Friday Finds 13
It takes a decade to build a clear mind, then you suddenly get “lucky.” – Naval Ravikant
2022
Growth Hacker Marketing by Ryan Holiday Summary
Marketing cannot fix a bad product. You have to fix the products, business, and business model before you try marketing.
My Favorite Book Passage
We are all, each of us, simultaneously oppressor and oppressed. Thus, we come to realize that the twin categories of “guilty oppressor” and “justice-seeking victim” can be made endlessly inclusive.
Elwood Research 4
Friday Finds 12
Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. – Albert Einstein
The School of Life by Alain de Botton Summary (Deep Dive)
Somewhere in our minds, removed from the day to day, there sit judges. They watch what we do, study how we perform, examine the effect we have on others, track our successes and failures – and then, eventually, they pass verdicts. These determine our levels of confidence and self-compassion.
Lessons at 25
Good people help others with no concern for themselves. Smart people help others while helping themselves. Evil people hurt others to help themselves. Dumb people hurt themselves and others.