Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House
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Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me
- Optimism, obsession, self-belief, raw horsepower and personal connections are how things get started.
- Cohesive teams, the right combination of calmness and urgency, and unreasonable commitment are how things get finished. Long-term orientation is in short supply; try not to worry about what people think in the short t
blog.samaltman.com • What I Wish Someone Had Told Me
When stuck
What is my one top priority now?
How can I begin without waiting for anything?
What advice would I love to hear from an all-knowing sage?
What am I doing that’s actually a distraction?
Instead of avoiding mistakes, how can I make more to learn faster?
Who can help?
What is my one top priority now?
How can I begin without waiting for anything?
What advice would I love to hear from an all-knowing sage?
What am I doing that’s actually a distraction?
Instead of avoiding mistakes, how can I make more to learn faster?
Who can help?
Most of the time, “What should I do with my life?” is a terrible question. “What should I do with this tennis serve?” “What should I do with this line at Starbucks?” “What should I do with this traffic jam?” “How should I respond to the anger I feel welling up in my chest?” These are better questions. Excellence is the next five minutes, improvemen
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If you’re lucky, you will have many challenging moments in your career. Moments when you only understand a portion of the problem in front of you, when you know you’ll have to try a few things to see what works, when you aren’t fully confident that you can do the job. We’re lucky to have these moments because that’s how we grow. By pushing outside ... See more