Britt Gage
@brittfgage
Founder, of All Trades. Building a new type of company for generalists and the founders we seek to serve.
Britt Gage
weofalltrades.com
Certainty - Making your customers feel secure about the quality and longevity of your product reduces the fear of disappointment or the need to frequently replace the item.
Variety - Owning items that introduce a sense of novelty to a person's life satisfies their need for variety and can make them feel more excited.
Significance - Owning something... See more
Variety - Owning items that introduce a sense of novelty to a person's life satisfies their need for variety and can make them feel more excited.
Significance - Owning something... See more
Superhuman
On purchasing higher end products
On the risk of leaning too heavily into “best practices”
Executive performance coach Julie Gurner on the power of better questions:
“The questions you ask yourself will largely determine the answers you get.
“The questions you ask yourself will largely determine the answers you get.
- “Why am I not successful?” You’ll get answers that berate you.
- “How can I succeed here?” You’ll get answers that push you.
James Clear • 3-2-1: A recipe for unhappiness, the most valuable items in my home, and managing limiting beliefs
“Why didn’t they simply do the perfect thing on the first attempt?”
The short answer is: that’s not how this works. Things are not linear or clean. We can only asymptote towards perfection through trial and error.
The short answer is: that’s not how this works. Things are not linear or clean. We can only asymptote towards perfection through trial and error.
Packy McCormick • The Experimentation Layer
Startup Systems and
Discover your “zone of genius” by categorizing your monthly or quarterly calendar activities as “hated it,” “liked it,” and “loved it.” Prioritize tasks you loved and allocate more time to them. Investing in what you enjoy and excel at typically generates value for the company and fosters career growth.
Although I appreciate the gesture, I’m not The Godfather! My help doesn’t come with strings attached. If I take the time to do something for you, it’s not because I’m a matcher looking for something in return. It’s because I aspire to be a giver—I enjoy being helpful. My effort to support you means that I think highly of you and might even care... See more
Superhuman
on “I owe you”
Fundraising Is A Tactic (Not A Goal)
Michael Houck • Fundraising Is A Tactic (Not A Goal)
Agreeableness is not the same as agreeing. In fact, they have little in common. Finding someone who’s only job is to agree with everything that is said is easy. On the other hand, agreeableness is the skill of having a contrary position and being pleasant about it. It’s the hard work of bringing professional work to people who expected something... See more
429 Too Many Requests
Can you hear it? Can you hear that sound? It’s something complicated and shifting, hungry and growing, mournful and knowing. The self in conversation with the world! And then, again, with itself! All perfectly you, in imperfect harmony. It might sound wrong. But it feels right.