209 Steven Spielberg: A Biography — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2021-10-06
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“And so I think at this point in his career where he's really struggling, it was very helpful to have all these…”
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Focus
“I got to choose what they look like.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: focus.
People
“And so S- Steven applies that to not only the people he works with but his professional relationships up and down, like…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: people.
Persistence
“It's very rare for somebody to do something for that long, for 62 years.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“And so he winds up b-becoming real good friends with, uh, the head of Time W- uh, the head of w- is…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
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