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Experiments in Permissionless Entrepreneurship

Each entry on this list of common misconceptions is worded as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated. These entries are concise summaries; the main subject articles can be consulted for more detail.

Epistemic Status: Reference. Expanded From: Against Facebook, as the post originally intended. Some things are fundamentally Out to Get You.  They seek resources at your expense. Fees are hidden. E…

in choosing who you spend time with you choose who you are

1. Be the first to say hello. 2 Introduce yourself to others. 3. Take risks and anticipate success. 4. Remember your sense of humor. 5. Practice different ways of starting a conversation 6. Make an…

In my experience, a key skill to develop is the ability to separate one thing from another. To prevent the small from becoming the all. Take a policy, for example. Could be a government, or a school, or a home owner’s association, or something at work. Whatever it is, you don’t like it. You don’t agree, you don’t like the decision make...

A few things about me

Pitching Nirvana

Your Parents Are Getting Old, Here’s What To Do:

There’s a better way to do email.

These are excerpts (emphasis mine) from William James's 1890 classic, Principles of Psychology, Chapter IV,

And in the midst of living, take a photo.

When someone just gets it

What can you remove? What can you neglect?

George Saunders shared with us his notes for a speech he gave at Syracuse University, in which he shares how one of his biggest regrets sprang from something very small.

Chickens and pigs is a metaphor for who's got skin in the game. Or to leave metaphors behind, who's involved in a project vs who is fully committed. Also known as the bacon and eggs principle, it's from the old joke (sometimes told as a short story), "In a bacon and eggs breakfast, the chicken is involved, but the pig is committed." Many people may be interested in and share their opinions on a project or decision. But only some will be responsible for delivering the project and directly accountable for its success. Everyone may be interested in a bet, but only some players have money to lose. The chickens and pigs metaphor used to be part of the scrum guide for developing software but was removed. While it memorably distinguishes accountability in a project, there's a danger that it alienates or diminishes valuable input that might make a project successful. For a more conventional grouping of stakeholders in a project, see RACI

A list of ideas, in no particular order and from different fields, that help explain how the world works…

On the building blocks of creativity and acquiring a sense of what feels right.

Look for single decisions that remove hundreds or thousands of other decisions.

Quote from Jeff Bezos via @acanada