It was fantastic to see & speak with you again last week, Rishad. Thank you for generously sharing your wisdom through many channels. My favorite sentence below is "What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments , but what is woven into the lives of others." Safe travels & best wishes for your good health. .
As a woman who is passionate about fostering data literacy as a work and life skill, (with an intentional focus on language as the visible but unseen link), I appreciate this post, the beautiful two minute video, and the best sentences you shared.
When you said "I copy down the best sentences I read...", I immediately thought... ooohhh, I wonder what some of them are! And then, you shared some. An example of pulling me in with your own words and evoking an emotional response of curiosity and excitement.
One sentence that I have read that I particularly appreciate, based on some important work I am focused on, is:
"Strategy is future competitive advantage."
Maybe you know the author? Ah yes, it is you. Thank you for that, Rishad. It is serving as a bright beacon in a deep fog for me.
It was wonderful to speak with you this week. Your immediate spotting of the lifesize Scrabble Board behind me was a clear sign that we both appreciate words deeply. Reinforced even moreso by today's post.
Rishad, I always look forward to your newsletter and this one really resonates. I write both professionally and for pleasure (here on Substack too!), so I know the struggle to find the right words is real. As someone I know said, perfection is an ever receding goal.
That’s what you remind me of: that profound truths do not need to be overwrought; that clarity of thought is not words by the pound; that the stories we tell will be, in the end, what matters (I hold you like a hole holds light).
Thank you for sharing your sentences, both written and read, and for the generosity of your wisdom.
Thank you, Rishad. Do you remember the source for this one? "What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments , but what is woven into the lives of others."
Words — and images — will matter to an even greater degree in the AI era. And I believe our collective ability to adapt and discern truth from fiction ("deepfakes") will rise accordingly, albeit as imperfectly as ever.
Think of it this way: "storytelling" has become much more essential in marketing contexts the past few years. The reason is that we have an innate sense of what is true and what is not. Yes, governments, brands, individuals do lie or even shade the truth. Those efforts are often successful — to a very limited point.
A lie, as Mark Twain put it way before AI and the internet emerged, makes it halfway around the world while the truth is still putting its pants on. But eventually, the lie is revealed and then buried. The truth is what remains long after that lie's travels.
We are moved to laugh, to cry, to feel, to action by truth. When a movie or story or ad is presented to us, more than ever, we look askance at it. Even when we trust the source, we're more apt to be skeptical.
This moment has been defined as an "epistemic crisis" — a crisis of credulousness and trusting what we think we "know." The only way around it by anyone with something to communicate is to use words and images purposefully and with proof to back it up.
It was fantastic to see & speak with you again last week, Rishad. Thank you for generously sharing your wisdom through many channels. My favorite sentence below is "What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments , but what is woven into the lives of others." Safe travels & best wishes for your good health. .
Great seeing you too. This quote is by Pericles.
As a woman who is passionate about fostering data literacy as a work and life skill, (with an intentional focus on language as the visible but unseen link), I appreciate this post, the beautiful two minute video, and the best sentences you shared.
When you said "I copy down the best sentences I read...", I immediately thought... ooohhh, I wonder what some of them are! And then, you shared some. An example of pulling me in with your own words and evoking an emotional response of curiosity and excitement.
One sentence that I have read that I particularly appreciate, based on some important work I am focused on, is:
"Strategy is future competitive advantage."
Maybe you know the author? Ah yes, it is you. Thank you for that, Rishad. It is serving as a bright beacon in a deep fog for me.
It was wonderful to speak with you this week. Your immediate spotting of the lifesize Scrabble Board behind me was a clear sign that we both appreciate words deeply. Reinforced even moreso by today's post.
Rishad, I always look forward to your newsletter and this one really resonates. I write both professionally and for pleasure (here on Substack too!), so I know the struggle to find the right words is real. As someone I know said, perfection is an ever receding goal.
That’s what you remind me of: that profound truths do not need to be overwrought; that clarity of thought is not words by the pound; that the stories we tell will be, in the end, what matters (I hold you like a hole holds light).
Thank you for sharing your sentences, both written and read, and for the generosity of your wisdom.
The video was an absolute stunner, Rishad - thanks.
Lovely .. the video.
Superb .. the sentences.
Fantastic .. the whole newsletter.
Language ..take away, what’s left?
Thank you.
Thank you, Rishad. Do you remember the source for this one? "What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments , but what is woven into the lives of others."
Pericles
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Words — and images — will matter to an even greater degree in the AI era. And I believe our collective ability to adapt and discern truth from fiction ("deepfakes") will rise accordingly, albeit as imperfectly as ever.
Think of it this way: "storytelling" has become much more essential in marketing contexts the past few years. The reason is that we have an innate sense of what is true and what is not. Yes, governments, brands, individuals do lie or even shade the truth. Those efforts are often successful — to a very limited point.
A lie, as Mark Twain put it way before AI and the internet emerged, makes it halfway around the world while the truth is still putting its pants on. But eventually, the lie is revealed and then buried. The truth is what remains long after that lie's travels.
We are moved to laugh, to cry, to feel, to action by truth. When a movie or story or ad is presented to us, more than ever, we look askance at it. Even when we trust the source, we're more apt to be skeptical.
This moment has been defined as an "epistemic crisis" — a crisis of credulousness and trusting what we think we "know." The only way around it by anyone with something to communicate is to use words and images purposefully and with proof to back it up.