Taylor Davidson

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“I train like I’ve never won, and I compete like I’ve never lost” →
“It was a case of thinking up ideas to develop interest and controversy,” Gould said years later, explaining the origin of the AP poll. “Papers wanted material to fill space between games. That’s all I had in mind, something to keep the pot boiling. Sports then was living off controversy, opinion, whatever. This was just another exercise in hoopla.” → via The Ringer →
“When we want something to be simpler, what we truly need is a better conceptual model of it. Once we know how to use them, complex tools end up making our lives simpler because they provide the precise functionality we want.” →
“If life is a steady march toward a better future, it makes sense to burn the candle at both ends to reach that destination more quickly; if not, we should make sure to get nine hours of sleep every night and exercise and meditate regularly” →
“Doing nothing – simply savouring the miracle of our existence in this world – is a luxury afforded only to the respectably retired, or children.” →
“When looking at older portraits (first painted, then photographed) you would notice that very few subjects smile. As this piece explains, up to the beginning of the 20th century, “a grin was only characteristic of peasants, drunkards, children, and halfwits”. In the first half of the 21st century, camera company Kodak tried to make the experience of having your photo taken less awkward and more fun, and thus created a marketing campaign to emphasise the pleasure of photography. The photographic smile became a byproduct of an increasingly sophisticated advertising culture focused on telling cheerful stories about products.” →
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Hi, I'm Taylor Davidson. I lead finance and build the systems behind it.

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