long-term thinking

musings on long-term thinking in a shortsighted world. we overestimate what we can do in a year, underestimate what we can do in 10 kinda thing.

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Jeff Bezos Letter to Amazon Shareholders 1997

Jeff Bezos media.corporate-ir.net

Tony Lashley

The Shawshank Redemption failed at the box office but went on to gross more than $100 million as a cult classic.

The 48 Laws of Power missed the bestseller lists for more than a decade and still sold more than a million copies.

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When my dad and I started Philz, we didn’t open our second store until nearly 5 years after founding. It takes time to set the foundation. The beauty of brick & mortar is you learn in real time and can iterate in the moment.

Jacob x.com

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It takes time to set the foundation

Why So Many of the World’s Oldest Companies Are in Japan

bbc.com bbc.com

alex

Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon

Bill Carr • 10 highlights

amazon.com

james

As humans, we're evolutionarily wired to prioritize short-term gain. Hunter gatherers had no use for five-year plans, and those instincts are still within us. Combine that with our current economic system, ad-driven business models, and algorithmic social media platforms, all of which visibly reward cynical short-term games, and you've got the... See more

Rob Hardy • The Ungated Manifesto

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The Scarcity of the Long-Term

Kevin Kelly kk.org

andrea

Jeff Bezos says that if Amazon has a good quarter it’s because of work they did 3, 4, 5 years ago—not because they did a good job that quarter

SAM H INKIE 3 6 0 1 S O U T H B R O A D S T R E E T

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Yes, it’s OK it took me 5,127 attempts to make a bagless vacuum

James Dyson theglobeandmail.com

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