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"Don't aim to be the best. Aim to be the only one."

6:48Marco Montemagno · podcast RSS

Commenting on Kevin Kelly, Montemagno encourages finding a personal combination of experience and skills instead of competing only to be the best within a category. Discovering this distinctiveness takes time, practice and mastery of something; passion can develop through action. A second theme is the sameness encouraged by constant connection: varied reading, encounters and experiences can support original thought. His professional and sporting memories make this exploration concrete.

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Commenting on Kevin Kelly, Montemagno encourages finding a personal combination of experience and skills instead of competing only to be the best within a category. Discovering this distinctiveness takes time, practice and mastery of something; passion can develop through action. A second theme is the sameness encouraged by constant connection: varied reading, encounters and experiences can support original thought. His professional and sporting memories make this exploration concrete.

Key points

  • Understanding what makes one distinctive is a long process connected to personal history.
  • Practice and competence can precede and nurture passion.
  • Different experiences and references can counter conformity in thinking.
Open the source: "Non puntare ad essere il migliore. Punta a essere l'unico."

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Ping-pong / table tennis

A reference to his background: Marco says he played table tennis professionally when he was younger. This explains his mentions of paddles and his sporting experience.

Across the reviewed archive: 242 items
#1 in the ranking

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Nel buio della mia cameretta

In the darkness of my little room: a self-deprecating scene of him thinking, experimenting or searching for an idea on his own.

Across the reviewed archive: 13 items
#15 in the ranking

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The bald jokes

The hair and shampoo jokes are part of his self-deprecating humour about being bald.

Across the reviewed archive: 141 items
#3 in the ranking

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Zio Monty

Marco himself: an informal nickname meaning Uncle Monty, used when introducing himself or sharing his point of view.

Across the reviewed archive: 36 items
#11 in the ranking

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