What It Means to Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

Some people in our lives are more important than you think

Jakob Ryce
The Startup
Published in
6 min readSep 12, 2019

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Something my late father taught me that I’ve never forgotten was to surround myself with people whom I respect and admire. “Stand on the shoulders of giants,” he told me. And while I didn’t really live by this code at the time, it deeply resonated with me and I never forgot his…

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Jakob Ryce
The Startup

Writer and wayfarer of a digital age. I write articles concerning writing, self, society and well-being. @JakobRyce | www.jakobryce.com | jakobryce@gmail.com