talking points for life, being demanding and supportive, a great speech by the former CEO of Bytedance

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A two part speech (part one and two) delivered in March 2021 that gives a rare look inside the mind of one of the most successful entrepreneurs of this generation. It reads more like a meditation retreat sermon than a stereotypical tech CEO. 

 

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Every week I find pockets of wonderfulness online that make me remember why I love the internet so much. Talking Points for Life is a library of ready-to-use messages for challenging social situations.

 

(Curated in conversations).

 

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A great list of interesting questions by Tim Ferriss to help you stress-test the boundaries of your reality and discover that most limitations are socially reinforced rules you can choose to break at any time:

(Curated in good questions).

 

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From Ravi Gupta, the former CFO of Instacart: Most people think of demanding and supportive as opposite ends of a spectrum. You can either be tough or you can be nice. But the best leaders don’t choose. They are both highly demanding and highly supportive. They push you to new heights and they also have your back.

 

(Curated in leadership).

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Rabbit hole: Linguistic Relativity

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Linguistic relativity is the idea that languages shape how we think; that different languages give rise to different ways of thinking. I do believe that that language is the bottleneck through which perception is understood and shared. As someone who can speak two languages, and has worked as a translator, I find the idea of linguistic relativity extremely compelling.

 

Translation is the act of changing the words on either side but surviving the meaning on the inside. Translation is never a 1:1 direct act, but one that parses words through cultural, social, and other lenses. I am interested in better understanding how we perceive the world, how we express our thoughts and feelings, and how we interact with the culture we live in. The strong form of the argument says that language determines thoughts. The weak form says that language influences thoughts.

 

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Radiolab Colors, two cool moments: @ 50 mins, the evolution of language to describe colors: Someone studied languages & the emergence of colors: Red always comes first, blue is always at the end. @ 1:00:50 - We can only notice/perceive the colors we have the words for - Namibian tribe example: they can’t see blue because they don’t have a word for it.

 

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Nativlang has some incredible linguistics videos, including: “Does language shape how we think? Linguistic relativity & linguistic determinism -- Linguistics 101”, and: “Does time work differently in different languages? - Hopi Time”.

 

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