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Here’s a bit about what I wrote, read and learned over the past week. I hope you find it helpful!
Blog posts from the past week
- How do they do it all? There are some people that seem to be able to do everything. How do they do it? By making intentional decisions on what not to do.
- Quick to forward but slow to consider. Our consumption is becoming increasingly sloppy, with people quick to forward things they agree with, but slow to actually dig into them.
- The next right thing. “Pastor Glade wanted to shrink this big existential question into something more digestible. He offered to his kids nine words of wisdom that guided us through our departure—and shaped how we live our lives today: “All you can do is the next right thing.”“
- There is no reason for anything, only reasons. “It’s a basic tenet of design thinking that there is no reason for anything. There are only ever reasons, multiple reasons. When our business fails, we go to the excuse and say, it failed because of reason and it’s usually external reason, but if you look at how species go extinct, it’s a combination of, it’s called the press pulse theory, pressure, constant pressure, and then a pulse. We blame the pulse, the external thing that happened to us. We don’t take stock of our role in the ongoing pressure that the business was feeling because of the things that we were doing or not doing.”
- Reread that book. I think it’s time for me to focus on rereading some of the great books that have impacted me. I’ll mostly read new books, but repeatedly digging into old ones could have some great value.
- The Tricycle of High Agency. People with high agency tend to have three distinct skills: clear thinking, a bias to action, and disagreeability.
Noteworthy articles that I read
- High Agency in 30 Minutes. This was a great article about how to be a “high agency” human. The article gives the scenario of being trapped in a third world jail cell with the ability to make one phone call. That call will go to the highest agency person you know: someone who is a clear thinker, disagreeable, and has a bias to action. It’s a great read.
- The Obsession That Creates Enduring Companies. David Senra was recently on the “Invest Like the Best” podcast, and his conversation with host Patrick O’Shaughnessy. You can watch the full conversation here.
Books that I’m reading
- Still working on Judo Strategy.
- Finished reading The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, which was fantastic.
- Started reading The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, at the suggestion of multiple people.
Tech Rec
Stealing the idea from my friends at the Tech Talk Y’all podcast, I’ll drop in some tech recommendation every week as well.
- Mac Stage Manager. Stage Manager is a built-in feature of MacOS, but it’s one that a lot of people don’t pay attention to. I love it, and this video from MacMost is a great overview of it.
I hope you found some value in this. If you ever have questions, ideas, or disagreements regarding anything I write, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
