Majicman Notes

The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me. Ayn Rand Read more

Dis­til­la­tion of what makes a good leader:  “It is a con­stel­la­tion of traits, It’s EQ and humil­ity — acknow­ledging that you don’t know things and that you’ll make mis­takes. It is shar­ing credit, hav­ing an… Read more

“Give yourself a lot of shots to get lucky” is even better advice than it appears on the surface. Luck isn’t an independent variable but increases super-linearly with more surface area—you meet more people, make… Read more

Curiosity cures: anxiety, ignorance, selfishness, extremism. Curiosity creates: empathy, compassion, knowledge, growth. Curiosity prevents: arrogance, judgment, stagnation. Practice curiosity. Mark Manson Read more

The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To… Read more

So if you want a full life, rich with memories, keep searching for new experiences. That is far easier for the young than the old, but it should be possible for anyone. Surprising conversations are… Read more

I read once that people are like musical instruments. And the range of notes they can play is dependent on the range of tensions that they’ve learned to hold. And I like that because it… Read more

I think there’s a way of being consciously in denial, but also there’s a way of being unconsciously in denial, You don’t know that you’re in denial, so you’re quite happy about being in denial.… Read more

Who shall say what is possible or impossible. In these spheres of action, one cannot tell without a trial was his response. Churchill’s response to other prisoners disagreements to his escape plans in Boers war… Read more

What we run from pursues us. What we face transforms us.  David Kessler Read more