Mako "Things I Like": 2024
The annual Mako “Things I Like” report for 2024.
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The Person You Needed
"Be the person you needed when you were younger". -Ayesha Siddiqi
A Little Kindness
“Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness.” - Seneca
The Backlog
Be the person that both Mr. Rogers and George Carlin would be proud of. - @kittywifclaws@hachyderm.io
Broken Pieces
"There this idea that we all have our broken pieces. What frightens and exhilarates and inspires us, are close together. Those feelings are what drives us to risk, in life and in love. Everybody’s broken in some way. " - Bruce Springsteen, Western Stars
All Those Empty Calories
"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti." – Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins)
Non Verba
"Life can be so much broader, once you discover one simple fact, and that is that everything around you that you call 'life' was made up by people who were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use." - Steve Jobs
Inefficiency Multipliers
“It's easy to confuse 'what is' with 'what ought to be,' especially when 'what is' has worked out in your favor." - Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones
Owning The Narrative
"Buy the ticket, take the ride" – Hunter S. Thompson
What You Leave Behind
"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different." - Kurt Vonnegut
The Arena
"Strength and honor." - Maximus, Gladiator