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Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! … Read More

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“A good part of any day in Los Angeles is spent driving, alone, through streets devoid of meaning to the driver, which is one reason the place exhilarates some people, and floods others with an amorphous unease.”— Joan Didion

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Become a member Sign in Get started <img class=”cp t u dn ak” src=”https://miro.medium.com/max/2572/1*B0O9keV0Zlh0n52TKyv6fQ.jpeg” width=”1286″ height=”815″ role=”presentation”/> How to scale as a startup CEO from seed to Series A (and beyond) Founder Collective Follow Dec 2 · 4 min read By David Frankel, Managing Partner at Founder Collective and on the board and/or first check … Read More

Does Surfing Matter? | Almond Surfboards & Designs

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Surfing is thrusting yourself into the mercy of the sea in a way that fosters a great respect and admiration.  The activity is reliant on dozens of minute variables all lining up properly. To regularly engage with the ocean is the truest way to ensure that you will love it enough to protect it.For the casual … Read More

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https://www.diffordsguide.com/encyclopedia/1183/cocktails/the-story-behind-bonds-vesper-martini

moderate giftedness – kurt vonnegut

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On moderate giftedness Tom Hart emailed me the other day, asking if I remembered a Kurt Vonnegut passage where he talks about how “we all are all dispirited because we feel like have to compete with the world’s best, not just fulfill a role (say artist, writer, storyteller) in our tribe or extended family.” I did, believe … Read More

how to be great

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https://blog.stephsmith.io/how-to-be-great/ The first step in becoming great is recognizing that you’re likely not already great. In fact, it comes from recognizing that there is no such thing as greatness at a specific instance in time. Greatness is instead a reflection of a period of effort, since greatness in a single instance can be reduced to … Read More

How to write a good blog post  – On my Om

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You start with the basic premise: respecting your reader’s time. Can they find the story somewhere else, and if yes, then WHY should they read you? What makes what you want to publish so special? Remember, readers have a million choices, to find information. They are better equipped than you. So why should they come … Read More