Particles
Short-form notes and passing ideas.
80 year old you
Do it for the 80 year old you that is sitting there thinking "I'm so glad I did that" From Stories with Kiki on Substack
State Leadership
What I know is that the aim of the state is not the welfare of its people. Its centralized accumulation and redistribution of resources under the leadership of elites who hold power in a way acceptable to society. From a LinkedIn Post by Anastasiia Mladinska
The em dash
Large Language Models (AI) use the em dash―3 times more often than humans in standard essays. [1]
Impute
Steve Jobs didn’t invent the computer, he mastered the psychology of perception. His 1977 mentor, Mike Markkula, taught him a concept called "Impute." It means people judge the book by the cover. If the packaging is shoddy, the brain assumes the product inside is shoddy. Apple engineered
A tale of two cafes
#1. No welcome. No warmth. #2. Warm welcome. Friendly service. It's obvious which gets the business. #1 = dead. #2 = busy.
Fast value
Reminded how quick a fire pre-sale session adds huge value for the client while establishing credibility for the expert. The true value though comes from application not answers.
Punk Chef
“It’s not about about what you can't do, it's about what you can do when given the right environment.” Scott Garthwaite, Punk Chef – a deaf chef breaking barriers with unique food experiences across the UK.
Malaphor
Just learned the word malaphor today. It's a blend of metaphor and malapropism, and it describes that funny slip when two idioms or clichés accidentally get mashed together into nonsense Like saying “Hammer House of Horror Time.”
Sunday walk.
Sunday walk. Fresh air. Silence. Feeling. Noticing. Wellbeing.
Cold tea
My tea is cold. The house was asleep. I did my best work. Quiet time. No interruptions. Absorbed in writing…