Losses have more than twice the psychological impact as equivalent gains
-Barry SchwartzThe Paradox of choice (p.70) Continue reading Losses have more than twice the psychological impact as equivalent gains
Category: Learnings
One Big Thing
What’s the one thing on my list… that if I nailed it, would make the whole day a success? That becomes my OBT for the day. I relentlessly focus on that, and feel zero guilt about ignoring other stuff. -Peter Thiel Continue reading One Big Thing
Tensions don’t need to be resolved
This is a copy of a blog post from Amy Thibodeau One of the best pieces of advice I have for people who are early on in a career in R&D is to learn to hold tension and sit with it, rather than seeing tension as negative or to be resolved. When I look back, I can see that many of the things I struggled with earlier in my career came down to a worldview that assumed tension is bad. I spent a lot of time trying to resolve things that didn’t need resolution rather than recognizing tension as an … Continue reading Tensions don’t need to be resolved
Cheap, High Quality, Fast. Pick 2
You can have two out of three: Cheap, High Quality and Fast. -Amy BilodeauTensions don’t need to be resolved Continue reading Cheap, High Quality, Fast. Pick 2
Growth in perspective
Remember to assess your achievements from 1 to 10. From there, move from half a point or 1 point. Don’t be disappointed because you aren’t a 10. Just focus on going from 4 to 5 -Shaan Puri Continue reading Growth in perspective
Time Management and Mediocrity
Your most valuable asset is time. And one of your ennemy is mediocrity. Because spending a lot of time on something mediocre doesn’t give much reward. -Shaan Puri Continue reading Time Management and Mediocrity
Choosing a Market
I want to go to a waterfall and get wet. Not go in the desert and try to find water. Don’t do anything complex and hard when there’s an easier path. Don’t try to create a market, serve an existing and massive one. -Shaan Puri Continue reading Choosing a Market
Psychology towards Gains & Losses
When it comes to gains, people prefer certain, smaller gains to a larger uncertain one. When the possibilities involve losses, we will risk a larger loss to avoid a smaller one -Barry SchwartzThe Paradox of choice (p.66-67) Continue reading Psychology towards Gains & Losses
You don’t need to be 100% sure before taking a decision you need only 51% sure.
Eisenhower Matrix
When in the process of prioritizing tasks, use this matrix to categorize things to do. Start from the top right corner, then move to the top left corner, then right bottom and finally left bottom. Continue reading Eisenhower Matrix
Roadmap to Billions 