Building a Business

Small advantages compound over time like interest in a bank account, so being 10% more committed doesn't give you 10% better results; it gives you 10x better results. Think of it like studying: the genuinely curious person will remember and connect ideas in ways that the person just trying to pass will never.

Being all in doesn't just beat partially

We're wired for novelty, but life rewards repetition.

Good ideas are rare. When you find something that works, you've found gold. But instead of mining it, we go looking for more gold.

We'd rather have ten ideas that might work than one that does.

"You can attract luck simply by telling people what you are working on."

The simple framework Jeff Bezos used to make faster decisions at Amazon:

“Some decisions are consequential and irreversible or nearly irreversible – one-way doors – and these decisions must be made methodically, carefully, slowly, with great deliberation and consultation. If you walk through and don’t like what you see on the other side, you can’t

"In theory, consistency is about being disciplined, determined, and unwavering.

In practice, consistency is about being adaptable. Don't have much time? Scale it down. Don't have much energy? Do the easy version. Find different ways to show up depending on the circumstances. Let your habits change shape to meet the demands of the day.

Adaptability is