MWB #22 - Magic, Bible and Career

...I want you to know how to navigate the world better.

Hello friends,

It's a beautiful week here and I have something beautiful to share with you.

1. This is a video from 3 years ago by a Magician. What's outstanding about this magician is beyond the magic. It's about the story behind the magic. I was filled with emotion seeing it earlier. I learnt grit, love and resilience watching it. Enjoy it here:

2. If you enjoy that, then you will enjoy this as well. Here... this time on American Got Talents.

Tweet of the week

David Alade @DavidAlade__

Humans have all sorts of problems. But the most unsettling one is their inability to predict the future. Nearly all humans will withstand all forms of adversity. If they know with certainty that at the end of the adversity, they will have the kind of end they desire.

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Best of What I Wrote

1. We Don’t Get The Best Out Of Reading Because We Stop Reading - In this article, I took lessons from my knowledge of how the brain works and share ideas on how to learn better. The trick is simple, it’s to not stop learning when learning feels difficult. Difficult is the brain communicating to itself that this thing is new, I’m not aware of it and needs more data points (cues) to be able to master it. Unfortunately, we tend to interpret difficult as the brain saying, I don’t want to learn again, then we stop. You get the best out of reading by not stopping reading.

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2. The Bible Offers A Reliable Map Of Reality That Leads To An Expected End - As we improve on our attempt to navigate the world masterfully, I went deep on the science of relying on principles that have stood across space and time as a guide. I looked at the historical accounts of aged books like the bible and made a case for why it is a reliable map of reality. I shared it on Twitter earlier and this is one of the comments I got about it.

   Precious Chukwumeri @Chukwumeri

   @DavidAlade__ Great article chief!!

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Best of What I read

1. Julian Shapiro’s thread on how to grow audience.

   Julian Shapiro @Julian

   How do you quickly grow an online audience? Here's how I've helped folks do it. A mix of writing, marketing, and startups:

   In case you are wondering why you should care about growing your audience, I have another great article for you (#2 below).

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2. Audience as a career moat - In this article, Nick made a strong case for why audience building is a sustainable career moat and I agree 100% with him. With an audience, you can all of the underlisted and more.

   • Fundraising – legitimizing you with potential investors

   • Job Searching – putting your ideas in front of prospective hiring managers

   • Recruiting – building relationships with possible hires

   • Customer Acquisition – creating a marketing channel to reach customers

   • Relationship Building – lubricating relationships with interesting people

   • Idea Generation – connecting you with people who can expand thinking.

   To learn more about what a moat is and how building an audience can put you in a better position, please read the article.

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Thank you until next week.

Oh, before I go, from next week, I will start adding a new section to this newsletter. I will call it Balaji’s Musings on Crypto (BMC). In case you don’t know Balaji, learn about him here. This section of the Newsletter will give you some radical ideas about the future of the world as crypto innovations permeate every nook and cranny of the human society.

Now I can say until next week.

Let me know if you are excited about that. You can tweet @DavidAlade__ to share your enthusiasm.

Love you all.