Issue #19: A quieter kind of wisdom
In a Nutshell
The Brad Feld interview: Meaning, mentorship, and giving first
Eric Markowitz talks with entrepreneur Brad Feld
Energy input // “You have to be willing to put energy into a system without knowing what you’re going to get back — though it’s not altruistic. You expect something back; you just don’t know when, from whom … or in what form.”
Not a religion // “‘Give first’ is a philosophy, not a religion. In religion, you follow rules to achieve salvation. A philosophy is ideas and theories about how things work, and you pick and choose what to incorporate into your own worldview.”
Magical things // "Our ability to live in the moment and be fully present is extremely hard because of all the stimuli around us. But if you combine being present with openness to randomness … magical things happen."
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