Wilt Chamberlain was one of the best basketball players in history, yet he actively chose not to be better. Why? As Malcom Gladwell described in an excellent podcast, Chamberlain chose to limit himself to shooting free-throws via the less efficient overhand method as switching to underhand free-throws would change his Read more…
CoVID-19 made me a better listener. Initially this wasn’t the case, as transitioning to working remotely through zoom brought a wave of new distractions. I found myself struggling to pay attention to critical conversations as any time the conversation lulled, the whole world (work and otherwise) was only one click Read more…
Our biggest goals can be daunting because of the time, effort, or money to accomplish. Instead of using brute force motivation, I focus on breaking problems down into easier sub-goals. I refer to this as chunking after its analog in psychology and my approach has five parts Identify my long-term Read more…
The best pizza I’ve ever eaten is a 5 min walk from my apartment, but my wife and I chose to rarely go there. While this may sound like a mistake, it’s a deliberate decision we made because going less often actually makes us appreciate the experience even more. This Read more…
Think about the worst email you’ve ever received. Now realize others often feel the same way in regards to an email, text, or other messages you’ve sent. This document is a short explanation on how to avoid misunderstanding and communicate effectively. General concepts Step 1 – Know your audience Know Read more…
Powerful Podcasts Exponent Podcast – ~60 min podcast on intersection between business and tech. Pair with the Stratechery Blog by Ben Thompson 115- Business Matters – why a business plan matters in relation to technology. Focused on Uber and their strategies 169 – Family Friendly Disney – why Disney’s streaming Read more…
Newsletters you can actually learn from Farnam Street – weekly newsletter which led me to many of the articles above. Also the host of the knowledge project blog Collaborative Fund – Sign up at the bottom. Read articles by Morgan Housel who always puts current events in a beautiful historical Read more…
Reading/Writing How to read – 15 min. How to actively engage and learn from what you read Tweet on writing – single most influential tweet I’ve read. Beautifully written and if you follow this you’ll write better emails than 95% of people Antilibrary – 10 min, beautiful concept on intellectual Read more…
Beautiful Books General thinking Books Great mental models Shane Parrish Teaches foundational concepts to incorporate into your own latticework of mental models. Volume 1 – General thinking concepts. Volume 2 – Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Wait but Why – The Story of Us Technically a series of blog posts, but Read more…