В розовых очках красные флаги кажутся просто флагами

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— It's good to know about multiple things; some of the biggest discoveries come from noticing connections between different fields.

— Develop a habit of working on your own projects. Don't let "work" mean something other people tell you to do. If you do manage to do great work one day, it will probably be on a project of your own. It may be within some bigger project, but you'll be driving your part of it.

— Many discoveries have come from asking questions about things that everyone else took for granted.

— Four steps: choose a field, learn enough to get to the frontier, notice gaps, explore promising ones. This is how practically everyone who's done great work has done it, from painters to physicists.

— You need to make yourself a big target for luck, and the way to do that is to be curious. Try lots of things, meet lots of people, read lots of books, ask lots of questions.

http://paulgraham.com/greatwork.html

Learning is what turns information consumption into long-lasting knowledge.

❌ If I stack up enough information, it will eventually turn into knowledge.

“Passive accumulation” isn’t how learning happens.
✅ We retain information only when we put serious effort into the process of learning.

Taking notes physically — that is, by hand-writing them — is far more effective than using a laptop.

When I create I learn. When I consume I just relax.

https://giansegato.com/essays/edutainment-is-not-learning

When you are making a big decision like to quit something, it feels like the entire world is ending, but when you actually make it, it feels like it is just beginning.

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Every life lesson I’ve heard is so easy that could be explained in just a few words, but so hard that could only be got by living through.

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An interesting reading on why startups should NOT take VC funding
https://www.eidel.io/2023/07/09/vc-funding/

An interesting view on how studying Calculus may be considered
https://blog.nateliason.com/p/proof-you-can-do-hard-things

The post is written in Substack and one of the cool things about Substack is that it makes your writings look beautiful, and that’s why posts written may be more performant and engaging

P.S. I do run a small newsletter there too, check it out here:
omtiness.substack.com

I kinda love the Four E Formula for relationships:
— Entertainment — watching movies together
— Experiences/Experiments — doing something new together like playing golf for the first time
— Education — learn something new together
— Engagement — serving together, transforming lives of other people together

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UWmbF9ALwEQ

Maturity is the ability to prioritize values before feelings.

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Benefits of f***ing:

1. F***ing twice a week is good for your health.
2. F***ing gives proper relaxation for your mind and body.
3. F***ing refreshes you.
4. After f***ing don’t eat too much, go for liquid.
5. While f***ing try to stay in bed because it can save your valuable energy.
6. F***ing can even reduce your cholesterol level.
7. F***ing makes you more committed towards your goals.

Always remember FASTING is good for your health

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuZvqeFAnZx

Страсти по Барби: нестандартный маркетинг на весь мир

Даже если вы не любите кино, проводите мало времени в соцсетях и живете в стране, где полтора года официально не показывают голливудские премьеры, вы точно знаете: в мировой прокат вышел фильм «Барби».

Причина в глобальной рекламной кампании, которую уже сейчас называют лучшей кампанией года. В нее, на минуточку, вложили $150 млн, при стоимости фильма в $145 млн.

Мы сделали разбор продвижения — получилось объемно, с кучей референсов для нестандартных активаций и креативных ходов. В общем, держите гайд про ярко-розовую кашу, которую заварила маркетинговая команда «Барби».

А пока вы листаете наш разбор, в Голливуде готовят еще целых 45 (!) фильмов по мотивам игрушек от Mattel. Вот так лучи славы «Барби» коснулись даже будущих проектов.