Majicman Notes

Really, my books are an examination of what power does to people. Power doesn’t ­always corrupt, and you can see it in the case of, for example, Al Smith or Sam Rayburn. There, power cleanses.… Read more

Well, there’s a rather nice French word, bricolage, which means trial and error, means tinkering, really. And, tinkering is a good description of what a lot of innovators do. They take a thing and they… Read more

Traits of Great Founders: Frugality (spending money wisely), Focus (attention to detail), Obsession (with the problem they’re trying to solve), Love (of their work), Ideal co-founders are tenacious, relentlessly resourceful, decisive, tough, calm, creative, and… Read more

“Intellect and love are made of different materials,” he said. “Intellect ties people in knots and risks nothing, but love dissolves all tangles and risks everything. Intellect is always cautious and advises, ‘Beware too much… Read more

And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain.… Read more

How author Vicki Baum described Shanghai: “Optimists, pessimists, Westerners, Easterners, men, women. Europeans, Americans, orients. Courage and cowardice. Idealism and greed. Enmity and love. People of every sort and colour and tendency. Voice, noise, laughter,… Read more

( By Endurance We Conquer) Fortitudine Vincimus ( By Endurance We Conquer) It was the family motto of Sir Ernest Shackleton, and the phrase gave name to the ship used for his world-famous polar expedition.… Read more

“Art is the highest form of hope,” Gerhard Reichter Read more

Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer. Put your principles… Read more

Expending more effort than most people think is sufficient. This is attention to detail. Care in design. Follow through in customer service. This is an embrace of elegance and wabisabi and the opposite of laziness.… Read more