Tom Schmidt
@neverbeneedy
Tom Schmidt
the kind of people who are, at best, loved by a handful and tolerated by the rest.
Two stupid facts that rule the world
The people who get the most done don't agonize over decisions. It's not because they have better judgment. They've just structured their lives so being wrong isn't expensive.
When mistakes are cheap, you can move fast and fix what doesn't work. When mistakes are expensive, you overthink everything and still choose wrong.
This is why startups can... See more
When mistakes are cheap, you can move fast and fix what doesn't work. When mistakes are expensive, you overthink everything and still choose wrong.
This is why startups can... See more
Brain Food: You're Probably Right
The courage isn't in taking on more, it's in cutting off everything that doesn't feed your goal.
Brain Food: Loyal to Distractions
“Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of.”
5-Bullet Friday — Bullet-Proofing Your Signal Use, Unusual Headsets, Philip Roth Doc, and Ridiculous Additions
What’s scarce in this world? Time. Attention. Genuine human connection
Post-Capitalism: The End of Money
Focused people eliminate options, not accumulate them.
Brain Food: A Series of Plateaus
Instead of working slightly harder, go insane for two weeks and make something huge.
📝 Alain de Botton, Huberman on Hormones, Elon on Future War, Pavel Tsatsouline w/ Hubs, Dostoevsky, All-In on DOGE, How to Take Over the World, and Graham Duncan (Free)
falling so in love with interesting ideas that you can’t help but tell the world about them.