Your Own Way Out documentary | Derek Sivers

That’s what -1 to 0 feels like: messy, confusing—squiggly. The hardest part is escaping. What ultimately leads you out of the mess is conviction, a state you must build incrementally and internally. And conviction and certainty are not the same.
For many people, -1 to 0 is also about deciding how you want to work. In a startup? In a big team? As a m... See more
For many people, -1 to 0 is also about deciding how you want to work. In a startup? In a big team? As a m... See more
Ruchi Sanghvi • To Go 0 to 1, First Go -1 to 0

Taleb notes that this has been a successful strategy throughout history: “Many of the ‘doers’ turned ‘thinkers’ like Montaigne have done a serial barbell: pure action, then pure reflection.” With no comparisons to Montaigne intended, this is the approach I’ve taken. I worked intensely for almost five years in what was a fulfilling and rewarding car
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