Today at a Glance:
Quote: Embrace your true self.
Reading: Becoming allergic to letting scar tissue build up
Podcast: Porsche
Tweet: Treadmill vs. Sofa Friends
Watching: Spongmonkeys
Idea: Automated birthday cards
#QUOTE
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde
In a world where we are constantly bombarded with societal expectations and pressures to conform, this quote serves as a reminder: authenticity is a precious gift we can give ourselves.
Often, we may find ourselves comparing our journey to that of others, wondering if we measure up or fit in.
Embrace your true self.
#READING
Scar Tissues Make Relationships Wear Out
This is one of the best articles I've read on nurturing relationships and it’s pretty funny that it’s on Github. The basis of this is to prevent relationship scar tissue by focusing on healing the wounds.
There is also a Hacker News discussion and the top comment highlights being "allergic to letting scar tissue build up", using a form of communication known as the Imago Dialogue.
//coryd
This is a great list of resources for eliminating ads and web tracking. Funny what working in adtech teaches you about what happens behind the scenes.
Notes apps are where ideas go to die. And that’s good.
Productivity is simply about forgetting things, the value of productivity is an illusion. It is purely insurance for your mind and the ideas you've come up with.
By writing things down, it gives us permission to forget, knowing that you have a backup if you need it. This gives ourselves permission to forget.
Putting it down and forgetting is the art of emptying the brain so that you can focus on bigger things.
#PODCASTS
//acquired
An amazing background on the history of Porsche. One interesting fact: Adolf Hitler founded Volkswagen, which means that Porsche was started by the Nazis, and after WWII, it was transformed by the Allies.
#WATCHING
Return of the Spongmonkeys
I was listening to a Business Wars podcast on Subway vs. Quiznos and there was a short reference to an ad that Quiznos ran, and of course, I had to see it. It was absolutely hilarious and it ran in the early 2000s, you can view "We love the subs" on YouTube here.
And funny enough, on July 18th, the Quiznos Spongmonkey mascots returned here.
#TWEET
I 100% agree, and the best part is, it’s immediately apparent.
Honestly, pretty smart. Companies probably wouldn't even bother trying to stop something like this, since it impacts a minority of their user base. The content by geography will definitely vary though.
Make decisions faster.
#IDEA
ThoughtfulWishes
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