Blog - 7 Takeaways

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Your Audience Would Be Screaming – 7 Takeaways No. 212

Quiet contribution. Asking for help. Show up. Everyone’s faking it. Zoom out. Service. Success.

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Maximum Economy of Ass – 7 Takeaways No. 211

Half-assing things. Read a book. Misunderstanding AI impact. Not all questions have answers. Your own private social media. Actions speak louder than words. Blessed silence. What’s the worst?

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You Are Not Broken – 7 Takeaways No. 210

Watching the inexplicable. In-your-face advice. The sum of who you are. Acting “as if.” Journaling. Beautiful facts. Efficiently lazy.

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Hate Is a Sticky Substance – 7 Takeaways No. 209

Populism is marketing. Sunk costs are sunk. Respect defeats shame. Create value. Writing vs. imposter syndrome. Go ahead, be weird. Letting hate define you. Cherish your friends.

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Consuming What Everyone Else Is Consuming – 7 Takeaways No. 208

Contagious positivity. Be thankful, about more. Writing as therapy. Talking to your “textbook”. Gratitude leads to optimism. Consume outside your bubble. Everyone’s watching.

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The Attention Span of a Gnat – 7 Takeaways No. 207

Media Literacy. Attention Spans. Memento Mori. Rebel Optimism. Thinking Deeply. Help Someone. Subscribe to People.

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Don’t Let the Crazies Make You Crazy – 7 Takeaways No. 206

Take a break. It’s all niche media. Gratitude has impact. Truth & Love. Giving feelings their due. Happiness increases over time. Resisting the crazies.

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Democracy Is Not a Panacea – 7 Takeaways No. 205

Democracy. Fear. Cancel. Reality. Nuance. Dumb. Consequences.

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Politics Is a Bloodsport Not a Religion – 7 Takeaways No. 204

Ready, Fight! Try not to freak out. Does politics improve the world? The other guys are getting fooled. Be careful what you measure. Rage as an attempt to feel. The internet takes (your) work.

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Our Eyes Routinely Deceive Us – 7 Takeaways No. 203

Simplistic thinking. Reality meets fiction. Perpetual discontent. Cynicism ain’t smart. Visual deception. Us versus them. Changing their minds.