When trying to be helpful, focus on important things
I just finished reading one click by Richard Brandt. I’m not sure how much you already know about Jeff Bezos and the
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What’s left when you take away a half?
This is long so feel free to skip it.
Story #1:
I just got back from a meeting with representatives of the exclusive Calgary-based Ferrari retailer
Can you call yourself a designer?
In his timeless book titled Design as Art, Bruno Munari notes that a “Designer is a planner with an aesthetic sense.”
Case in point:
Are you a dreamer?
Caspar David Friedrich – The dreamer
My 2¢: All those who eventually become successful first do a fair bit of dreaming. It’s easy to forget that.
Ever wonder how James Bond got his job?
Sometimes a remarkable opportunity arrives with no story.
But for the most part in life, all great things start with a story.
Case in point: Mi6. Yes, you read it
It’s easy to forget…
Just because something is legible doesn’t mean it communicates.
—David Carson
The above is one of my favourite observations by the American
What can Red Bull teach us about business
Rationality is a fetish of the twentieth century; we are not allowed by our culture to admit true irrationality as an explanation of our behaviour.
That which unites us
We humans have a common emotional lexicon guiding us through life.
That’s my favourite gem from the Charles Darwin’s book In
The Art & Craft of Perseverance
A few days ago, the best-selling author James Lee Burke said something in an interview that caught my attention. Here’s a little taste:
JLB: