What happened to lifestyle businesses?
The lifestyle business seems to have been overtaken by the startup dream - come up with a game-changing idea, fundraise it into existence and then work like crazy until the big exit.
Entrepreneurship
Invisible work
The invisible work that we do within ourselves is more valuable than the physical work that we produce in our careers.
Impatient in the short term, patient in the long term
The importance of forgotten text
Forgotten text is an opportunity to show that you care about the details—a place where you can add the personality of your brand where they least expect it.
Losses disguised as wins
Slot machines are effective because they disguise losses as wins. Small wins interspersed with continuous losses give the gambler a false sense of winning.
Your self worth isn't tied to your career
The world’s value scale is based on externalities - performance, achievement, possessions, and appearances. An internal value scale is based on clearly defined core values and a definition of success that is specific to me.