{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Curiosity Chronicle","title":"The Helsinki Bus Station Theory","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":407,"description":"In 2004, a Finnish-American photographer named Arno Minkkinen gave the commencement speech at the New England School of Photography.\n\nIn the speech, he offered a powerful thought experiment:\n\nImagine for a moment that you find yourself at the large bus station in the center of Helsinki.\n\nThere are two dozen platforms at the station, each with several different bus lines departing from them bound for a wide array of destinations outside the city.\n\nEach of the different bus lines departing from a given platform follows the same route for a few miles to get out of the city.\n\nMinkkinen likened this experience to the early years of a career:\n\nYou pick your platform, which sets your general direction, and then select a bus line to hop on from the platform...\n\n•••\nThis episode brought to you by:\nDeleteMe - DeleteMe makes it quick, easy, and safe to remove your personal data online. \nOrigin Financial - Your personal AI Financial Advisor. Track your spending, investments, and net worth—all in one place.\nInnerbody Labs - A Higher Standard. After reviewing thousands of health products, we built formulas we wished existed.\nLemon - The Al agent that turns your voice instructions into finished tasks.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4nO1oo__jWE5MpZsRfwEO_6q4py16kwv8WwJybce4FA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxOTcwLzE2NzEx/MzU5MDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}