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Caspian Almerud
Writing

Writing

Scattered notes from things I built, measured, broke, or eventually understood.

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2020-11-16

All the reasons for not doing

I haven’t really been motivated to do much in the past couple of weeks. It’s an unusual state of being for me, as I’ve been someone who…

2020-11-14

The decision box

“Don’t make 1000 decisions when 1 will do”

2020-11-14

Antifragility is helping out, rather than doing nothing

To most people, the opposite of being fragile is being robust, stable or sturdy. That’s true in one sense, but not really.

2020-11-11

The most important things I’ve learned as a freelancing generalist

I’ve been a freelancer for the past year more or less, and I’ve now come to a point where I’m starting to attract customers just from my…

2020-11-11

Happiness = Life — Expectations

Elon Musk dropped this in one of his episodes with Joe Rogan, and it’s stuck with me since.

2020-11-09

You’ve probably already started, to keep on going.

I’ve had a couple of conversations lately about starting. In these instances, it hasn’t really been about starting, it’s been about…

2020-11-09

We want what we want

Marketing is a promise to give people that feeling.

2020-11-06

Being a film producer puts you in a niche

Being a generalist and a freelancer, the business I do is varying a lot. One day I can be deep in to podcast editing, the next I discuss…

2020-11-06

Work

Yesterday, I got a text from @kamillebenthien at 9:15pm asking if I was checked out for the day, or I could assist her in one of the tasks…

2020-11-06

On hugs.

Hugs are, in my experience, portals. They hold universes of power and love. They release all kinds of hormones in our bodies. They’re jus…

2020-11-03

Creating media is a process of antifragilising

Starting a podcast for your personal brand or business is more often than not an act of antifragilising. Creating any kind of media really…

2020-11-03

Om uppmärksamhet och företagsamhet

Alla företag idag ska vara medieföretag. Också, inte istället. Men definitivt också.

2020-10-29

we grow to become an ocean of experiences

Don’t hurry to become a man. There’s no stress allowed in that process.

2020-10-28

A man addicted to ideas need to be intervened with starvation.

The thing you need might not be more inspiration, ideas or input. It might be to bend your head down and “just” work with what you have.

2020-10-24

When we trust someone, we give them a piece of ourselves.

Ultimately, whether or not you dare to trust people it comes down to how much you’re willing to give away out of that portion of you. It’s…

2020-10-16

There are two very distinct different perspectives to have on resources.

It might not seem as that big of a shift, but the consequence is. Especially in regards to choices.

2020-10-15

Put your ideas through the pressure of time.

Ideas are like diamonds, in that they need some pressure in order to become what they can be. In order for us to know whether or not an…

2020-10-14

The way Odin learned

Odin went through a lot to acquire knowledge. He seemed to think it was worth almost any suffering, lie losing one eye or even dying…

2020-10-06

Being of service in elationships

One of the things I talk about the most with my friends is relationships. Romantic, friendly, deep or shallow doesn’t really matter. It’s…

2020-09-16

On procrastination and being of use.

One of the hardest things to be is of use.

2020-09-15

Giving people what they want to be able to give them what they need.

Tony Robbins said the following:

2020-09-13

Nothing is created out of nothing.

A writer always creates something out of nothing. The page was blank, there was nothing on it, and now there is. It might be packed with…

2020-09-13

Creating something out of nothing

You might think that creativity is a form of creating something out of nothing, or out of something insignificant. It might seem like that…

2020-08-26

You have time. You might not have capacity.

“I don’t have time for that right now.” Is something I’ve gotten used not to say as much anymore. It’s rarely true. Time is in abundance…