Agency
Everything in our world is there because someone decided it needed to exist. We all have things we know need to exist. What stops us from making them exist?
Agency
the more and better access everyone has to tools, resources, etc, the clearer it becomes that the final boss bottlenecks are courage, imagination and giving a shit
2 Years Later: Reflections on Working at a Startup/San Francisco
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Big companies exert low levels of stress. But that stress is often low agency, so you often feel miserable in face of problems.
Startups exert high levels of stress. But that stress is often high agency, so you often feel energized in the face of problems.
h/t @emmettshear, via @joshualelon on Twitter
The 4-Hour Life
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How much of a constraint is consistency space on agency?
The 4 hours aren't always 4. The energy you have in those 4 hours isn't always the same.
In payoff space, you can focus your energy for bursts of effort. Or you can focus your recharge/recovery times around your work.
The availability of rest after work likely affects how hard one is able/willing to work. The allure of rest is likely different.
Rest as an escape from work vs Rest as a place to prep for work
Athletes will perform differently in teams depending on if the system is built around them or they are recruited for the system; if the level of pressure is suited to their person; and if the coach is willing to be patient for them to adapt to their situation.
I'm reminded of that Mourinho press conference:
“Look at how they play, where they play, if they play”
Lots to ponder…
It's tempting, sometimes, to idealize the trope of the "lazy genius."
I decline to do so. There is a great deal of tedious maintenance work someone needs to do to keep the world running, and an inability to consistently do so is not praiseworthy.
Some smart, low-conscientiousness people manage to flourish without discipline, making careers out o... See more
Well written thread on discipline / tenacity / sticktoitiveness
"I could have done it, but I didn't try."
Of all the stories people tell themselves, this is the most harmful.
The truth is: If you didn't do it, and you haven't done it, then you can't do it (yet).
Until you face this harsh reality, you won't make the necessary changes. Show more
@postingtime this single-handedly changed my entire perspective randomly last year https://t.co/oS4dvCLCHE
Thinking back to things I claimed to want really bad during the pandemic and the things I actually did… The time passed.