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On the other hand, it’s also obvious that a new product has to tap into any new emergent culture in order to succeed. In a world where visual media is the dominant force — whether that’s photos, videos, or clips — any product that figures out how to naturally produce media in its usage will succeed. No wonder we’ve seen the Novelty Effect of diffusion models that produce media, being shared on social media, become so viral so quickly.

How Novelty Effects and Dopamine Culture Rule the Tech Industry

Andrew Chen

Really take some time to envision your ideal case scenario. The kinds of exercises in this [Life Vision Worksheet](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AM2c2Po_RqB7MMc9VGgYwQRzcDVQDPrA/edit), which I’ve assembled and adapted from the much larger toolkit of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) values clarification exercises (see a sampling [here](https://workingwithact.com/2011/11/01/finding-true-north-how-to-clarify-values-part-2/)), can be quite helpful.

In Defense of Radical Self-Betterment

Gena Gorlin

Hamburgers and hotdogs are substitutes.

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Chris Dixon

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