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A lot of people treat one’s politeness towards waiters as an important proxy for character. I actually find people can be performative in

"If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking." - Haruki Murakami

A genius -- versus the merely brilliant -- is usually someone who's uncomfortable to be around.

(h/t Bradley Horowitz)

"Astonishment is the root of philosophy." - P. Tillich

"Wisdom begins in wonder." - Socrates

A celebrity comes into existence for a reason, but at some point, "celebrity, like a cloud, can become seemingly its own foundation, billowing,

"A good rule of thumb for recognizing the quality of a piece of writing: what’s more specific and what’s more generic, praise for

From meditation teacher Phillip Moffitt, on his teaching emphasis with the turn of a new year:

"The importance of *starting where you are* and then proceeding

“In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.” -- Emerson

In the pulsing heart of Times Square, cool to see a spotlight moment for Village Global and Reid Hoffman on the big Nasdaq

Beginner = ignorant simplicity
Intermediate = functional complexity
Advanced = profound simplicity

[Attributed to many authors]

The weekly paragraph on life from Sasha Chapin: "There is a songbird in your chest. It causes you to do things. Sometimes it

Vulnerability has become sufficiently high status that it is now routinely gamed.

One or two choiceful reveals of something unflattering about yourself but

When smart people are nervous or eager to impress, they get tempted to unload all their special knowledge and clever explanations into a

Do you charge your phone every single night? How frequently is your phone under 10% battery?

This pair of questions is highly predictive of

"There’s the imperative to keep secrets, and the imperative to have them known. How do you know that you’re a person, distinct from

At a fancy hotel, genius level IQ is required to figure out how to turn off all the lights in the room at

Amazing progress by Village Global portfolio company Grow Therapy. We're stoked for their $88 million Series C round led by Sequoia Capital:

The inside of a Boeing 787 airplane before the seats get installed. 😍

Thanks to all the listening bots that can join your Zoom

High quality, automatic, pithy *summaries* -- not merely transcripts -- are now easy.

Wasn't

One predictor of co-founder breakup is if there's NOT a clear power dynamic and ultimate decider among the 2+ cofounders.

Even if there's