Load Bearing Beliefs
Am I avoiding information that I know may change my behavior?
When I see people described as progressive but they spend more energy hating the rich (e.g. landlords) versus helping people (e.g. pushing for more market rate housing), I’m reminded that people love being cruel while protected by the cloak of righteousness.
X. It’s what’s happening
The way to end up with a good plan is not to start with a good plan, it's to start with some plan, and then slam that plan against reality until reality hands you a better plan.
Nate Soares • Dive in
Success is knowing what to ignore. 50% of anything can be ignored, the trick is knowing which 50%
mvp = minimal surface area of things, done exceptionally well—not many things done partway.
“People try to do all sorts of clever and difficult things to improve life instead of doing the simplest, easiest thing—refusing to participate in activities that make life bad.”
Simon Sarris • Careful Technology
"In the absence of strong convictions about what you want from life, you will always default to wanting more money." – Jack Raines
