Greatness
exploring the foundations of quality and the currents that fight against mediocrity
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Greatness
An underrated way to succeed at anything is simply to be ten times better.
Everyone wants to have a unique idea or be a monopoly but you can just be ten times better instead. In a lot of areas, no one is really trying. The world is coated with a film of inertia.
Simon Sarristwitter.comfocus on quality. There’s no competitive advantage in volume. You are going to lose to the robots.
- “The techniques that we use, they’re not a big secret. It’s just about making an effort and repeating the same thing every day.”
- Jiro repeats the same routine every day
- He even gets on the train from the same position
- He dislikes holidays and thinks they’re too long
- He wants to get back to work
- This routine is unthinkable for normal people
Jiro Ono: Simplicity Is The Ultimate Advantage | Founders Podcast with David Senra (#397) • Podcast Notes
Jiro dreams of sushi. Reminds me of “the mundanity of excellence”
Mediocrity
sari • 4 cards
If Apple was a democracy (aka customers don’t know what they want. or greatness requires a certain degree of dictatorship)
Craftsmanship
the quality of design and work shown in something made by hand; artistry.
Jedric Viera and • 38 cards