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Category: Lessons Learned

Ask What We’ve Learned

October 3, 2018 Matt Sparks Leave a comment

We learn more by regularly and actively asking ourselves what we’re learning. We can pull insight out of anything we’re…

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Courting New Friends

October 2, 2018 Matt Sparks Leave a comment

We can court new friends just like we court romantic partners. It’s not easy to make good friends as adults,…

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Stretch While Watching

October 1, 2018 Matt Sparks Leave a comment

It’s easy to stretch while watching a TV show or movie at home, converting the experience from time spent into…

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Literally Building a Platform

September 27, 2018 Matt Sparks Leave a comment

When Seth Godin, Ryan Holiday, Kevin Kelly, and others say artists, entrepreneurs, and pretty much everyone else need to build…

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Meditate on Water

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Meditate on water, especially moving water. Water is hypnotic to watch, allowing our minds to relax and open. Water can…

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Game Engines Are Becoming Important

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Game development engines like Unity, Unreal Engine, A-Frame, and others are unexpectedly becoming some of the most important software of…

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Normalizing the Future

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Reading and watching lots of sci-fi stories; reading books by futurists like Amy Webb, Ray Kurzweil, Michio Kaku, Kevin Kelley,…

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The Benefits of Extreme Hardship

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When we’ve experienced extreme hardships or life challenges, lighter hardships come to feel comfortable. Chad, a former Navy Seal, said…

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Bringing Websites Back

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Websites were largely replaced by social media and other platforms. When this happened, we lost control over our messaging, audience,…

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The Hardest Phase of a Learning Curve

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The hardest phase of any learning curve is the beginning. While there will always be new challenges as we master…

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How Beats What

September 26, 2018 Matt Sparks Leave a comment

It’s better to ask how we can do something (e.g. make additional money in the coming months) instead of what we…

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Bigger Deals Take Longer

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Bigger deals (e.g. big contracts, big investments, M&As, etc.) take way longer to close than anyone imagines. Big organizations are…

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What This Lessons Learned Blog Is All About

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This blog, Lessons Learned, is where I post things I’ve learned. The topics can vary wildly. For years, I’ve logged…

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