So this is “a thing” today.

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I hate elitist rubbish like this. Just because I don’t know the science behind cake doesn’t mean I can’t love eating it.

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…and not a Fourth of July photo of the back of Maggie’s head.

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I gave a talk at XOXO 2013. I’m not very fond of public speaking. I also try to avoid being too personal or too heavy which leaves mostly jokes and new snack foods. But I knew I had a lot on my mind — I jog right past the YU (where XOXO is held) each day and that got me thinking about all of this stuff and talking and it all kind of swirled together. Andy very graciously gave me a speaking slot, and even though I destroyed a dress shirt I made it through and everyone was so kind.

It’s a software talk but much of what he talks about, the thoughts, feelings, and opinions can be applied to regular old life.

• …and very, very slowly everything went back to normal but, I think I had to hit that low point in order to get there which is kind of a bummer deal.
• …the best thing we can do in our dumb, stupid short, lives is pack them full of so much weirdness and ideas and crazy things…

#videos #advancedsoul

Happy 4th! 🎉

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From: Adam
Subject: Re: Administrator Password Help
Date: July 3, 2014 at 2:43 PM

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The Dinghy

I am feeling ill today.

Sure: The muzak is clocked to twelve on the stereophonic. OK: Neighborhood waifs are gaily frolicking in cordovan shoes on the garbage-strewn streets. Yes: The dogs in their holiday sweaters are dancing on their hind legs.

But those dogs (or perhaps just a lone perpetrator) have also, for the past six days consecutively, done unspeakable things to my morning newspapers. And that fact, no matter how much I may otherwise be inclined to good cheer, dampens enthusiasm.

I need to schedule time to write prose such as this. More here →

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Biz Stone on the early days of Twitter: ‘You can be nice and successful at the same time’

Biz Stone was one of four co-founders of Twitter, building, in his words, “a moral compass and righteous soul into the company”. The 40-year-old has previously worked at Google and helped to pioneer blogging and podcasting, before being named GQ’s “Nerd of the Year” and one of Time’s most influential people in the world. He has written a book, Things A Little Bird Told Me, and is now CEO of a new venture, Jelly, a Q&A app that is “a complete reimagining of how we get answers to queries based on a more human approach”.

You seem to be quite a caring chap and are the only one of the four co-founders not to have fallen out with the others. Do you prove that nice guys can finish first?

Yeah, sure. “You can be successful and also be nice at the same time” is kind of the gist of my book. You don’t lose anything; you gain things. In my case, you gain notoriety, knowledge, friends. I decided one day that I was going to be nice all the time and see if that got me anywhere. And it was fantastic. It made me feel free to go up to teachers and say things like: “I have a no homework policy, here’s how it’s gonna go.”

One reviewer of your book wrote: “I wanted to hate this smug, obscenely-rich vegan do-gooder, but I concluded by thinking success couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.” Is that a difficult path to tread?

Most of my Twitter feed is full of people who are saying: “This book is inspirational.” And then there are some people who read it as I’m a jerk. What’s ridiculous is that, a year and a half ago, I was talking to an executive coach who shook my whole understanding of myself. He said: “Biz, you can’t really think that everybody likes you, can you?” And I said: “I’ve been operating under that assumption for a long time.”

I’ve been wanting to “operate under the assumption that everybody likes me” as an experiment to see what happens. It’d be interesting and if nothing else, I’d be a happier person.

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