Great Work
(2) be an efficient way to create common knowledge of goals, updates, etc.
benkuhn.net • How I’ve run major projects
create common knowledge
How to run major projects
1. Focus: carve out dedicated time each day to check statuses, contemplate priorities, broadcast updates etc.
2. Detailed Plan for Victory: a list of steps, as concrete as possible that end with the goal being achieved. add the requisite amount of “slop” to your plan. Check in frequently enough against the plan once it’s made
3. Fast OODA loop. (Observe, orient, decide, act i.e how you update your plans and behavior based on new information): mantain living doc with ranked list of biggest open questions. step back and reorient frequently
4. overcommunicate
5. have fun
A specific tool that I’ve found critical for staying oriented and updating quickly is a detailed plan for victory , i.e., a list of steps, as concrete as possible, that end with the goal being achieved.
benkuhn.net • How I’ve run major projects
In forming your plan for the future, distinguis 3 different questions:
1. What is possible
2. what is likely to happen
3. What is desirable to have happen
I think the way to "solve" the problem of procrastination is to let delight pull you instead of making a to-do list push you. Work on an ambitious project you really enjoy, and sail as close to the wind as you can, and you'll leave the right things undone.
Paul Graham • Good and Bad Procrastination
You can't look a big problem too directly in the eye. You have to approach it somewhat obliquely. But you have to adjust the angle just right: you have to be facing the big problem directly enough that you catch some of the excitement radiating from it, but not so much that it paralyzes you. You can tighten the angle once you get going, just as a s... See more
Paul Graham • Good and Bad Procrastination
This is amazing self talk, ever since reading it I've been trying to DJ this into heavy rotation on my kids' mental playlist:
"Like almost everything in my life, iteration—one dumb step in front of the other, course-correcting as you go—is the only process I’m any good at."
- Barry Diller (from his excellent recent memoir)
Graham Duncanx.com
Sprint to Demos
My goal with the early sub-projects isn't to build a finished sub-component , it is to build a good enough sub-component so I can move on to the next thing on the path to a demo . ✨
This tradeoff isn't just manifested in functionality. It may be manifested in algorithmic or design considerations. For example, you may know that in the... See more
My goal with the early sub-projects isn't to build a finished sub-component , it is to build a good enough sub-component so I can move on to the next thing on the path to a demo . ✨
This tradeoff isn't just manifested in functionality. It may be manifested in algorithmic or design considerations. For example, you may know that in the... See more