Human Selfishness
The three types of content users love to share the most
The first is "highly relatable and entertaining,"
The second is "deeply resonant,"
The third is "practically useful to me,"
Their common thread? They’re all about me.
The three types of content users love to share the most
The first is "highly relatable and entertaining,"
The second is "deeply resonant,"
The third is "practically useful to me,"
Their common thread? They’re all about me.
When any one of the four pillars—product, target audience, marketing channels, or business model—needs to be completely overhauled, it’s time for a company transformation.
Your contact list keeps growing; set a recurring reminder (every 3 months, 6 months, etc.) to check in with people you care about; jot down notes after each interaction and reset the next reminder accordingly. You can use a to-do app, an alarm, or a periodic calendar.
Capital chases certainty.
No one hires to solve unemployment—capital only hires when it expects to profit. If you prevent capital from making money, it loses the incentive to hire, and it becomes very hard to find a job.
At a certain stage of a company’s growth, high-performing employees tend to leave because they have little tolerance for stupidity and can easily find other jobs. Low performers, on the other hand, tend to stay—they struggle to find other work, and over time, they rise into middle and senior management. Like the water in the Dead Sea evaporating, the good employees vanish, leaving behind a highly saline environment where normal talent can’t survive. #ReadingNotes#
Based on the summary in this article, China is seen by Americans as an ambitious authoritarian state seeking global dominance, acting irresponsibly in its development, and violating citizens' privacy—overall leaving a very negative impression.
A decade has passed, and you haven't made a dime. Worse still, because you were too slow, you've been replaced by younger workers or drones, leaving you unemployed. Now you're out on the street, looking dejected and cursing Jack Ma, claiming he scammed you. That's what happens when you lack expectation management. It's their freedom to manipulate your expectations; it's your responsibility to finely manage your own. If you don't, that's not being scammed—that's greed.