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Michael B. Jordan has kept a stuffed black panther in his home as a tribute to Chadwick Boseman. “[It will] forever remind me of him and the time we had a chance to finally work together.” (Source: m.youtube.com/watch?si=PLXiv…)

In 1993, J. K. Rowling was divorced and clinically depressed, freezing in a rat-ridden Scottish flat. She wrote in cafés for warmth while her baby slept, typing out her novel twice - she couldn't afford to photocopy it. Twelve publishers rejected it. Then Bryony Evens, a low-level reader at the Christopher Little agency, fished it from the rejection bin. The unusual binding caught her eye. Finally, Bloomsbury decided to take the risk. Why? Because the chairman's eight-year-old girl, Alice, read the first chapter and demanded more. On June 26th of 1997, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone hit the shelves. Just 500 copies were printed. "You'll never make any money from children's books, Jo," her editor warned. Today? 600 million copies sold. The best-selling book series of all time. I share stories about women daily

A weekend reminder to reflect on this: “You escape competition through authenticity.” - @naval

Trust your process. You may not have the answer right now, but consistently showing up and sticking with your routine will get you closer.

Visiting @JHLosAngeles & the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC), I saw firsthand the great work these organizations are doing to disseminate Japanese culture, from traditional to kawaii, throughout LA & help it take root in local communities. -Ambassador Yamada

Who's in London in May/June?

Nobody is thinking of you. They are too busy thinking about themselves.

Naval Ravikant's latest podcast with Chris Williamson is mind-blowing. He revealed: • Why he deleted his calendar • Three decisions that determine 90% of your life's outcome • Why most anxiety comes from a problem few understand 10 insights that'll transform your life:

People learn from their failures. Seldom do they learn anything from success.

Life in the 1980s 🧵 1. McDonald's in the 80s compared to today

Be ruthless to the things that don't matter.

He deleted almost every app from his phone. Then he wrote 4 bestsellers in 9 years. Cal Newport's controversial take: Your phone is making you mediocre. His science-backed system for getting your brain back:

Bull smells dude and decides he's a righteous dude.

"What you seek is seeking you." - Rumi

You will suddenly get much luckier in life once you learn how to label people’s emotions, mirror their words, and remove the aggressive tone.

“Wasting your time doubting whether you’re going to be successful is pointless.” — Kobe Bryant

What you do today determines who you will be tomorrow. Don't wait, be good today.

Be strict with yourself and tolerant of others. Your standards are for you.

The difference between someone who makes 6 figures a year and someone who makes 6 figures a day is the amount of time they were willing to look stupid, the amount of risk they were willing to take, and the number of people they were willing to ask to get what they wanted.