profound learning I took from him was that we don’t have to accept the world that we’re born into as something that is fixed and impermeable Origen: Laurene Powell Jobs Is Putting Her Own Dent in the Universe - The New York Times 35th-richest person in the world, who is funding efforts on immigration, education [...]
If we want to change the story of the human race in the 21st century, we have to change the stories we tell ourselves. Origen: 99 Good News Stories You Probably Didn't Hear About in 2019 …we hope you don’t ever get to the end of one of our newsletters and feel complacent. This has [...]
“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things. Because we’re curious. And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt E. Disney Origen: CB insights newsletter – Disney's secret sauce Curiosity wins Here’s the winning quote. “Around here, however, [...]
Origen: Farnam Street blog – The Difference Between Amateurs and Professionals Why is it that some people seem to be hugely successful and do so much, while the vast majority of us struggle to tread water? The answer is complicated and likely multifaceted. One aspect is mindset—specifically, the difference between amateurs and professionals. Most of us [...]
I've tested lots of to-do apps over the years, but nothing has outperformed my inbox. Origen: Why Your Gmail Inbox Should Be Your To-Do List Why Your Email Inbox Makes a Great To-Do List Create labels to sort your to-do items into the right categories How to create labels and sublabels in Gmail Create filters [...]
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Our ability to manage and utilize emotion and to take into account the effects of context are key ingredients of critical thinking, creative problem solving, effective communication, adaptive learning, and good judgment. Origen: Are You Developing Skills That Won’t Be Automated? Contrast being a barista with being a bartender. People often strike up a [...]
from his @cbinsights June, 6th newsletterBeing hungry means many things.It is ambition, resourcefulness, scrappiness, having a get-isht-done attitude, etc.It is very tied to humility as well, because it means realizing that no matter how many nice things people now say about us, we’re still 0.1% of the way towards what we could build. Hunger hates [...]
5 Studies on the Benefits of the Purpose-Driven Workplace - IDEO U1. Lower Risk of Death2. More Fulfilled at Work3. Higher Employee Retention4. Meaning over Recognition5. Higher Returns for Purpose-Driven CompaniesThe Invisible Hand: Companies & PurposeIn The Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith introduced the idea of “the invisible hand,” how markets and [...]
I quote one of the last Peter Diamandis' newsletters… as it sets up the right mindset (in my opinion) to "front facing" the future.We’re living in a period of rapid change, and over the next 5 years, we’re going to see significant disruptive advancements that will reshape the world as we know it. So many people fear [...]