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How to increase your surface area for luck
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People talk about looksmaxxing but you should be serendipitymaxxing:
Get outside more often, try that new thing, say hi to the person next to you on the plane, ask a stranger if you can sit next to them for coffee, go eat alone at that restaurant you want to try, walk in a new place every day for a month, wear the... See more
Skylar Rominesx.comEvery day before I get out of bed, I cold message two new people that I admire. It never takes me more than 5 minutes. I've been doing this every morning for years, and it has gotten me:
- 4 internships
- my first full time PM job
- my first investor in my business
- a... See more
Avni Barmanx.comI sent an email recently that I wouldn’t have dared try a few years ago, something along the lines of “I’m planning to start an organization similar to yours; would you consider letting me run yours instead?” The response? Crickets. Maybe that person thinks I overstepped. But it doesn’t matter, because a similar pitch delivered to someone else put... See more