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The Top Idea in Your Mind by @paulg > Most people have one top idea in their mind at any time. Their thoughts will drift toward that idea when they're allowed to drift freely. This idea will get all the benefit of that type of thinking
Thinking in Ratios - Habits of Successful People by @joelgascoigne > If you do something often enough, you’ll get a ratio of results. Once you’ve established the success rate, you can keep working and eventually the ratio will improve.
It’s fine to get an MBA but don’t be an MBA by @hunterwalk > Getting an MBA means you shoot out of school wanting to prove yourself and see what you can contribute to others. Being an MBA means thinking the world owes you something
This is Water by David Foster Wallace > The point of the fish story is merely that the most obvious, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about.
The 3 Stages of Failure in Life and Work by @JamesClear > Sometimes you need to display unwavering confidence and double down on your efforts. Sometimes you need to abandon the things that aren’t working and try something new.
What You Need to Stand Out in a Noisy World by @dorieclark > There are three foundational elements are social proof, content creation, network
The Multidisciplinary Approach to Thinking: Peter Kaufman > You may know everything about your "well", but how are you going to make any good decisions in life if all you know is one well?
Switch strategies by @sivers > Life is like any journey. You need to change directions a few times to get where you want to go
Change careers like Tarzan by @sivers > Remember how Tarzan swings through the jungle? He doesn’t let go of the previous vine until the next vine is supporting his weight.
Stay in touch with hundreds of people by @sivers > Every person you’ve ever met has the potential to help you. You need to make a simple automatic system to keep in touch without relying on your memory.
Call the destination, and ask for directions by @sivers > We know where we want to be, but we don’t know how to get there. The solution is incredibly simple and effective: contact someone who’s there, and ask how to get there.
Well-rounded doesn’t cut by @sivers > if you’re well-rounded, you can’t cut through anything. Be sharp as a knife, cut through the pile of apathy, and make a point. Do this every year or two, and you will have a wide variety in the long run.
Reversible business models by @sivers > Are there things you assume you have to pay for, that might instead be willing to pay you? What current business models might be flipped around, or get their income from a different source?
This is just one of many options by @sivers > Realizing the initial choice you made was just one of many brings all kinds of weathered wisdom and insight.
There's no speed limit by @sivers > the standard pace is for chumps. If you’re more driven than most people, you can do way more than anyone expects. And this principle applies to all of life.
Don’t be a donkey by @sivers > Are you trying to pursue many different directions at once? … Don’t be a donkey. You can do everything you want to do. You just need foresight and patience.
Untangling Skill and Luck by @mjmauboussin > Outcomes for many activities in life combine skill and luck. Most of us understand and accept this statement, but … few of us understand the relative contributions of each.
@newslaundry @Memeghnad Isnt it kind of smart? Chinese companies sponsoring #BoycottChina movement? 😉
When you are succeeding, pause to analyse if your critics are pointing to your blind-spot. If you aren’t arrogant, you might still have a chance to continue the path of success. Do you agree? Read more here: 4/4
As you execute your idea, you want feedback on how well your plan is moving along. As much as you hate to admit, actionable feedback usually comes from your critics. Listen, adjust, and execute to win. 3/4
When you contemplate an idea, you don’t want to listen to ‘Ten reasons why that idea sucks.’ A seed needs time to flourish; an idea needs time to take shape. 2/4
@Schandillia do you really think those who didn't resign over trains running over laborers and trains disappearing will resign over putting a sticker over other's work?
@CalmAchiever very valid observation Md. Thanks for sharing.
Success is hard. Retaining success is harder. You would think the change in business-models, change in government policies, and technological disruptions are the villains for your success. Lack of self-control is a bigger threat than external factors. 6/7
Insights lead to esteem. Use esteem to build your network. As @dharmesh tweeted, “Your probability of success is proportional to the number of people that want you to succeed. Work to keep increasing that number. 5/7
Insights are the principal thing. Whatever else you may gain, get insights. Read books, watch TED talks, listen to great speakers to get a spark of an idea. Roll-up your sleeves and create something to internalize these ideas. Let others comment on it. 4/7
Wealth, like success, is a nebulous term. Everybody has their definition. “Wealth is discretionary time,” says the millionaire consultant, Alan Weiss (@BentleyGTCSpeed) and I go with that definition. 3/7
A significant part of the idea came from the book “Thou Shall Prosper,” by Rabbi Daniel Lapin. In this book, he talks about four motivators for success — Wisdom, Esteem, Wealth, and Power. I've modified it into my needs. 2/7
Got a question? Tweet away your questions. Want to read more? Read here: 6/6
When you reach "run" stage, you'll serve multiple customer segments with price-points relevant to these segments. You'll need multiple technologies and layers of technology. You'll need product, sales, marketing, and support technology. 5/6
When you come to the “walk” stage (when you have paying customers), develop a solution that you own. Begin with minimal infrastructure on a cloud provider like AWS and scale as the traffic builds up. Don't forget to invest in good monitoring tool. 4/6
In the “crawl” stage, you are trying to validate that you have the right solution for the problem worth solving. You don't have to necessarily have “code” at this stage. Duct-tape your solution to validate if you have right solution. 3/6
Your business growth will fall into three broad stages: crawl, walk, and run. Each stage will use different technologies. 2/6
@JanVezikov @shl True pastor. That is why I believe it is not "elimination but transformation". Those who embrace tech like St. Paul will take the message far and wide.
@JanVezikov @shl Church reinvents itself throughout the history. Mass used to be in Latin; now in vernacular lanugages. It used to be a centralized affair; after Martin Luther it is not; etc. I will leave two of my posts here for ref:
@JanVezikov @shl "in-person" morphs as technology evolves. As much as Paul traveled the known world at that time, he utilized the uncommon tech (not so much as new, but relatively not a mass-tech for sure), called writing. That was not in-person. NT is half of his letters which guide us today.
@JanVezikov @shl It is not the elimination but the transformation. There may not be a church building, but there will still be gathering of the faithful - in houses (as in early times), via zoom ...
@shl This is the reason I am teaching story telling to my kids: They post videos here: Don't forget to subscribe to their channel:
@ryanstephens Have you written abt fasting for long? I already fast for abt 15 - 16 hrs daily. Want to increase to 24 hours, once a week.
@BenJohnstonSF @gokulr @BainCapVC @brian_armstrong I follow SODAS - situation, options, disadvantages, advantages, and solution. Something similar to SPADE by @gokulr. I started this as a problem solving framework, but equally applicable for making decisions. I write here:
@ryanstephens This is how I'm dealing with quarantine: - networking via zoom - learning - workouts - teaching kids More here:
@khushbooverma_ One method I have followd to learn new domains: Go to its zoo. Ecosystem comes later. I have written about it here:
@khushbooverma_ @jackbutcher has created such a community via @visualizevalue. Amazing group of driven folks, sharing their daily wins, clapping other's wins. I'm glad to be part of that community.
@ProsaicView @madversity I had the privilege of working with senior IAS officers on MCA21 e-governance program. Initial strategy might have come from political leaders. But all the tactical success came from bureaucrats. I have watched them work long hours to make things happen.
@edortizv Yes pl
@edortizv Are you writing more about each element?
@kris_bogdanov I'm on the same boat mate. I have a half developed product in golang; Wondering if I should continue with it or switch to Nim (because it can compile to Javascript, which is great to build front-end)