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103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
When you lead, your real job is to create more leaders, not more followers.
from 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known by John Gruber
David Horne added 2mo ago
You’ll get 10x better results by elevating good behavior rather than punishing bad behavior, especially in children and animals.
from 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known by John Gruber
David Horne added 2mo ago
- Cultivate 12 people who love you, because they are worth more than 12 million people who like you.
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sari added 2y ago
- We tend to overestimate what we can do in a day, and underestimate what we can achieve in a decade. Miraculous things can be accomplished if you give it ten years. A long game will compound small gains to overcome even big mistakes.
from 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known by John Gruber
sari added 2y ago
- Ask funders for money, and they’ll give you advice; but ask for advice and they’ll give you money.
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sari added 2y ago
- It’s possible that a not-so smart person, who can communicate well, can do much better than a super smart person who can’t communicate well. That is good news because it is much easier to improve your communication skills than your intelligence.
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sari added 2y ago
• About 99% of the time, the right time is right now.
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• No one is as impressed with your possessions as you are.
• Dont ever work for someone you dont want to become.
• Cultivate 12 people who love you, because they are worth more than 12 million people who like you.
• Dont keep making the same mistakes; try to make new mistakes.
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Jonathan Simcoe added 8mo ago
- When you have some success, the feeling of being an imposter can be real. Who am I fooling? But when you create things that only you — with your unique talents and experience — can do, then you are absolutely not an imposter. You are the ordained. It is your duty to work on things that only you can do.
from 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known by John Gruber
Jason Badeaux added 2y ago
- To keep young kids behaving on a car road trip, have a bag of their favorite candy and throw a piece out the window each time they misbehave.
from 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known by John Gruber
sari added 2y ago