Mortimer Adler, founder of the Aspen Institute, self-described pagan and author of the 55-volume series titled Great Books of the Western World, said the following when asked why the essay on God was the longest:
He later shocked his colleagues at age 82 by becoming a Christian. https://t.co/NBFy0k46AH
So many lessons from my friend @nhannahjones, this morning.
Go where you are embraced, celebrated, valued and supported.
Go where you don’t have to fight for people to see your brilliance.
And, avoid spaces if they barely tolerate you, even if they’re familiar and beloved.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow applied to course creation:
• Control - allow students to manage themselves vs. get managed by others.
• Collaboration - allow students to connect with one another.
• Content - give students the ability to choose their work.
I like this classic description of how experts differ from non-experts. Making it harder: experts have trouble explaining the principles behind what they do in a way that non-experts can usnderstand. They just operate at a different level. https://t.co/HrjbR3lwfx
I've read 100's of articles on the science of learning.
I'll give you the important stuff here.
THREAD: 8 Steps to learn anything. https://t.co/B7VXheDaZg
@_Harinivas_ @jjude Haha he's really good 💯💯
Want sales?
Tweet testimonials + proof
Want deals?
Tweet how-to's + walkthroughs + client's results
Want engagement?
Tweet relatability + humor + talk about what's going on in the world
-@OneJKMolina Newsletter
Early career years are painful.
You feel like an idiot 98% of the time - lost, confused and insecure.
I wish I had a cheat sheet of principles for my first job.
So I put one together.
Here are 20 things about building a career I wish I knew sooner:
Biggest career advice for anyone in their 20s:
1. Find the title you want (e.g. CMO).
2. Go find the 10 best people in the game rewriting the playbook.
3. Trade any amount of salary / benefits / lifestyle to work directly for them.
Being the smartest in the room gets old quick.
13/ In summary, it’s important to ask questions about new technologies that go beyond first impressions.
🚂 “Looks like a toy” → How fast will it improve?
💰 “Too expensive”→ How fast will the price come down?
🛠 “Doesn’t solve a problem” → Does it provide new capabilities?
The Tamil Christian worship song 'Ennil Adanga Sthothiram' performed by the Nagaland singer Zanbeni. Music provided by Benny Prasad. https://t.co/ZYySywweHf
@jjude The problem with any sort of RAID is that HDD choices are locked across the set. To upgrade space or performance, all HDDs must be replaced, and that's just adding to the price and hassle. For home use a non-RAID SSD combined with cloud backup seems more sensible.
And I am a huge fan ! https://t.co/EvcI5crjcM
I have been running a newsletter for 4-5 years now, before it became cool.
Initially I sent a newletter whenever I published a blog post, which was whenever I wanted to write.
In the last 2 years I've been regular. I send every Wednesday. I call it "Wednesday Wisdom" 😜
@SejalSud Hey, thanks for sharing this thread from @jjude. Read the whole version here: https://t.co/ssNnsWN1hD
I keep thinking of the quote ‘tanquam ex ungue leonem’, commonly translated as ‘you will know the lion by his claw’.
It means that you will recognise the relative skill of a person by the quality of their work, assuming you have some expertise.
Visited Village. Finally got actual pic of my school as on 1970.
300 sq f. 40 students. I room. 1 teacher. 5 classes. Attraction: zero fees. 😁. Free Midday meals🤣. 🙏🏼to Mr. K. Kamaraj. Then CM. https://t.co/kRHLP9lkVt
Gary was big on writing first thing in the morning.
So before bed, he would scribble down notes on four questions:
• What's the big idea here?
• What's my product's biggest benefit?
• What's most exciting about this product?
• What emotion am I trying to create.
Jeff Bezos, June 2000: “If I could do anything, I would like to go help explore space.” https://t.co/yk7BVTHG9Q
The checklist:
- life insurance
- long term disability insurance
- umbrella insurance
- correct liability limits on property & casualty insurance
- named beneficiaries on qualified accounts and policies
- a written will
- powers of attorney
- medical directives
- named guardians https://t.co/bT0SJ9A9r3
3/ The Course Offer Pyramid https://t.co/NJKEoaDeLr
What SaaS product(s) have a free plan that you absolutely love?
Want to build a great community?
Reflections from @ginab of @MightyNetworks mini-course today
1. Build a community around something interesting or important to members
2. Deliver specific transformation over time
3. Only need 30 members to start
🧵 https://t.co/rck7ZgzmZ3
Listing some frameworks I find valuable as CEO:
(1) Netflix's 5A feedback model
(2) Andy Grove's TRM model for delegation
(3) Amazon's written narrative & PR FAQ
(4) Ben Horowitz's 3P model
(5) 5 Why's
(6) STEPPS framework for marketing
Each is worth a Google search & read
You need to combine the system & the result to achieve the desired outcome.
And
Everyone involved in the process should have a clear understanding of the overall outcome.
Only then you can avoid a disastrous "surgery is successful, but the patient is dead" situation.
A funny lie of adult life is pretending we'll act on advice we collect:
I don't revisit bookmarks.
I rarely re-open Google docs.
I don’t re-read Kindle highlights.
Until today, my friends. I finally realized how to turn notes into action:
It's the weekend!
Grab a cup of coffee, in this thread I will explain
1. Peter Lynch's Six Categories of Stocks
2. How to identify the type of stock you own?
3. How to think and decide about the runway for growth of a company?
Lets dive right in. https://t.co/YZd69BRRT0
Great debate on hacker news about my article on money flows. Lots of interesting points there.
https://t.co/jryw9iuktX
Want to do an MBA for free ?
A thread 👇
@dickiebush I've shared my approach with you via text
1. Understand their "before" state
2. Understand their "after" state
3. Show them how you'll get them there
Shhh... I've collected these states in a 300 row Notion doc https://t.co/XcMbItE5UG
Copywriting, 101
1. Identify the problem you solve
2. Identify 7 reasons it's a problem
3. Identify 7 benefits solving it unlocks
Position your product as the solution to the problems, so that users can unlock the benefits.
A good formula: "Finally solve X so you can Y"
For all the “people buy brands who share their values & purpose” evangelists:
There must be an awful lot of people out there who believe in cheating at carbon dioxide emission engine tests. https://t.co/75hwU6P1Ao
2/ Lia DiBello writes, of her work:
“… we noticed that highly talented business performers are very similar to each other. (…) business is an orderly closed system of relations between principles, and so-called intuitive experts in business have an implicit grasp of this.” https://t.co/gDfuPknhDV
Copy Experiment:
Don’t write a “call to action”
Write a “call to value” — Here’s what I mean…
[Get started] -> [Plan your finances]
[Sign up] -> [Grow your following]
[Try Now] -> [Launch your site]
See the difference ?
Test it and see what works best for you.
It is time that we accepted English as an Indian language and encourage it as any other Indian language.
This made my day.
I can not ask for more. https://t.co/E57ofCynoG
What's the craziest way you've made a lot of money?
There are two phase in the process of making product successful.
First: Build it and Launch it. That's what we're used to see.
Second: Bring new customers. Retain existing users. Reach out to them, ask them questions.
The second phase is from where real things starts from.
Study B2B SaaS companies and you'll find that they do these parts of marketing better than anyone else:
• Onboarding
• Content marketing
• Conferences
• Engineering as marketing
• Partner & reseller programs
Steal these lessons ↓
Still relevant! https://t.co/2VjbsbSfSB
To outperform, you need serious problem-solving skills.
Fortunately, these skills can be learned.
THREAD: A simple, powerful mental model for thinking clearly and solving complex problems:
A lot of people know the german word "𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒖𝒅𝒆": pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.
Not enough people know the pali word "𝑴𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒂": pleasure that comes from delighting in other people's good fortune.
https://t.co/qf7OoMOp5T
Focus on the past, that’s ego.
Focus on the future, that’s pride.
Focus on the present, that’s humility. https://t.co/OWkgqBJGr0
@gregisenberg For modest outcomes: more science
For gigantic outcomes: more art
Fix your mind ~ Meditate, Read, Write, Be Mindful, Gratitude
Fix your body ~ Exercise, Water, Stretching, Sun, Relax
Fix your relationships ~ Trust, Give, Integrity, Honesty, Respect, Time, Space
Fix your wealth ~ Learn, Save, Invest, Growth, Value, Ethics, Simplicity
“Both the parties know the truth. It’s the judge who is on trial.”
Justice J R Midha’s (Delhi High Court ) farewell speech
In 2017, a doctor started a Youtube channel.
4 years later, he is averaging $25k/week in passive income.
How'd he do it?
THREAD: 6 Passive Income Ideas for Busy People Who Want To Build Wealth and Achieve Financial Freedom.
There’s rich and then there’s this guy https://t.co/HDTc68sXq2
4. Confidence
People focus so much on remembering the message they forget to think about presentation.
Don’t.
Audiences judge competency and credibility on your confidence.
I'd love to follow the inputs of great thinkers:
What @balajis reads
What @JayShettyIW listens to
What @wes_kao watches
What questions @briannekimmel ponders
What service allows you to log what you curate and have other people follow?