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Note / 📖 From Dongri to Dubai, p.22

Kala Babu and Kaala Paani (Vardha Bhai)

The black liquid was a message sent to The officials that Kala Babu, was on his way to the police station. A police man, who did not wish to be named, says,'Those days,it was his way of saying: I am coming to meet you. Make necessary arrangements. He had the …

Knowing system design is a way to win in life, not just in product management. This is another anecdote.

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Note / 👤 Victor Cheng

Why people say 'yes' to you

  1. They are familiar with your track record and trust you.
  2. They have a pre-existing relationship with a history of benefit to them.
  3. You come highly recommended by someone they trust.

They do this for 2 reasons:

  1. As a thank you for previous …
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Note / 📖 Daring Greatly, p.16

What we know matters, but who we are matters more

Being rather than knowing requires showing up and letting ourselves be seen. It requires us to dare greatly, to be vulnerable. The first step of that journey is understanding where we are, what we're up against, and where we need to go. I think we can best do that by …

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Note / 📖 Pixar storytelling, p.77

The two kinds of villains - evil vs troublesome

Pixar films often feature two main antagonists - one benevolent and one malicious - Buzz/Sid, Princess/Hopper. Ratatouille has three main antagonists: one evil (Skinner), one benevolent (Linguini) and a third, Anton Ego. Ego isn't malicious the way Skinner and Muntz are, but I wouldn't call him benevolent either. He is …

If I am perceived as a 'good' villain, and in my story, I am the protagonist, how do I change the perception to be a protagonist in ALL stories? Perceptions …

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Note / 📖 Pixar storytelling, p.45

The relationship between conflict and change

Change always comes with a price.

The best kind of conflict offers a chance for both destruction and construction, which would have a fortifying effect against the antagonistic forces.

Change is the measuring unit of conflict.

Note / 📖 Pixar storytelling, p.38

storytelling and conflict

In a way, stories are a series of conflict - questions presented and answered. Some deal with external forces and some with internal forces.

Note / 📖 Pixar Storytelling, p.37

Opinions are fuel for conflict

If a character cares deeply about something, a storyteller must explain the emotional constitution that allows the character to have these opinions - formally known as exposition.

Note / 🔗 EdX in a Rhetoric Course

AI in Rhetoric

Since AI and large language models work by scanning texts that are already available—including texts already generated by AI—the result seems expansive, but in terms of rhetoric it is limited and may, like copying a document repeatedly, introduce errors, reduce sharp focus, and lessen impact.

The style of writing …

The style will be, as noted above, mediocre, at best an average of whatever AI or the program has scrapped off its available sources: the Internet, certain published books (not …

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Note / 📖 Maybe, p.307

Differ between ‘patient’ and ‘client’

With 'unconditional positive regard'.

Unconditional positive regard is an attitude, not a feeling.

But unconditional positive regard doesn't mean the therapist necessarily likes the client. It's a framework for valuing and respecting the person right to determination, even if her choices are at all with yours.

 

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