July 7, 2025: The Isolation Effect: Why “Isolated” Brands Win (And How To Become One)

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― Oprah Winfrey

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📚 3 Good Recommendations

The Isolation Effect: Why “Isolated” Brands Win (And How To Become One)
by Ozan Irturk (6 mins)

• Summary: Using the Isolation Effect (standing out visually and verbally) significantly boosts brand memorability, as illustrated by the Financial Times switching to salmon pink paper.
• Ideal for: Marketers, brand strategists, entrepreneurs, or anyone aiming to differentiate their brand clearly from competitors.
• Why It’s Worth Your Time: It highlights actionable strategies—understanding market defaults, being boldly creative, and combining uniqueness with clear communication—to effectively set your brand apart and boost long-term success.

Find Your People
by Jessica Livingston (6 mins)

• Summary: After graduation, structured paths end, requiring you to proactively choose your direction by surrounding yourself with interesting, inspiring people.
• Ideal for: Recent graduates uncertain about their future, seeking clarity on career direction and ambition.
• Why It’s Worth Your Time: Provides practical advice on reinventing yourself, navigating uncertainty, and overcoming rejection to achieve meaningful and ambitious goals.

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Angela Lee Duckworth (6 mins)

• Summary: Grit, a combination of passion and perseverance, is a critical predictor of long-term success, often surpassing IQ or talent in importance.
• Ideal for: Individuals interested in personal growth, educators, parents, or anyone seeking to build resilience and improve outcomes in challenging situations.
• Why It’s Worth Your Time: Offers insights into how fostering a growth mindset can help develop grit, enhancing motivation, persistence, and overall success.

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We found some people who mentioned Glasp in their articles and blogs, and we appreciate their kindness.

• The 8 best AI summarizer tools in 2025 on Jotform

• Top 34 Groundbreaking AI Tools for Librarians that Will Change Libraries Forever on GR Tech
• Superception Podcast Ep. 116 – Kei Watanabe, Cofounder Of Social Learning Platform Glasp on Superception

• Ottenere riassunti testuali di un video grazie all’Intelligenza Artificiale e ad un’estensione … (Get Textual Summaries of a Video with Artificial Intelligence and an Extension…) on Soloscuola
• 【徹底解説】凄すぎる次世代AIブラウザ『Dia』年商30億円CEOも驚愕の使い心地…！ダウンロードから活用事例まで満遍なく解説 ([Detailed explanation] The amazing next-generation AI browser "Dia" is so easy to use that even the CEO of a company with an annual turnover of 3 billion yen is astonished! A comprehensive explanation from downloading to use cases) on Oh my week’s YouTube

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Kei and Kazuki

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