Action / Agency
All about action, agency, how to act in the world and be agentic, how to turn from thought to action, from consumption to creation. how to be the creator of your own life and your own reality
Action / Agency
Dish out baker’s dozens - A baker’s dozen is when a baker gives someone 13 when they expected 12. It isn’t the 12 that makes bakers’ customers happy — it’s the unexpected +1. Surprise generosity creates loyalty. People remember who exceeded their expectations. They tell others. They come back. They reciprocate. Apply this everywhere
George Mack • How to become a luck engineer
also great business advice
Many of the best luck engineers I know faced significant, uncontrollable bad luck early in life. They had to learn the skill of luck. Meanwhile, people who’ve been given luck their entire lives often never develop luck engineering — they’ve never needed to.
I find it useful to distinguish between luck-luck and skill-luck. Luck-luck is pure... See more
I find it useful to distinguish between luck-luck and skill-luck. Luck-luck is pure... See more
open.substack.com
on making luck a skill
Many times, the most impactful things you can do for your career are free. It’s just a matter of not waiting. When you wait, you lose momentum. And momentum is incredibly powerful because when you’re inspired, you act—and you do it with enthusiasm. Honestly, being able to take advantage of inspiration when it strikes is one of the most satisfying... See more
literally just do things
When I observe my own experience and analyse why things worked out, I can tell you that it wasn’t because of any business skills or much of my knowledge; it was 90% because every time I had an idea (for a career project, a new initiative in my business, a role I wanted to learn to do), I would take advantage of the momentum of inspiration... See more
literally just do things
immediate action
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy; the chance to draw back; always ineffectiveness concerning all acts of initiative and creation. There is one elemental truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one commits oneself, Providence moves all. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never
... See moreFelix Dennis • How to Get Rich
The attachment trap is too attached to past assumptions to see new high agency options. You become the man with a hammer who can only see a nail.
George Mack • High Agency In 30 Minutes
Write your thoughts down. Draw the problem. Use a whiteboard. Create a spreadsheet. Talk out loud to a smart person. Go for a walk or run with a specific question.
The act of transforming out of your head to another medium acts like a filtration system, removing the vague mud from your thinking.
Each time you transform your thoughts out of your head,... See more
The act of transforming out of your head to another medium acts like a filtration system, removing the vague mud from your thinking.
Each time you transform your thoughts out of your head,... See more
George Mack • High Agency In 30 Minutes
How to start acting faster — define the problem more clearly by transferring it onto a medium, don’t stay in your own head
To get different results, you will have to do things differently and do different things.