“There’s nothing wrong with hoping for the best. But the best-case scenario is rarely the one that comes to pass. Being realistic about what is likely to happen positions you for a range of possible outcomes and gives you peace […]
“A company dependent on a single person’s work has a single point of failure. In tech jargon, they have low Bus Factor, the number of people who would have to get hit by a bus for the project to fail. […]
Troy Henikoff of MATH Ventures explains in this 3-minute video. “The best way to get that introduction? The forwardable email.” | learn more
“The moment we conjure a result in our minds, we tie ourselves to that result, and become attached to that idealized blueprint.” | learn more
Lesson include: slow down to innovate, build by working backwards, and intentions don’t work, mechanisms do. | learn more
What an excellent list from engineer Milan Cvitkovic. “This is a list of things you’re allowed to do that you thought you couldn’t, or didn’t even know you could.” | learn more
So many great concepts here from Morgan Housel. He starts with, “Everyone belongs to a tribe…” and ends with, “Your personal experiences make up maybe 0.00000001% of what’s happened in the world but maybe 80% of how you think the […]
Much writing about stress focuses exclusively on the “fight or flight” stress response, and unfortunately that’s true for this article. Read this with the knowledge that stress is a necessary part of life and you are not well-served to avoid […]
“Information abundance, like all markets of abundance, is bad for the average person but great for a small number of people.” | learn more
Lenny Rachitsky, who writes a great newsletter, explains how he created a consistent writing habit in this slide deck. He shares his 10 strategies. | learn more