I enjoyed listening to a podcast with Theodor Paleologu.
During the interview, Theodor Paleologu mentioned the difference between being a leader and a follower.
It made me think – all this time, I’ve been doing follow-ups, this means I’m a follower.
And I enjoy it very much and think it’s adding some value.
But the leadership is the event itself.
I’m doing a follow-up (an article with videos & photos) to a leader (an event in which ideas are presented).
Baron saves himself from being drowned in a swamp by pulling on his own hair.
There are limits to the human intelligence. We can only go so far.
Yet, people can create AI, a system that, in a few years, will likely be much smarter than even the smartest people who ever lived on Earth.
We are able to create something that is better than us.
Baron Munchausen was a fictional character with fictional deeds. Well, it seems humans have achieved fixing this.
I recently read about this, I think, in a book – people overrate the happiness brought by variation.
You go to an event, they have a Swedish buffet (Smörgåsbord (Swedish: [ˈsmœ̂rɡɔsˌbuːɖ] ⓘ, lit. ’sandwich-table’) is a buffet-style meal of Swedish origin. It is served with various hot and mainly cold dishes.).
A natural tendency is to taste from a lot of different foods, as they are all available.
But, likely, you’ll enjoy a few of them, and dislike much many more.
If you have to choose 8 pizzas for a party, you might pick 8 different ones. How about picking 2 or 3, with lots of repetition?
I see people speaking at conferences. Sometimes, they rush it—the moment they get an opportunity to talk on the microphone, they act on it. There is no break, no space.
Unfortunately, this isn’t an optimal solution. The best solution, in my opinion, is to take a small break. Don’t rush it. Take a small break prior to speaking, just for a tiny moment.
Even if it’s a large, important, event, you should take a break before speaking.
When you go from the back of the scene to the microphone, don’t rush it. Take a small moment of a break.
On the same note, speak a bit slower. Don’t rush it in.
Sure, in your mind, it’s easy to form an image of what you are about to say.
But, for most listeners, it’s important to be able to follow you. If you speak too quickly, you might be doing a poor thing.
OK, if you’re taking an exam in foreign languages, speaking quickly might prove that you know the language well.
Also, after making an important assertion, take a small pause.
But for the fun of it, take a break, take some breaks.
If you want to see a speaker doing this very well, consider watching a video with Jim Bagnola. (who is Jim, for me?)
In a famous book, “Positioning” by Al Ries, Jack Trout (Book Summary), which I read a long time ago, it is written something in the lines of: “Try to be first. If you can’t be the first, be the contender, but don’t fight the «big guy» on its direct field”.
For example, Pepsi positions itself not for Christmas & family, but for a new, trendy generation.
When I go to an event to film/photograph people, most of the other entities (people, companies) covering the event focus on the highlights of the event – the speakers, mainly. I can’t compete with them (they have a much larger audience than me), so I focus also on the audience. Another way to position myself is that if a big media brand tries to cover the main points, I position myself in a way that I cover the whole event in video, even if it’s less exciting to watch from the viewer’s perspective. If someone records a conference, I also record the Q&A session.
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Sometimes, it’s best not to be the best.
Someone does something wrong. I react. Perhaps, just a bit, I overreact.
I’m the one who’s to blame – I reacted poorly.
The original blame gets. forgotten.
Let’s say someone upsets you. Then, you, being upset, you treat someone harshly.
The logical conclusion? You did a bad act, as a reaction, follow-up, or consequence, of a bad act.
I think things are much more complicated than this. Yes, after losing something you likely feel bad, after you succeed in something, you feel good.
But ups & downs are much more complicated than this.
It’s an illusion – the idea that you can constantly feel good, only ups, only happiness, and when someone does you wrong, that person is automatically to blame.
Life is much more complex than this.
If you were to move to an isolated island, with a beach, plenty of food, and all the basic necessities, you might feel fine for a while, but after a while, the Paradise you’re in might make you feel sad.
With all the basic necessities covered, you’ll likely feel poorly on a beach.
I’m not saying you should be a masochist and try to bring pain and difficulties into your life.
But living from pleasure to pleasure will also not bring you happiness in the long run.
If you are behaving poorly, there might be many more reasons than someone doing something bad to you. It’s not that simple.
There’s a game called Heroes of Might and Magic® 3: Complete on GOG.com.
Some good resources for it:
In H3, a good strategy could be to cover as much of the map as possible – visit things, travel, see the world.
Real life – business.
As far as I can tell, Rand Fishkin likes investing in Serendipity – for example, going to conferences and events as a way of meeting new people. This might lead to business opportunities, but it’s not a straightforward path.
So, in games – travel a lot (OK, you need to also win some battles). In business – travel a lot (OK, go to conferences and meet people).
Teritory contest.
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I like to read texts written by Gala Galaction.
One reason? I think he does something like (I haven’t read it, it’s rather common knowledge) A Game of Thrones (George R. R. Martin): having a complex world.
Lots of characters, lots of emotions.
You don’t get to see “this is good” vs. “this is bad”.
Instead, you see characters, and they develop, and interact with others.
I like that.