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500-year old drawing reminded nobles of mortality.
Ryan Holiday uses some interesting historical references to remind us that we, even in today’s age of technology, are still mortal. | learn more
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Why winners keep winning.
Of Dollars and Data, in its classic analytical style, takes on the subject of cumulative advantage. This is intuitively understood, but the data is eye-opening anyway. “In all the lives you could be living, in all of the worlds you […]
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Intertia: the force that holds the universe together.
“Inertia is the force that holds the universe together. Literally. Without it, things would fall apart. It’s also what keeps us locked in destructive habits, and resistant to change.” | learn more
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Tactics to hack back distractions.
As humans, we are genetically prone to be distractable. Based on an interview with Hooked author Nir Eyal, this First Round Review article offers concrete tactics to staying focused. |learn more
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Being better than your resume.
Remember the research about why entrepreneurs start companies rather than join them? This interesting article digs into how people make choices on whether to invest in signaling (resume building) or ability (skill building). | learn more
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Quality of outcome vs quality of decision.
This short post by Tomasz Tunguz reminds me that the world is probabilistic, and good decisions won’t always lead to good outcomes. Nevertheless, the best way to get good outcomes is a good decision-making process. | learn more
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Keep the degree of difficulty down.
Fred Wilson, a top VC, has some great advice: “In many sports, like diving, gymnastics, skating, etc, the way to win is to perfectly execute a high degree of difficulty move. In startups, I advise founders to avoid that way of […]
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Why I overestimate my contribution to my team.
“Every person in a team overestimates his or her contributions to the team. The bigger the team, the greater the overestimation…” | learn more
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The 6 ways of influence.
This short post reminds us about specific ways that humans are susceptible to influence, and how we can watch out for them in everyday life. | learn more
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One order of operations for starting a startup.
Michael Seibel from YCombinator wrote an essay discussing how to put the first thing first when starting a business. | learn more