Jim Rohn said, “One definition of failure is making a few errors in judgment repeated every day.” And a summary of James Clear’s excellent book Atomic Habits is that good habits make time your friend and bad ones make it your enemy.

even established patterns aren’t foolproof. As Nassim Taleb writes in The Black Swan, “Consider a turkey that is fed every day. Every single feeding will firm up the bird’s belief that it is the general rule of life to be fed every day by friendly members of the human race ‘looking out for its best interests,’ as a politician would say. On the afte

when time allows, is to hold two separate meetings: one to define the problem, and one to come up with the solution.

Just ask questions, keep your thoughts to yourself, and remain curious about other perspectives. safeguard:

If you can take something back, or it doesn’t really matter, continuing to gather information becomes a drain on resources.

2] It turns out that rules can help us automate our behavior to put us in a position to achieve success and accomplish our goals.

A margin of safety is a buffer between what you expect to happen and what could happen. It’s designed to save you when surprises are expensive.

What’s true of maps is true of any other abstractions: by nature, they’re designed to serve the interests of their designers.

When we accept substandard work from others, it’s for the same reason: we’re not all in. When you’re committed to excellence, you don’t let anyone on your team half-ass it. You set the bar, you set it high, and you expect anyone working with you to work just as hard and level up to what you expect or above. Anything less is unacceptable. When