Bring humans together.
Good food is the best way to make good friends. As always, a reminder in how amazing it is to bring people together from disparate backgrounds. We had someone who teaches other poker. Another who randomly started baking cakes. Another who co-owns a massive restaurant (and is expanding hard). Another who is involved in disaster…
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Ask. But leave an out.
I’m a big believer in going for the ask. At worst you end up where you were already With that said, I always make it easy for someone to say no. I’d rather have them properly in than have them in because they couldn’t say no.
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Beware someone’s view from the mountaintop
I’m an enormous fan of observing how successful people conduct themselves; there’s so much to learn from the patterns they display. With that said, there is one downside: the rules are different for those who have achieved success. Not only that, those people are often entirely oblivious to the reality that the rules have changed.…
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