Frame of Short games vs long games
The lame play short game.
Insecure people hold grudges over small things. It makes them feel powerful. Pettiness is easy. It needs no patience, no grace, no vision. It feels good for a moment. But it slowly rots your character.
Real strength is harder.
It shows restraint when provoked. Generosity when wronged.
Anyone can win. Few earn respect.
Growth stalls when you blame others. If feedback makes you defensive, you probably need it most.
Play long games. Focus on mastery.
Mastery can’t be bought. It can’t be rushed. It can’t be inherited. No one can steal it. Only hard work earns it.
Mastery is the real status.
No one will remember your salary. Or how busy you were. Or how many hours you worked.
They won’t remember you at all.
You conquered no lands. Built no nations. Fought for nothing greater than yourself. You were here. Then you were dust.
So spend your time well with what you love.
The lame play short game.
Insecure people hold grudges over small things. It makes them feel powerful. Pettiness is easy. It needs no patience, no grace, no vision. It feels good for a moment. But it slowly rots your character.
Real strength is harder.
It shows restraint when provoked. Generosity when wronged.
Anyone can win. Few earn respect.
Growth stalls when you blame others. If feedback makes you defensive, you probably need it most.
Play long games. Focus on mastery.
Mastery can’t be bought. It can’t be rushed. It can’t be inherited. No one can steal it. Only hard work earns it.
Mastery is the real status.
No one will remember your salary. Or how busy you were. Or how many hours you worked.
They won’t remember you at all.
You conquered no lands. Built no nations. Fought for nothing greater than yourself. You were here. Then you were dust.
So spend your time well with what you love.
"Framing is magical stuff. It determines people’s experiences and even shapes how they think.”
— Zoe Chance, Influence Is Your Superpowe
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"The things we love weave themselves into the framework of our being. They are the trellises on which our thoughts grow; we shape ourselves, our habits, our vocabularies, to accommodate them.”
— Alexandra Petri, A Field Guide to Awkward Silences
— Zoe Chance, Influence Is Your Superpowe
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"The things we love weave themselves into the framework of our being. They are the trellises on which our thoughts grow; we shape ourselves, our habits, our vocabularies, to accommodate them.”
— Alexandra Petri, A Field Guide to Awkward Silences
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[Framing African Tech Market]
"Point A is where new tech is ready to be adopted by the market today, triggering a leapfrog. This was the ZIRP-era approach to African VC. Point D is the opposite, where both tech and markets are not yet ready for change and so we are told we must be patient for Africa’s demographic destiny to be realized decades into the future. This is an approach that’s largely reflected by philanthropic capital.
Let’s fade both of these inflection points for the reasons we covered in the first half about why we believe they suffer from the Frontier Blindside.
So this brings us to Points B and C. These are the inflection points that rightly assume Africa’s digital opportunity sits in a space between atoms and bits and will continue to do so for quite some time. However, not every startup is built to thrive in this space and this is where things get interesting."
"Point A is where new tech is ready to be adopted by the market today, triggering a leapfrog. This was the ZIRP-era approach to African VC. Point D is the opposite, where both tech and markets are not yet ready for change and so we are told we must be patient for Africa’s demographic destiny to be realized decades into the future. This is an approach that’s largely reflected by philanthropic capital.
Let’s fade both of these inflection points for the reasons we covered in the first half about why we believe they suffer from the Frontier Blindside.
So this brings us to Points B and C. These are the inflection points that rightly assume Africa’s digital opportunity sits in a space between atoms and bits and will continue to do so for quite some time. However, not every startup is built to thrive in this space and this is where things get interesting."
[How to Frame a Great Story]
✍🏾Attention-Grabbing Frame: Start with a spark that hooks your audience instantly.
Great stories grab attention. They spark the imagination of big, important audiences.
✍🏾 Authenticity Frame: Build your story on truth and consistency—no fake details allowed.
Great stories feel true. Not always fact, but always authentic and consistent. People spot fake fast.
✍🏾Bold Promise Frame: Make a daring, clear promise that excites and intrigues.
Great stories make bold promises. Fun, safety, or shortcuts—make it daring or forget it.
✍🏾Trust Frame: Shape your story to earn and keep the audience’s trust.
Great stories build trust. Trust is rare. Without it, your story falls flat.
✍🏾Subtlety Frame: Leave space for the audience to connect the dots themselves.
Great stories are subtle. Less detail, more power. Let people fill in the blanks.
✍🏾Speed Frame: Deliver your story quickly—first impressions stick.
Great stories hit fast. First impressions matter—make them count.
✍🏾Simplicity Frame: Keep it lean; don’t rely on heavy materials or long pitches.
Great stories don’t need fancy brochures. You’re either ready to listen or not.
✍🏾Sensory Frame: Appeal to feelings and senses, not just logic.
Great stories speak to senses, not logic. People decide quickly, sometimes with just a sniff.
✍🏾Niche Frame: Target a specific, small audience that shares your worldview.
Great stories target a tiny tribe. Don’t try to please everyone; focus on the few who share your view.
✍🏾Consistency Frame: Ensure every part of your story fits perfectly—no contradictions.
Great stories don’t contradict. Everything must fit—location, menu, staff. No mixed signals.
✍🏾Belief-Confirmation Frame: Align your story with what your audience already believes to make them feel smart and secure.
Great stories confirm beliefs. They make people feel smart and secure, not confused.
✍🏾Attention-Grabbing Frame: Start with a spark that hooks your audience instantly.
Great stories grab attention. They spark the imagination of big, important audiences.
✍🏾 Authenticity Frame: Build your story on truth and consistency—no fake details allowed.
Great stories feel true. Not always fact, but always authentic and consistent. People spot fake fast.
✍🏾Bold Promise Frame: Make a daring, clear promise that excites and intrigues.
Great stories make bold promises. Fun, safety, or shortcuts—make it daring or forget it.
✍🏾Trust Frame: Shape your story to earn and keep the audience’s trust.
Great stories build trust. Trust is rare. Without it, your story falls flat.
✍🏾Subtlety Frame: Leave space for the audience to connect the dots themselves.
Great stories are subtle. Less detail, more power. Let people fill in the blanks.
✍🏾Speed Frame: Deliver your story quickly—first impressions stick.
Great stories hit fast. First impressions matter—make them count.
✍🏾Simplicity Frame: Keep it lean; don’t rely on heavy materials or long pitches.
Great stories don’t need fancy brochures. You’re either ready to listen or not.
✍🏾Sensory Frame: Appeal to feelings and senses, not just logic.
Great stories speak to senses, not logic. People decide quickly, sometimes with just a sniff.
✍🏾Niche Frame: Target a specific, small audience that shares your worldview.
Great stories target a tiny tribe. Don’t try to please everyone; focus on the few who share your view.
✍🏾Consistency Frame: Ensure every part of your story fits perfectly—no contradictions.
Great stories don’t contradict. Everything must fit—location, menu, staff. No mixed signals.
✍🏾Belief-Confirmation Frame: Align your story with what your audience already believes to make them feel smart and secure.
Great stories confirm beliefs. They make people feel smart and secure, not confused.
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“What’s another frame for this situation?”
Reframing doesn’t mean denying truth. It means opening space for more than one truth.
Reframing doesn’t mean denying truth. It means opening space for more than one truth.
Live Unframed
You are the framer, and ya'll can always choose again.
Frames will always exist, but we can live aware of them, conscious of our role, and free to shift them.
Your Frame Isn't Your Fault. But It Is Your Responsibility.
You are the framer, and ya'll can always choose again.
Frames will always exist, but we can live aware of them, conscious of our role, and free to shift them.
Your Frame Isn't Your Fault. But It Is Your Responsibility.
The Core Frames
1. Identity Frame
(“Who am I?”).
2. Power Frame
(“What authority do I hold?”).
3. Story Frame
(“What narrative defines this situation?”).
4. Goal Frame
(“What outcome matters here?”).
1. Identity Frame
(“Who am I?”).
2. Power Frame
(“What authority do I hold?”).
3. Story Frame
(“What narrative defines this situation?”).
4. Goal Frame
(“What outcome matters here?”).
ፍሬሞች ኃይላቸውን የሚያሳዩት በሚያጎሉዋቸው ነገሮች ብቻ ሳይሆን በሚተዉዋቸውም ጭምር ነው።
Erving Goffman, a noted Canadian-American sociologist who, in his book Frame Analysis: An Essay on the Organization of Experience (1974), explores the extent to which social frameworks enable us to organize and interpret experience, describes frames as principles of organization that govern our subjective involvement in events. Frame analysis is thus the examination of those principles of organization.
Some frames are neatly ordered and arranged as systems of rules, while others are more loosely arranged and articulated. Frames may be primary or secondary, implicit or explicit, and they may function as guides to our understanding of social events or situations.
Every social group may utilize its own frames (viewpoints, attitudes, or belief systems) for the purpose of dealing with and understanding social reality.
Erving Goffman, a noted Canadian-American sociologist who, in his book Frame Analysis: An Essay on the Organization of Experience (1974), explores the extent to which social frameworks enable us to organize and interpret experience, describes frames as principles of organization that govern our subjective involvement in events. Frame analysis is thus the examination of those principles of organization.
Some frames are neatly ordered and arranged as systems of rules, while others are more loosely arranged and articulated. Frames may be primary or secondary, implicit or explicit, and they may function as guides to our understanding of social events or situations.
Every social group may utilize its own frames (viewpoints, attitudes, or belief systems) for the purpose of dealing with and understanding social reality.
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