I don’t always remember to put up the readwise quotes that catch my eye when I see them - so here’s a collection for you

Fareed on Education

Geoffrey Moore

No comment on increasing disorder at all levels!

Robert M. Pirsig

Something to bear in mind on the ‘journey to the top’.

Douglas Rushkoff

A corollary to finding the problem for your solution?

Venkatesh Rao

George Orwell

Explains some decisions by certain people.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Well - yes - maybe in his day. Is it just me that thinks this no longer holds true? (That is the younf asking questions. Or am I just cynical?

Dave Winer gives a shout-out for our very own Manton Reece.

“And I look forward to reading his book.”

💬 Dave Winer

Even Dave was waiting!

Different Times.

If Adam’s grandfather was alive today - I wonder how he would negotiate the virtual office. Remote work. Fractional and Interim people.

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Secret life of Gerald: the New Zealand MP who spent a lifetime crafting a vast imaginary world

Not even Gerald O’Brien’s wife of 60 years knew of the countless hours he spent drawing and writing stories of his parallel world.

These are the kinds of secrets I would like more people to have. Such a welcome change to the usual. What an extraordinary man.

“I talked to him for a year … about all sorts of things, but the imaginary world never came up and it pisses me off that I didn’t know,”

💬 Lucien Rizos - his nephew

😂😂😂

“I could have put the lists into a spreadsheet, but that would mean the client would have to open the email and then open the attachment. If you knew the level of computer literacy my clients have, you would understand why I wanted to avoid that and just have the lists in the body of the email.”

💬 Robin Rendle

“Innovation is about shifting from a culture of management to a culture of leadership.

💬 Brian Solis