Majicman Notes

The most powerful productivity tool ever invented is simply the word “No” Author unknown Read more

When try­ing to change minds, or­ga­ni­za­tions or even the world, we of­ten de­fault to a par­tic­u­lar ap­proach: push­ing. Boss not lis­ten­ing to that new idea? Send them an­other Power­Point deck. Client isn’t buy­ing the pitch?… Read more

As Mark Twain and fellow novelist William Dean Howells stepped outside together one morning, a downpour began and Howells asked, “Do you think it will stop?” Twain replied, “It always has.” George Will Read more

Steve Jobs: Asking for help is a superpower “I’ve never found anybody that didn’t want to help me if I asked them for help. I called up Bill Hewlett (founder of HP) when I was… Read more

Looking someone in the eye makes them feel like a human being. Brian Grazer Read more

No one wants to stay a beginner. We all want to get better. But even as our skills improve, and our knowledge and experience grow, what I hope to encourage is the preservation, or even… Read more

This T-shirt has a straightforward message: “I put ketchup on my ketchup.” Now, that’s the statement of somebody who is seriously in love with ketchup. It kind of teases those Americans who put ketchup on… Read more

Your fears are a kind of prison that confines you within a limited range of action. The less you fear, the more power you will have and the more fully you will live. Robert Greene Read more

I think markets are a very complicated Impressionist painting. Different pieces contribute to the story. By thinking through the various sectors, stories and people you meet you get a much more holistic picture of what… Read more

The miracle of Bach has not appeared in any other art. To strip human nature until its divine attributes are made clear, to inform ordinary activities with spiritual fervour, to give wings of eternity to… Read more