Pritesh

Culture is both an explanation and a non-explanation.

A puzzle has well-defined rules and a single solution, and we know when we have reached that solution. Puzzles deliver the satisfaction of a clear-cut task and a correct answer. Even when you can’t find the right answer, you know it exists. Puzzles can be solved; they have answers. But the solutions may be difficult to find.

Amateurs talk strategy or tactics. Professionals talk logistics.

Because, like an aphorism, Memes communicate a lot with very little. You could take a meme and write an entire essay about it.

Animator and cartoonist Walt Kelly reminds us that a lot of hard work is wasted:

“Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.”

Source: ​ Pogo ​​​

Commitment issues aren’t about the options. They’re about the operator.

When you know what you want, most choices eliminate themselves.

In the physical world, great buildings are linked to their architect while those who had poured the concrete or installed the windows are soon forgotten. Berkshire has become a great company. Though I have long been in charge of the construction crew; Charlie should forever be credited with being the architect.

Maybe most importantly, a Personal Business is properly scaled. It doesn’t have to be small, but it should grow at a pace that optimizes for its own resilience rather than to dominate a market.