Great Work
First Principles: in the context of a project, it’s the assumptions you’re confident about and your fundamental values that you won’t compromise.
i am thinking of the first principles we wrote down for my work project. there were 4 - and they were opinionated, guided direction, could be debated upon but we agreed on them and they led us through the
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Paul Graham • Maker's Schedule

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
