Friends of Dave #44: Trick or Treat
Once again, more education and less pontification for the win.
In addition to it being a busy week on my end, I received some favorable reaction to the setup last week, so I am going to roll with the Easy Reader style once again. Can you dig it?
Enjoy the links and consider taking some time to watch the talk by my friend Erik Weihenmayer if you can. Very inspiring.
Have a great weekend. Trick or treat.
XOXO
Dave
Theme This Week: Unplugging....
One Small Change I Made That Improved My Daily Mental State — bothsidesofthetable.com
VC Mark Suster talks about how he took the plunge and deleted Facebook and Twitter from his phone....and lived to tell about it.
Solitude Is a Competitive Advantage — hbr.org Shut off the relentless stream of time-wasters.
Does each click of attention cost a bit of ourselves? — aeon.co It costs nothing to click, respond and retweet. But what price do we pay in our relationships and our peace of mind?
6 To Get You Smarter...
Hyperloop's First Stop: Freight — www.freightwaves.com Hyperloop has been touted as a way to move passengers long distances quickly, but it is most likely going to find its footing first in the freight world, according to those working to develop the technology.
The Unforgivable Sin in Silicon Valley — www.inc.com If you grew up listening to Pearl Jam, you can kiss your high-tech dream job good-bye.
Focus on Unit Economic Profitability, not Corporate Profitability — medium.com
Unit economic profitability can, and in healthy businesses, is, achieved very early on. Corporate profitability isn’t. And that is okay.
Killing the PowerPoint — www.wired.com
Meet the startup that is using augmented reality to make presentations more immersive and engaging.
The Future of Banks is Probably Not Banks — medium.com
Banks should view themselves as what they currently are — enablers of financial transactions that more and more other players can and will offer, along with a myriad of other non-financial services.
Banks are no longer financial institutions -- they are platforms.
On Customer Experience And Leadership
Now more than ever CMOs can have a profound impact on customer experience. But their leadership style also plays a role.
4 For Fun.....
This Man Devoted the Last Seven Years to Studying “Who Let the Dogs Out?” — noisey.vice.com
For his next project: figuring out what the fox says.
50 Facts About Your Favorite Halloween Candies — mentalfloss.com
Here's a bonus fact for you: you know who was the first person to say that their favorite Halloween treat was the popcorn ball? No one.
Abandoned land in Japan will be the size of Austria by 2040 — qz.com
Unclaimed land and "ghost homes" can be found all over Japan, thanks to the country's dwindling population...and a Godzilla scare.
Video games are creating smarter athletes — www.washingtonpost.com While practice restrictions and rule changes make for a less physical game, young players’ football intelligence is on the rise — helped by a lifetime of video games.
Watch This...
Blind Adventurer Speaks on Conquering Fear, Having Faith and the Good Journey
Erik Weihenmayer is the first blind person to have climbed the highest summits on all seven continents. Among his other accomplishments, he has also kayaked the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon and written 3 books.
I'm fortunate to say I have known Erik since I was 14 years old -- as we went to both the same high school and college together (where we became friends). Watch this inspiring talk he recently gave at our alma mater about conquering fear, having faith, and making every journey a "good journey." Well worth the time.