Alex B.

".. a great part of those we have loved, though chance has removed their persons, still abides with us. The past is ours, and there is nothing more secure for us than that which has been.” --Senaca

yikes

is it ironic that I have so much respect for Bill Gates and yet hate almost everything about Microsoft Windows?

ruby > python

maybe 49% of all internet commerce is too much for one website to handle

feels like the entire internet is one big amazon affiliate site

❤️ this cnn.com/2018/07/02/us/toys-r…

damn -> "in 2016 the official poverty rate was still 19.5 percent, or nearly one in every five New Yorkers" harpers.org/archive/2018/07/…

What will make today great? vs What will I do to make today great? 5 letters can change everything.

the less news i consume, the more biased everything seems

sometimes the fuel just sits there, and a little spark starts to get things moving

things I'm trying to remember this year: 1. life is challenging for everyone (in different ways) 2. most things don't matter 3. "the now" is all we've got 4. a clear mind and a cool head are essential 5. daily routines and habits drive real change

seems like a large percentage of the marketing I see is just "hey, here's a discount"

every website with ads getting sued in Europe = building a digital "wall"

Big fan of this, so excited to see it as a Google Doc now -> Google Sheets version of the Compact Calendar davidseah.com/2018/02/google…

This morning I realized: I'm awake for, at most, 1000 minutes per day. So every 10 minutes spent on something I don't care about is 1% of that day, wasted. Totally blew my mind.

"ambitious projects are by definition close to the limits of your capacity. A small decrease in morale is enough to kill them off." paulgraham.com/makersschedul…

Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way

Ask and you shall receive - sometimes. If at first you don't succeed, try try again..