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The sea's unceasing motion is not restlessness but fidelity — it returns always to the same shores, wearing them away not by violence but by the patient insistence of its nature.
— Loren Eiseley, The Immense Journey (1957)

2w ago

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. But habit itself is not merely repetition — it is the slow carving of character, the way water shapes stone not by force but by persistence.

2mo ago

upstartsmedia.com

Exclusive: This AI Startup Raised $35M To Make Dentists Smile

Over the next two and a half years, they visited and onboarded 100 doctor's offices onto test versions of their software, starting with basic use cases like managing claims with one insurance provider. 'You will not find many other people that are willing to obsess for so long, and so deep, over this,' Pelle says.

4mo ago

fs.blog

[Outliers] J.W. Marriott: Building an Empire Without a Master Plan

In fact, the man that would go on to build the world's largest hotel chain started with a nine-seat root beer stand in Washington, DC with $6,000 and a simple goal: serve people well and build something that lasts.

7mo ago

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