Mako "Things I Like": 2024
The annual Mako “Things I Like” report for 2024.
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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
Nesting Dolls
"A grownup is a child with layers on" - Woody Harrelson
Forty Three Percent
"That rug really tied the room together, did it not?" — Walter Sobchak, The Big Lebowski
Token Reminders
"That way when you look at your totem, you know beyond a doubt you're not in someone else's dream." - Arthur, Inception
You Aren't Listening
"The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply." - Stephen R. Covey