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Recently planted and tended public notes from across note.garden.
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stevegrossi
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renunciation
A monastic once told me renunciation can be great if it means giving up things that make you miserable.
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about
Hi 👋🏻, I'm Steve.
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desire
From the Latin de sidere meaning "from the stars," the word's etymology has a revealing double-meaning: when we desire something we want unknown fate (the stars) to bring it to us, but our desires themselves also often originate in the unk…
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jobs to be done
A framework for understanding consumer behavior put forth by Clayton Christiansen, the core insight of J2BD is that people often buy things for reasons that have little to do with the product itself, and plenty to do with its emotional and…
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people don't buy products, they buy better versions of themselves
A fundamental shift in marketing in the 20th century was from companies selling products, touting their features and competitive price, to selling identities and lifestyles through the sale of those same products.
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responsibility
It's astonishing how many of our responsibilities we carry as weight, rather than getting to the core heart of the word which literally means the ability to respond.
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giving feedback
True to its name, giving feedback is about facilitating a feedback loop, helping an individual observe and understand the effects of their actions on the system(s) in which they participate so that they can better meet their goals and need…
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API design
Arnaud Lauret’s Three Principles
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tonglen meditation
A meditation practice introduced to me by Pema Chodron in When Things Fall Apart, the informal practice of tonglen has helped me keep it together this year when the unnecessary death and devastation around me has been too much to bear.
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clear code
Sometimes called "clean code," though I prefer "clear" for its emphasis on code's communicative properties.
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