Sublime

It mostly only matters what we do.

Richard Ford • Between Them: Remembering My Parents

The brutal conclusion is that the usual result for most apps is failure—but there are, of course, exceptions.

Andrew Chen • The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects

Think for yourself to decide 1) what you want, 2) what is true, and 3) what you should do to achieve #1 in light of #2 . . .

Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work

in the markets and in life, to be successful one should bet on the upside that comes from a) evolution that leads to productivity improvements, but not so aggressively that b) cycles and bumps along the way knock you out of the game.

Ray Dalio • Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail

IN THE END

Ben Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Own your outcomes.

Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work

By deploying a blanket policy of doubling these initial estimates, you can counter this instinct toward unjustified optimism.

Cal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

UNCERTAINTY AND JUDGMENT

Jonathan Fields • Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance

General

Johannes Asplund • 2 cards