My protocol is:
1) clear your mind
2) prime your mind
3) flow your truth
1. Clear your mind
Spend 30 minutes meditating, preferably first thing when you wake up.
Pick something that works for you. A simple practice:
• Allow whatever happens to happen
• When you notice you are trying to control your attention, drop that intention
2. Prime your mind
Spend 30min reading or listening to high-quality content. I like listening to great spiritual teachers and philosophers. In any case, pick something that your interest is drawn to. Make it BIG and not empty calories.
3. Flow your truth
30-60min of writing. Let it flow.
Bonus points for publishing your writing - it will add sharpness and clarity to your thinking.
Also consider walking. I find I get many of my epiphanies lately when I'm walking the dogs in the evening. I take type notes or voice notes on my phone.
If you have a green card you can avoid this by signing up for Global Entry[1]. Then you can avoid customs lines and just swipe your card at the kiosk - enter the country without ever talking to anyone. As an extra benefit the kiosk is always empty so you are through in minutes... hmm maybe I shouldn't be spreading the word about this :)
I love the concept of living in the future. I recently read the biography of Dan Raymer, a well-known aerospace designer, which was appropriately titled 'Living in the Future'[1]. This is because for most of his career he had been working on secret aircraft designs that the rest of the worldn't see for 20 years. Truly living in the future.
There's also the excellent quote attributed to William Gibson[2] "The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed". That's probably the biggest reason I live in silicon valley - there is a disproportionate amount of 'future' distributed here.
Like any sector that hasn't been totally disrupted yet, it's inevitable that technology will change the game. But subject matter expertise and relationships do matter a lot (especially in fashion) so we brought on a director of biz dev who's worked at Chanel and other fashion brands and we are pursuing partnerships with top names in fashion.
Plus, my Stanford/Google background notwithstanding I actually do enjoy fashion :)
If you can dominate a market in Australia you may end up being just as good a business as if you are one of ten players in the US market. Spreets was first to market in Australia, but unfortunately many others popped up very quickly so no one really owns the space.
It's a pretty good model if your strength is in execution (i.e. you have a good team and can launch and grow something quickly). If you are more passionate about innovation and coming up with new things, you might not find this model fulfilling.
Generally not in either party's interest to leak (unless it's a negotiation tactic). But unfortunately when you are closing a sale there are a bunch of people you have to talk to (investors, lawyers, accountants etc) and it only takes one person with questionable scruples to email techcrunch.
Maybe if she was pointing out facts, but this strikes me as an opinion piece and I have a hard time reading this particular opinion unless the author is actually practicing what she preaches.
FWIW I tend to agree with the opinion.
I don't know who roger ebert is so I can't comment on whether he is useless, but I guess he has no relevance to me.
I find it really difficult to read such an argument (whether I agree with it or not), if it doesn't come from someone who is actually out there trying to solve these problems himself or herself.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Arena
Edit: at least the gladiator image in the post is apt :)
After watching this, I spent an hour browsing around google maps in the area I grew up. Brings back lots of memories :)
It's amazing how far technology has come in 20 years. Gives a very different perspective seeing an area from up above. Trying to decide if I would have wanted this as a kid - I probably had more fun exploring in person.
1. Clear your mind
Spend 30 minutes meditating, preferably first thing when you wake up.
Pick something that works for you. A simple practice: • Allow whatever happens to happen • When you notice you are trying to control your attention, drop that intention
2. Prime your mind
Spend 30min reading or listening to high-quality content. I like listening to great spiritual teachers and philosophers. In any case, pick something that your interest is drawn to. Make it BIG and not empty calories.
3. Flow your truth
30-60min of writing. Let it flow.
Bonus points for publishing your writing - it will add sharpness and clarity to your thinking.
Also consider walking. I find I get many of my epiphanies lately when I'm walking the dogs in the evening. I take type notes or voice notes on my phone.