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radical agency is about finding real edges: things you are willing to do that others aren’t, often because they’re annoying or unpleasant
sukces nie jest kwestią przypadku, lecz zbiorem kilkudziesięciu wyostrzonych modeli mentalnych stosowanych w każdej dziedzinie życia
„Łatwiej jest nauczyć się kochać to, co robisz, niż robić to, co kochasz”.
“When your entire day is fucked up, make sure that you achieve something positive before lights out. You’ll probably have to stay up a bit later to re
"By far the biggest medical surprise of the past decade has been the extraordinary number of studies showing that the single biggest predictor of your
"Relationship satisfaction at age 50 was the single greatest predictor of physical health at age 80."
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in the larger studies the highest of high fitness (top few percent) that had the largest effect was about the equivalent of a 20 minute 5k for a 30-40
1) Try to explain the concept as best as you can (ideally out loud, as this is much more effective). Pretend you’re having an imaginary conversation w
The point of the Dynabook was not that it was a tablet, but that it revealed the most important use of computers: to help us think, create and learn.
Many other supposedly fixed traits can likewise be altered. Some other things you can learn: confidence, charisma, warmth, tranquility, optimism. Some
“If you look at how almost every successful company was built, it’s heroic effort. And there’s no substitute for that heroic effort in the beginning.”
“Every successful company is a cult.”
As leaders, we must move from being the hero to being the architect of environments where others can excel.
“The business will never outgrow the psychology of the owner.”
“Frank replaces people when it’s known there are higher caliber people available. In this way, your team’s talent bar is constantly being upgraded.”
here’s what I’ve learned from working with hundreds of companies: the person who can show you their failures is more valuable than the person who only
once I have enough information to make a decision that's 70% likely to be right, I pull the trigger or fold. Waiting longer is just anxiety management
Stop playing chess, searching for the "right" move. Start playing poker. Make the best decision you can with incomplete information, size your bets ap
“Good performers crave a culture of energy... It’s using every encounter, meeting, and opportunity to increase the pace of whatever is going on. Apply
time is of the essence – if something is going to fail, better to fail quickly, learn, and pivot rather than drag things out
Imagine you have an evil identical twin whose sole job is to have 10x the agency of you. What ideas would they have? This thought experiment allows th
“I have a lot of energy because I decide to. It’s like an acquired taste. You can teach yourself energy.”
