Startup Systems

From James Clear's 3-2-1 Email: The work required to be happy, and important lessons that aren't taught in school

Many people won't attempt something unless they can find an example of someone else who is already doing it. Rely on this type of thinking too much and you'll never do anything interesting.

Your path through life is unique. It is importan

There is a whole lot of goodness out there when the right systems are in place.

From James Clear's 3-2-1: Why small things matter, reframing failure, and how to cherish life

"Life rewards action, not intelligence.

Many brilliant people talk themselves out of getting started, and being smart doesn't help very much without the courage to act.

You can't win if you're not in the game."

From Tiago Forte of Building A Second Brain-- We have spent most of our lives in the Attention Era. Our attention today is clearly the most scarce, valuable resource we have, which means we feel the need to capitalize on every bit of attention available, which often means filling almost every minute of the day with information consumption. Even wai

"A startup is a permissionless way to improve society"

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Sometimes, it’s possible to reduce the bad parts. But that takes considerable focus, effort and commitment. It’s not free. You can’t expect them to go away on their own.

It might not seem like a feature to you, but the bad parts are often the flip side that allows the other part to exist.

And sometimes, the bad parts are built into the system itsel

How to build a system of information-gathering to get an ROI on time spent

From the Forte Labs Newsletter:

How to read this newsletter:

You'll always find different topics and different content formats (e.g., video, blog posts) in this newsletter. That's intentional.

But for some, that can feel a bit overwhelming.

I want to assure sure: You absolutely

"I've noticed three main things holding people back from being more productive and achieving their goals.

They resist creating processes for themselves: This might be baggage from the past where processes were used to control and subjugate them. But processes chosen and designed by YOU can become liberating. ​

They resist making decisions: Most peo

...in order to understand how to get a yes, we first need to grasp why people typically say no.

The main reason says Kao, is that people don't see how the idea you're proposing is beneficial to them. She's right.

At least on some level, we're all selfish.

The solution is to present your request in a way that shows the benefit the other party will r