2024-11-10 - (Readwise) - Wisereads Vol. 64 — Erica Rooney's Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors, the University of Chicago on Effective Writing, and More
Summary: This week’s Wisereads highlights Erica Rooney’s upcoming book, “Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors,” which offers strategies for overcoming internal barriers to career advancement. It also features articles on topics like the dangers of black plastic kitchenware and the challenges of achieving success. Additionally, there’s valuable advice on effective writing from the University of Chicago’s former writing program director.
I’ve asked several billionaires about their experience with imposter syndrome and self-doubt in the early years of their careers. All of them said the same thing: It never went away. You just get a little bit better at moving forward in spite of it (View Highlight)
Given that the Internet offers us so many options, the choice of what to pay attention to, what to consume, or even what to create matters most. By sharing your taste online, you can develop cultural capital (View Highlight)
After reviewing 3,000 pitch decks, VC Julian Shapiro found that successful startups share two key strengths: distribution and storytelling. (View Highlight)
When you understand how the brain works, you are opening your mind up to consider that what you think you know may not be true. You can allow the space in your life for a different, more productive way of thinking that will eventually translate to new actions which beget new results. The people who say, ‘Well, that’s just the way I am,’ or ‘It’s just how I was made,’ aren’t correct. Our brains have the power to change and adapt. It is up to us to do the hard work of change (View Highlight)
Practicing tracking your edge allows you to engage in rubber-banding—stretching yourself while still being able to snap back. (View Highlight)