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Leonardo’s reliance on shadows, rather than contour lines, to define the shape of most objects stemmed from a radical insight, one that he derived from both observation and mathematics: there was no such thing in nature as a precisely visible outline or border to an object. It was not just our way of perceiving objects that made their borders look blurred. He realized that nature itself, independent of how our eyes perceive it, does not have precise lines.

Leonardo Da Vinci

Walter Isaacson

How, then, do you make failure into something people can face without fear? Part of the answer is simple: If we as leaders can talk about our mistakes and our part in them, then we make it safe for others.

Creativity, Inc.

Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace

Plutchik's Wheel of Emotion is a framework used by psychologists. Think of it like you're climbing a staircase. You need to be in a state of serenity before you reach a higher emotion of joy. What's super interesting about that is it follows the exact path of AIDA.

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