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On originality and not caring about other people’s judgements:

“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” — Oscar Wilde

“I want to be around people that do things. I don’t want to be around people anymore that judge or talk about what people do. I want to be around people that dream and support and do things.” — Amy Poehler

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” — Steve Jobs

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.” — Albert Einstein

The AI voice and accent of the future will most probably be Californian. (The new Siri is already)

“Quick riches are more dangerous for a person than poverty”

Who would have thought that after the death of the CD business, Vinyl will revive the music store industry?! No body would have ever guessed that!

Myths that you probably believe in:
– sugar makes kids hyper
– you need 8 glasses of water a day
– mental abilities are separated into left and right brain
– alcohol warms the body
– alcohol kills brain cells
– vegans lack protein
– carrots improve vision
– “theory” in the theory evolution means scientific doubt
– we evolved from monkeys
– black holes being holes
– napoleon was short
– sunflowers face the sun
– bats are blind
– bulls see red

“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day” Mark Twain

In 2017, We don’t need brick and mortar places anymore for:
1. Banks
2. Cellphone shops
3. Dollar stores
4. General merchandise
5. Gift stores
6. Game shops
7. Key smith (Bluetooth entry)
8. Hardware stores
9. Security system shops
10. Video rentals
11. Airline and vacation agents
12. Insurance agents
13. Title agents
14. Medical billing
15. Accountant offices

“The problem with exponential growth is that it looks linear for a long time” Elon Musk

Minimalism and Self-Sufficient Urban Farming undermine the whole commercial establishment.

#minimalism

“Books don’t change the world. Institutions do.” Alain de Button