Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see?
My friends: Alistair Croll (Solve for Interesting, Tilt the Windmill, Interesting Bits, HBS, chair of Strata, Startupfest, FWD50, and Scaletechconf; author of Lean Analytics and some other books), Hugh McGuire (Rebus Foundation, PressBooks, LibriVox) and I decided that every week the three of us are going to share one link for one another (for a total of six links) that each individual feels the other person “must see.”
Check out these six links that we’re recommending to one another:
- Vault (Organelle) – Wikipedia. “There’s a massive, neatly-knitted structure in our cells. We don’t know what it does. It might be a tamper-proof package for delivering things. It’s beautiful. Someone even crocheted one.” (Alistair for Hugh).
- Coldplay – All My Love – YouTube. “I’m not crying, you’re crying. Dick Van Dyke at 99, bent from arthritis and a life well lived, dances as best he can to Coldplay. Interspersed with clips from his unparalleled career as an entertainer, and surrounded by family, this is an incredible video about mortality. I defy you to watch it without crying.” (Alistair for Mitch).
- Adam Frank: Alien Civilizations And The Search For Extraterrestrial Life – Lex Fridman Podcast #455 – YouTube. “There have been, astrophysicist Adam Frank calculates,10 billion trillion habitable planets since the formation of the universe. Forget the drone/orb mania, and instead have a listen to this discussion about the statistical case of life elsewhere, as well as a bonus deep dive into what our materialist paradigm of science might be missing.” (Hugh for Alistair).
- Hawk Tuah Wasn’t What It Seemed – The Atlantic. “I kept reading and reading and reading this long article in horror wondering if Mitch is correct: Someone is playing with the settings of the simulation.” (Hugh for Mitch).
- Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke Shares His Secrets To Entrepreneurial Success – Shopify. ”It’s a new year… welcome to 2025. I was thinking (deeply) over this holiday break about what I hope to focus on in 2025. The first concept that resonated with me was ‘be the entrepreneur’. Not that I haven’t been one, but to always think (and act) like one (so, maybe this is more of a reminder for me than a link that I am sharing with you?). It’s part of what I believe gives me an ‘edge’ (or however you want to define it). I’ve led a charmed life, and this includes meeting Tobi Lutke and Harley Finkelstein from Shopify from the very early days. Watching Tobi and Harley’s ascent has been a front-row seat to one of the more exciting businesses… and business philosophies. So what does it mean to be an entrepreneur (and how do you keep that mindset when you become one of the wealthiest and most powerful people in business today)? Here are some answers from someone that I deeply respect…” (Mitch for Alistair).
- A Low Maintenance Life – The Art Of Simple Living – Nick Houchin – YouTube. “I don’t know Nick Houchin… and I don’t know how this video found its way into my YouTube feed. I clicked the link and realized that many of the questions Nick asks about life are some of the same concepts that I have been grappling with. So, another concept for me to focus on in 2025 is ’not wanting to want’. As much as I love retail, the latest tech gadgets or even collecting comic books… I also realized that I really don’t want anything more (and, sometimes I want to get rid of the stuff that I have). Not that I’m looking to become a minimalists… not that I’m looking to shun consumption… it’s just this thought that I really don’t need much and that I am already so fortunate to have everything that I need. Stuff is not experiences. Experiences aren’t based on stuff. I know that we all know this, but this video reminds me of what I’m aiming for. Maybe it will help you think differently too?” (Mitch for Hugh).
Feel free to share these links and add your picks on X, Facebook, in the comments below or wherever you play.
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Mitch Joel Mitch Joel lives at the intersection of technology, business transformation and consumer culture. He is the Executive Director of Next Era Institute, a strategic intelligence platform helping leaders understand the forces reshaping business, technology, culture and society. The Institute identifies which shifts matter, explores their wider significance and translates them into strategic direction and momentum. Mitch is also a globally recognized keynote speaker. He has delivered thousands of presentations across both B2B and B2C industries to organizations including Google, Walmart, LEGO, Shopify, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Strategy Magazine has called him “one of North America’s leading visionaries.” Mitch built his career by working directly inside the waves of change that reshaped modern business. He founded and built a digital marketing agency that worked with some of the world’s largest brands and was later acquired by WPP, where he served as President of a firm operating in 25 countries with almost 3,000 employees. Mitch is the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, and the host of Thinking With Mitch Joel, one of the longest-running business podcasts in the world. His writing and commentary appear in outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Inc. Magazine. He is a member of Dr. Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and was named to the Thinkers50 Radar. Mitch also hosts Groove – The No Treble Podcast, documenting the oral history of electric bass players. Mitch is also Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that enables companies to bring personalized thought leadership from world-class experts into meetings, events and off-sites in focused 15-minute bursts.