An Ode To Rabbit Holes
Going down the rabbit hole — one of my favorite pastimes. Going deep, discovering new things, finding answers (or finding more questions), and learning from others.…
How to Have Impact
Don't worry about changing the world. To have impact, focus on being a citizen of the system that generates impact: ask yourself answerable questions and experiment.…
Inefficient Progress
In the early days of creative work, the type of progress you make is inefficient and unmeasurable. You take action to discover direction.…
Duel: Focus vs Experimentation
Sir Mix-A-Lot and Dr. Dolittle debate whether deep focus or broad experimentation is the best path to creating great work.…
Barbells
The barbell strategy isn't about balance and it isn't about optimizing returns, it's about preventing ruin and taking advantage of asymmetric optionality.…
The Anti-Startup
There's some dogma around startups, and I thought it would be fun to challenge it.…
People-First Decision Making
The mental model that has been most helpful to me in making big life/work decisions is what I think of as “people-first decision making.”…
The Automation of Politeness
Are we going through the motions with one another and expressing things a computer would say, or are we being truly thoughtful, empathetic and considerate?…
Why Choose Entrepreneurship?
Why choose entrepreneurship? There are plenty of other things to do that are less stressful, more predictable and afford better work/life balance— in other words, easier. For me, it comes down to these things.…