Independent Society

Original work and curated content by Matias Masucci. 

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Ray Dalio on The Future What is most important isn’t knowing the future—it is knowing how to react appropriately to the information available at each point in time. Ray Dalio

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Actions & Feelings by William James Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not. William James

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Notes From The Go-Giver

Notes From The Go-Giver

What you focus on is what you get.

1. Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.

2. Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them.

Your compensation is directly proportional to how many lives you touch.

Being broke or being rich are both decisions.

Survive, save and serve.

3. Your influence…

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Notes From Rich Dad Poor Dad

Investment risk comes from not knowing what you are doing.

The government taxes the income you work hard for more than the income your money works hard for.

IMPORTANT: The key to becoming wealthy is the ability to convert earned income into passive income or portfolio income as quickly as possible.

TYPES OF INCOME:

1. Ordinary earned 2. Portfolio 3. Passive

Don’t play it safe,…

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Notes on Earl Nightingale's Recipe for Success.

“We are all self-made, but only the successful will admit it.”

Earl Nightingale

I took the following notes while listening to a recording of Earl Nightingales.

What follows are notes on in Recipe for Success:

1. Our rewards in life will always be in exact proportion to our contribution, our service.

The money you are paid by the company you work for will always be in direct ratio…

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Screenwriting Samples

Here is a small sample of my screenwriting work taken from a few different screenplays.

Some of the scenes come from scripts that have already been produced into feature length movies, short films, or episodics format, while others have yet to see the light of day.

Click here to open a PDF sample of my work as a freelance screenwriter.

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Make Your Own Acting Demo Reel

Make Your Own Acting Demo Reel

Have you ever seen an actor in a movie or TV show and thought to yourself: “I could do a great job playing that part!” Unfortunately, for one reason or another, you haven’t been able to get yourself in front of the right agent or casting director. An effective way to get in the door is an acting demo reel with a few strong performances.

It used to be that the standard approach was for an actor to…

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An Editor's Journey to DaVinci Resolve

An Editor’s Journey to DaVinci Resolve

It has been a long time since I first witnessed the magic of non-linear editing. It was a hot and sunny Southern California winter day in the year 2000 at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. Garry and I took the short walk from the soundstage over to the editing department. He asked me if I had ever seen a film editor at work. I was too embarrassed to tell him I had no idea who a film editor was, so…

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Rumsfeld's Known Unknowns

Rumsfeld's Known Unknowns Theory Explained and Expanded

Rumsfeld’s Known Unknowns is a concept made popular by former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

It is part of a broader theory about the influence knowledge has on strategic thinking.

It first came to the public’s attention when Donald Rumsfeld used it during a Department of Defense news briefing on February 12, 2002, to answer a reporter’s question about the administration’s failure to…

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How To Play avi Video Files On Any Roku Player FREE!

How To Play avi Video Files On Any Roku Player FREE!

Can my Roku player play .avi video files?

The answer is no… but there is a very easy and free workaround!

Unfortunately, Google is not of very much help on this one. The first result is an overpriced video converter. Don’t fall for it!

Do I need to convert my video files from .avi to mp4?

Yes and no. All you have to do is change the container (mux) the file from .avi to mp4! This takes only a few…

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I Want To Be A Movie Star My friend Ugo once told me a story. It was 1961, the year he turned eighteen. It was a time when getting out of Argentina wasn't easy, especially for a kid prone to getting into trouble with the law.

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Milwaukee's Race for City Hall

Politics: Milwaukee's Race for City Hall

Amidst one of the most divisive presidential primaries in recent history, the city of Milwaukee turns its eyes toward the exercise of democracy at the local level. This year’s mayoral election is gearing up to be as polarizing as what we have seen in the national landscape.

Today’s debate was hosted by the good people of the Public Policy Forum. The incumbent, Mayor Tom Barrett, faced the…

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The Sushi of Japan: Narita's Edokkozushi

The Sushi of Japan: Narita’s Edokkozushi

Perhaps you’ve heard the name before. Narita is Tokyo’s largest airport and if you’ve been to Japan, chances are you’ve landed there. To most, the little town of Narita is nothing but a blur flashing by the windows of the bullet train to Tokyo. Those brave enough to take a chance on this magical little place are in for a pleasant surprise.

Edokkozushi is a one-of-a-kind dining experience. This…

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An Appreciation of Simplicity

An Appreciation of Simplicity

You have to be confident to dare to be simple.

Was the first line that got my attention in this very well thought out video from The School of Life.

The first example they use to support the claim is the pressure one may feel in a fancy restaurant to order something out of the ordinary or well… fancy. It has happened to me and probably to most of you out there. All you want is a greasy burger but…

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What I am Watching This Evening... YouTube.

What I am Watching This Evening… YouTube.

YouTube can be a great educational tool. Here’s what I’ve stumbled upon this evening.

Nerdwriter1 talks about internet art and how machines perceive differently than we do.

Voxteaches us how the Oscar’s voting process ends up awarding bland movies. Incidentally, they…

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“Happy Holidays” Christmas Lights by Matias Masucci. Shot on a Canon t3i using FD Lenses in 2012 at Christmas Tree Lane in Altadena California.