Clues that you might not be trying hard enough

“You usually succeed” – Seth Godin

What do you do with an unmarked bag of seeds?

“Like the seeds, we don’t know which activity or idea or client will become the next big thing. So, if we want to maximize our chances of making an impact, of creating a shift in the trajectory both of our company and of our own career trajectory, the best approach is to put more bets on the table (plant more seeds), and cultivate all of them with consistent, diligent professionalism.” – Sasha Dichter

Putting Ideas into Words

“Ideas can feel complete. It’s only when you try to put them into words that you discover they’re not. So if you never subject your ideas to that test, you’ll not only never have fully formed ideas, but also never realize it.” – Paul Graham

Misinformation Is Here To Stay (And That’s OK)

“Many of the things that you believe right now—in this very moment—are utterly wrong.” – Isaac Saul

Risk, decisons, and scarcity

“While the company at large is focused on results, founders should be focused on taking chances.” – Jason Fried

Air conditioning and Ronald Reagan

“A wonderful reminder of the power of unintended second and third order effects of past events that shape the forces that we see in play today.” – Rohan Rajiv

Productivity advice

“An important ingredient for doing the work is boredom.” – Slava Akhmechet

Wealth vs. Getting Wealthier

“Money buys happiness in the same way drugs bring pleasure: Incredible if done right, dangerous if used to mask a weakness, and disastrous when no amount is ever enough.” – Morgan Housel

Playing fast, slowly

“When doing something new and difficult, we need extra time to recover and reset.” – Sasha Dichter

Unpopular ideas about social norms

“People in senior positions should continuously have their cognition tested, to monitor possible decline of fluid intelligence, alertness and judgment.” – Julia Galef