most people never generate meaningful variance in their lives. they just orbit whatever local maxima they landed on by chance. but if you’re actually stuck, variance is the only way out. i’ve been thinking a lot about how to deliberately create that variance.
the problem is, real change often means burning everything... See more
signüllx.commost people never generate meaningful variance in their lives. they just orbit whatever local maxima they landed on by chance. but if you’re actually stuck, variance is the only way out. i’ve been thinking a lot about how to deliberately create that variance. the problem is, real change often means burning everything to the ground, sliding back into the valley, & starting the climb again. it’s brutal, but sometimes there’s no other path.
Pivotal moments often happen when you inject more risk, new information, or create upside in an otherwise stable situation. This is why people talk about a sequence of key events precipitated by changing new jobs, meeting a new mentor, launching products, moving across the country, etc. These are moments of great change, and thus, tremendous... See more
