Markus said...

7 things I learned from Pavel Durov And how they can help you bring a dog across a road Pavel Durov just turned 37. We've been working together for almost two decades now – here's what I learned from watching him. Disclaimer: I never saw Pavel bring a dog across a road, but he demonstrated the value of these 7 principles on countless other occasions. [1] • [2] • [3] • [4] • [5] • [6] • [7] Text by Mike Ravdonikas Illustrations byKattikko Previous birthday

The best advice I ever got from my wife: Imagine that right up to this very moment everything went exactly how you planned it. Nothing destroys willpower more than the feeling that you already did something wrong: stayed up too late, left a task unfinished, ate one ice cream too much – why not eat another one? But no: You are where you are as a result of a perfect plan that worked. Say this to yourself whenever you need to get back on track – it will be surprisingly easy to do.

I decided that I won't bother you with poetry in this channel except on my birthdays. But today I'm 36, so there you go: https://telegra.ph/36-07-22-2 #verse

To lighten your footsteps every day: in matters of earthly comforts compare yourself to those behind you, in matters of the spirit – to those ahead.

Today is an important day: 36 years ago, on October 10, 1984, Pavel Durov was born, setting off the chain of events that culminates in me posting this message – and you reading it. Thought I’d use this opportunity to shed some light on some of the lesser known facts about @durov. Happy birthday, Jefe. 💪

My wife on me putting together a press comment in the middle of the night: “The New York Times? That pitiful newspaper, read by what, two people?.. out of ten?.. OK”

I'm 35 today; so if you haven't got a present for me, read some of my poetry. https://telegra.ph/metamorphoses-1N-07-16#verse

By the way, channel stats are now available for channels with 500 subscribers or more.

It's only hard while you are not doing it.

Sad to see Facebook slammed for about the only thing they don't quite deserve to be slammed for. https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/26/voter-manipulation-on-social-media-now-a-global-problem-report-finds/ "Let's place very important decisions in the hands of people who are easily manipulated – and then try to prevent highly motivated parties from manipulating these people. Or rather, let's just pressure somebody else into solving this for us. Somehow." I think that electoral democracy (along with many other kinds of democracy) is not a fit form of government for the modern ultra-connected age. Just as the rise of mass media enabled the present day democracies, the rise of global internet acess is likely to eventually phase them out – and enable something new.

Some priceless animated stickers from Pablo Stanley (I wonder if he has a Telegram channel I missed). I mean, a drumming butt... What hath God wrought!