When I do workshops for teams, one tool we cover is communication styles. I ask 3 'either-or' questions. The first question:

Are you a rigid or fluid communicator?

This question is 'how do others receive my words?'

I am a RIGID communicator.

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The one show I would invest in finishing if I had time is 'Trying' on Apple TV+. So so good. Season 4 coming this month.

What if you built a company to maximize deep work?

That's what Sam Corcos did. He hasn't regularly checked the news since 2013 and his business is worth $300 million.

12 lessons on writing from the founder and CEO of Levels:

1. The average tech worker can't go more than

This is so so true.

If you're frustrated and you think growth isn't happening, don't be discouraged.

I've observed many times that growth happens imperceptibly, and then suddenly you perceive it.

I've recorded about a dozen podcast episodes and while recording tonight, I could tell I was a better

Those who make a big deal about Columbia U protests should make a big deal about January 6. And those who make a big deal about January 6 should make a big deal about Columbia U. (Ducks for cover)

All lasting conflicts are sustained by double victim narratives. Both sides marshal compelling evidence that they are the threatened minority.

There is nothing more irresponsible than to be someone in public life who consistently fuels one side of a double victim narrative.

Perfectionism is the ultimate form of procrastination.

We always want to do excellent work but perfectionism and excellence are different things.

Pursue excellence not perfectionism.

If you think about it, it’s pretty wild that animated movies can look like this, now 30 years after the original Lion King.

That last line. 👀.

The basics of a book deal: The 6 key numbers publishers are thinking about when deciding on a book.

1. Price of the book discounted for wholesale. Retailers purchase books from publishers for roughly half of the cover price.

2. Forecasted units sold over a twelve-month period.

Crazy that when The Social Network was made, Facebook was valued at $25 billion.

Now *44 times* that at $1.1 trillion.

In my opinion, the Volvo C 40 is one of the nicest car designs out there.

Seeing a lot of liberal commentary assuming that the conservative wing of the Supreme Court is going to give Trump total immunity, and that they are all in this to protect him. I don’t think that tracks at all with the lines of questioning. Most will rule against him.

Excellent work here from Brad Littlejohn & Clare Morell about 'the soft tyranny of smartphones' now requiring an app for every imaginable interaction. Solid arguments, practical solutions:
nationalaffairs.com/publications/d…

Anytime I see something meaningful and sustainable get built, it's almost exclusively by a team that doesn't care who gets the credit.

Humility is outrageously profitable.

This has to be hardest-to-explain thing I've ever tried. But it's so sick!

FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/1KEtxTQUzxY

Disney Imagineering Labs let me walk on the 'holotile' - essentially a 360-degree treadmill/moving floor for VR