"There's no negative side effects to this, except maybe you have too many sweets."
People we know are complex and complicated, but somehow those we don't are simple.
[If the thought of him dying pleases you] because you think it will end our present horror, you are the problem.
Have you heard the expression self-defeating prophecy? It's a prediction that prevents what it predicts by predicting it.
CSS can do nesting now!
I feel powerful, as if I can tackle anything. I can get answers by simply reading. I can just look at the code.
the hard thing about starting a habit is often unclarity on how to integrate, more so than the action itself.
How We Encourage Self-Improvement at Buffer
Unlimited books
Every teammate receives a free Kindle when they join Buffer and can expense any digital or audiobooks they choose. No approvals needed. No need to tie it directly to work.
David Braid told me he uses this open-source software to tune pianos in the following way:
[Seeing whether projects are as open-source as advertised.]
[Kris realized that micro-businesses weren't a good fit as they are often run by one or two people with less resources to risk on services. Switching to multi-location owners made her offering more appealing and an easier sell.]
[Industries or movements with many fans and haters always present a good business opportunity.]
When a politician says they'll tax the rich, they're not actually taxing the rich.
How the head of Obsidian went from superfan to CEO
[It was fortuitous that we generally appealed to developers because we launched our plugin system to many power users who also could build new functionality for themselves and share them with the community.]
[The Obsidian team gets by with one meeting a year in part by having one or two goals at any time: this way, the focus is often clear and people can be self-motivated to push things forward.]
i find this counterfeit money logic a bit weird where the seller avoids accepting large bills for small purchases, but if they accept them for large purchase it seems equally bad
What kind of environment does it breed when we hire people to watch other people do time?
"having a platform profile is like living in a single-room apartment, whereas having your own site is a castle with unlimited rooms."
