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Above the Hollow #24
Observations, articles, and other links. Curated for my children as they embark upon adulthood.
Quotes
The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.
- Robert Henri
"The most important decision you'll make in your 20s and 30s isn't where you live, it isn't where you'll work, it isn't what industry you go into, it's who you choose to partner with. And ultimately who you choose to have kids with."
— @profgalloway
Articles
Tweets
The person who gets 1 shot needs everything to go right.
The person who gets 1000 shots is going to score at some point.
Find a way to play the game that ensures you get a lot of shots.
— James Clear (@JamesClear)
3:00 PM • Mar 7, 2023
I heard a PM give this advice to his analyst the other day:
*Make yourself indispensable*
I thought that was really good advice not just for an analyst but for anyone building a career in investing, or anywhere. Make yourself indispensable to your boss, and over time to the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Joel Cohen (@joelmcohen)
4:18 PM • Mar 2, 2023
Writing doesn't just capture reality. It expands it. Memories grow stronger. Emotions grow louder. Sensations grow deeper. By writing, we investigate reality and come to appreciate the infinitude of existence.
— David Perell (@david_perell)
6:56 PM • Mar 7, 2023
Videos
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm never not working on material. Every second of my existence, I'm thinking, could I do something with that?
Howard Stern: That, to me, sounds torturous.
Seinfeld: Your blessing in life is when you find the torture you're comfortable with.
— Billy Oppenheimer (@bpoppenheimer)
4:10 PM • Mar 6, 2023