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In a hypothetical situation, most people would say that they will respect other people’s point of view even if they don’t agree with it or don’t understand it. In practice, however, this is hardly so. We have a hard time understanding why others don’t share our point of view, specially when those points of view influence laws, political decisions, or challenge the way we live or think. It can affect our mood, even provoke angry reactions and harsh comments. Read more...

This article by Paul Jun helped me realize why I crave for writing, and why it helps me so much. Worth reading. Read more...

YCombinator is one of the world’s top startup school. Stripe, Dropbox, AirBnB, Reddit, Weebly are some of the companies that have emerged from YCombinator. They provide seed funding for startups, and work with them on their ideas. Sam Altam, President of YCombinator, interviews Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg. Among other interesting passages in the interview, Mark explains why they don’t believe at Facebook that experience is that important when hiring: SamAltman: Another thing that I think Facebook has done exceptionally well is hiring, and I always tell founders that this is the thing you have to get good at. Read more...

Enrique Dans writes about the phenomenon of apps to eat out at private houses{:target=“blank”}1. These apps aim to do for eating out what Airbnb did for travel accommodation and Uber for taxis. Or, if you want a less used example, what companies like LendingClub are doing for lending. Not everyone is happy with these apps. For example, an article in BBC News says that “restaurant owners in Paris are furious with chefs who have started catering for diners in their own homes –traditional eateries say they could be put out of business as websites put customers directly in touch with cooks”: Read more...

Buy from Amazon Solo una cosa: Enfócate en lo único (The One Thing), por Gary Keller, es uno de mis libros favoritos. Keller propone un marco mental aterrizado para lograr resultados extraordinarios tanto en el trabajo como en la vida personal. La premisa del autor es que los resultados extraordinarios vienen determinados, directamente, por lo enfocados que logremos ser. Más concretamente, por nuestra capacidad de enfocarnos en lo esencial, en lo que llama lo Único. Read more...