Dickie's Digest #22 — Thinking, Sharing, Airbnb, and More
Hey there — happy Sunday!
In this week’s Digest, I talk a bit about my most recent essay on Opportunistic Sharing, invite you to read Thinking Fast and Slow with me one chapter at a time, and explore the minds of Joe Rogan and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. Everything this week is can’t miss stuff — be sure to check back mid-week if you don’t get through everything.
Have an epic week!
Dickie
Opportunistic Sharing: Leverage What You Do — Most of the work you spend your time on is doomed to decay in the depths of a forgotten folder. But it doesn’t have to be this way. With 10% more effort, you can unlock new opportunities, become a clearer thinker, and provide more value to others.
All you have to do is start sharing.
In my most recent essay, I explore a few of the lessons I have learned from sharing ideas on a weekly basis, why it’s easier to share than you think, the enormous benefits of doing so, and why so few people share at all. If you give it a read, I’d love to hear your thoughts! You can find a few other ideas I’ve been writing about at dickiebush.com/essays.
Read With Me: Thinking Fast and Slow — I purchased Thinking Fast and Slow two years ago with aspirations to become a better thinker. For two years, the 400-page behemoth has taunted me from the bookshelf, time, and time again defeating my attempts to read it with its density. Starting Monday, I am going to read a single chapter a day for the next 38 days, tweeting a bit about that chapter’s main concept. If you’re looking to sharpen your thinking, negotiating, communication, and decision-making, I invite you to read along! It would be great to have a group working through these concepts together. If you’re going to follow along, reply to this email and let me know!
Opinion | Joe Rogan is the New Mainstream Media — Last week I talked about how Spotify’s acquisition of the Joe Rogan Experience shook up the media landscape. In this New York Times profile, we are thrust into the mind of Joe Rogan. We get his perspective on his $100 million pay-day, how he thinks about his influence, and why he believes conversational podcasts have such broad appeal.
“Podcasting is all freeballing,” he says. “It’s the opposite of polished. And because of that, it resonates.”
He sees his partnership with Spotify as only the beginning, and I agree.
Recode Decode with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky — COVID-19 rocked every company on Earth, but few felt its wrath more than Airbnb. One day, CEO Brian Chesky is putting the finishing touches on the S-1 for his company’s $40 billion IPO. The next day, he’s counting up how long Airbnb could survive with zero revenue. This raw interview takes you through his decision to raise an emergency funding round, how he let go of 2000 employees, and the lessons he learned leading a company through turmoil.
If you’re into the future of real estate, this is a can’t miss podcast. Chesky believes every great company has been defined by a crisis — he’s hoping the current one will be AirBnB’s.
"No matter how slow I might run, I wasn’t about to walk. That was the rule. Break one of my rules once, and I’m bound to break many more. And if I’d done that, it would have been next to impossible to finish this race."
From What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Huraki Murakami. Resurfaced with Readwise — if you aren’t using Readwise, you are missing out.
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