Johann Van Tonder
@jvt
20 years in ecommerce, now CEO of a CRO agency. Probably doing analysis in R or building stuff with AI. Or walking on the beach. Yeah, probably that.
Johann Van Tonder
@johnrushx Luck is a multiplier. Lets call it M. đ
Positive +M is good luck, negative -M is bad luck. Output = WORK * M. If you do 0 work then being lucky doesnât matter, M * 0 = 0.
On Luck
"'Give yourself a lot of shots to get lucky' is even better advice than it appears on the surface. Luck isnât an independent variable but increases super-linearly with more surface areaâyou meet more people, make more connections between new ideas, learn patterns, etc."
-- Sam Altman
"'Give yourself a lot of shots to get lucky' is even better advice than it appears on the surface. Luck isnât an independent variable but increases super-linearly with more surface areaâyou meet more people, make more connections between new ideas, learn patterns, etc."
-- Sam Altman
âHere are a few journal entries about whether or not to fundraise for Every. Can you help me find patterns that can help me make a breakthrough? Be honest and direct. Be specific, use examples.â
Source: Every
âif I have to work, I find it preferable (and less painful) to work intensely for very short hours, then do nothing for the rest of the time assuming doing nothing is really doing nothing), until I recover completely and look forward to a repetition, rather than being subjected to the tedium of Japanese style low-intensity interminable office hours
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The problem with âproductivityâ is that it is concerned with managing and increasing output: producing widgets, quarterly reports, the next release of the software, yet another research report, and meanwhile, always aspiring to do more with less. Less waste, less idle time on the assembly line, and fewer workers. The end game is to speed up the mac... See more
Stowe Boyd ⢠The Problem of Productivity
what I've learned about fear is that if we stop, the only way through it is towards it.
Talks at Google ⢠Bear Grylls | Mental Health & Beyond | Talks at Google
Bear Grylls, former UK Special Forces soldier
âWhat works is being different. Donât try to be liked. Find out how youâre different. Then be that. Thatâs where the power is. Thatâs whatâs new. Thatâs whatâs wanted.â - @davetrott
Try to always keep in mind that people who are unafraid to speak the truth are better for you than people who are unafraid to tell you lies.
It wonât feel better. But they are better.
More and more, I think my issues with conventional productivity advice â indeed, with the very notion of productivity â boil down to this: Spending your days trying to get through a list of things you feel you have to do is a fundamentally joyless and soul-destroying way to live; and most productivity problems, like distraction or procrastination o... See more