Investing
Compartmentalization is a muscle.
One common trait I've observed in the highest performers I come across:
An incredible capacity for compartmentalization.
These people are able to navigate dynamic situations and business ecosystems in constant change, all while maintaining a level of sanity, clarity, and presence.
I've always assumed that the ability t
... See moreRegularly question your certainty.
"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." - Mark Twain
But alongside the conviction required to be misunderstood, the greats seem to balance an interesting tension:
Certainty is often more dangerous than uncertainty.
The most dangerous ideas are the ones
... See moreLes Schwab learned firsthand that trusting your gut can defy conventional limits and transform industries:
“I’ve often said that sometimes guts pays off more than brains, because, if I had followed advice, and, if I had had a formal business education behind me, I never would have started the profit sharing contract in the form I did.”
Instead of rel
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