This was one of the most impactful books I've read in years. It’s on the psychology of personal progress. Don’t let the grandeur of the title deter you. A quote: “The ultimate sign that we have accepted our own agency is when we see ourselves as creators, not just consumers.”

April, lol. I just finished it. They still should have brought old boy back though, he looks like an absentee dad with a mocha baby. I take that personally.

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The beauty of earned marketing. This was the homepage of the 2,600 student Saint Peter’s College moments after their win. We haven’t seen this since that one Super Bowl QR code.

TIL the super market was a post-war innovation that made use of abandoned warehouses and factories. Before the WWI, all products were behind the counter and measured by the staff. By the 1940s, that was forgone. Self-service was the key retail innovation of the 20th century.

Spent some time studying Austrian polymath and hero Viktor Frankl’s ideas on the psychology of meaning (logotherapy), a method used to treat anxiety, depression, neurosis and so on. Best-selling business author @donaldmiller summarized it best.

The interconnected retail world: Apple’s privacy changes hurt Facebook’s advertising business. This hurt many of the brands reliant on Facebook for performance marketing. These brands are now investing in real estate in Class A retail developments (nearby Apple stores).

America's new and well-deserved obsession with @F1 is probably what it felt like to watch The Beatles overtake popular American bands in the 1960s. Its growing interest also seems to reflect a unique economic moment in America (a boom in luxury consumption).

Marketing is known as a tool to sell products but it began as a means of selling ideas. Here are four products that Edward Bernays’ (the father of spin) sold by selling ideas: — women's cigarettes — bacon for breakfast — P&G’s ivory soap — pancake batter Here’s an example:

With the recent acquisition of MGM, Amazon has the second highest tally in Golden Globes nominations behind Netflix. It’s a new (streaming) world.