We are more than we appear to be. The technology cannot be uninvented — I know, until I die, that we did that, and I was a key enabler of it.
— Victor Vescovo“The arrival fallacy is this notion, this psychological trick we play on ourselves, where we repeatedly convince ourselves that happiness, contentment, and fulfilment lie just beyond whatever mountaintop we've set as our ultimate goal. You hit that target you've built up as the finish line, and sure, you get a fleeting rush of dopamine-fuelled euphoria—only to find yourself quickly eyeing a new, distant summit.”— Sahil Bloom
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Exploration starts with exploring yourself. There’s so much temptation for everyone to seek answers outside of themselves, when peace and leading a fulfilling life starts with self-knowledge and self-reflection.
— Victor VescovoThe small act of paying attention to people is extraordinarily rewarding to every member of the team — and it’s amplified in an inverse way from their level on the hierarchy.
— Victor VescovoNever get into a vehicle where the fear of failure is greater than the fear of dying.
— Victor VescovoIf you just stand up for your own values in all the things you do, big and small, you create the conditions for the possibility of collective action.
— Eric RiesEvery organisation is actually a little bubble of utopia. It’s somebody’s idea of the proper power relations between human beings. It’s a work of political philosophy, whether the person was aware of it or not.
— Eric RiesWho would you rather die than betray? If it’s just shareholders, don’t expect anybody else to trust you.
— Eric RiesWhat it means to make a profit is to maximise human flourishing. It just means you left the world better off than you found it.
— Eric RiesWe absolutely have to reclaim the word corruption to apply to any way of making money without creating value.”
— Eric Ries