Tagged: Takeaways

Note / 📖 From Dongri to Dubai

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 …

Note / 📖 Pixar storytelling

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 …

Note / 📖 Pixar storytelling

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

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 / 📖 Maybe you should talk to someone by Lori Gottlieb

Forgiveness is overrated. Do this instead.

"So what i say is this: you can have compassion without forgiving."

Granted, for some, forgiveness can serve as a powerful release – you forgive the person who wronged you, without condoning his actions, and it allows you to move on, but too often people feel pressure to forgive, …

Note / 💡 Me

Managers and org gaps

Inspired by a leadership style of leaning in when there is an org gap (you dont want to do it and the junior either needs grooming or can't or won't do it), so that you do the IC work while simultaneously ensuring youre closing the gap through external hiring.

Note / 📖 Maybe you should talk to someone by Lori Gottlieb

How do humans actually change?

In the 1980s, a psychologist named James Prochaska developed the transtheoretical model of behavior change (TTM) based on research showing that people generally don't "just do it" as Nike (or a new year's resolution), but instead tend to move through a series of sequential stages that look like this:

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Note / 📖 Maybe you should talk to someone (Lori Gottlieb)

Patience vs Speed

Speed is about time, but it is also closely related to endurance and effort. The faster the speed, the thinking goes, the less endurance or effort required. Patience on the other hand, requires endurance and effort. It's defined as "the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune or pain without complaint, loss …

Note / 📖 Visual Thinking (Willemien Brand)

Drawing is all about courage

The best way to beat fear of failure is by just doing it. Make a start by putting lines of paper like a child. Draw headfooters or tadpole people. They may not be realistic, but the powerful and convincing lines give them credibility.