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Go down the long tail. You won’t find outsized risks or rewards don’t come in the V.
Go down the long tail. You won’t find outsized risks or rewards don’t come in the V.


It's not just "not all Heroes wear capes". Heroes ''don't'' wear capes.  
It's not just "not all Heroes wear capes". Heroes ''don't'' wear capes. Heroes don’t try to be heroes.


Heroes don't seek validation, either. Only needy people need [[awards|validation]]. Don't be needy.  
Heroes don't seek validation, either. Only needy people need [[awards|validation]].  
 
[[Don't be needy]].  


Change direction by 5, not 45, degrees. But lock in the change. Rome wasn't built in a day - but it ''was'' built.  a 5% change is less volatile, more sustainable, more controllable. see evolution: optimal degree of ariability. If you vary to much, you'll change away the good stuff.
Change direction by 5, not 45, degrees. But lock in the change. Rome wasn't built in a day - but it ''was'' built.  a 5% change is less volatile, more sustainable, more controllable. see evolution: optimal degree of ariability. If you vary to much, you'll change away the good stuff.


[[Play two touch football]]. Make five yard passes. But for god’s sake [[pass the ball]]. Don’t be a hero.
[[Play two touch football]]. Make five yard passes. But for god’s sake [[pass the ball]]. Don’t try to be a hero.





Revision as of 08:56, 29 August 2018

Maxims for a happy life.

Coin metaphors. Be figurative.

Go down the long tail. You won’t find outsized risks or rewards don’t come in the V.

It's not just "not all Heroes wear capes". Heroes don't wear capes. Heroes don’t try to be heroes.

Heroes don't seek validation, either. Only needy people need validation.

Don't be needy.

Change direction by 5, not 45, degrees. But lock in the change. Rome wasn't built in a day - but it was built. a 5% change is less volatile, more sustainable, more controllable. see evolution: optimal degree of ariability. If you vary to much, you'll change away the good stuff.

Play two touch football. Make five yard passes. But for god’s sake pass the ball. Don’t try to be a hero.


The Dead Poet's Rule: There's no machine for judging poetry.


The pitch


You

What you've got

Confidence

Mental space

Learn

Your nose

Others

  • Don’t be intimidated: they’re more scared than you are.
  • First question: cui bono?
  • Assume they’re talking their own book until you know otherwise. Value people who don’t.
  • Insiders have an interest in making what they do seem hard.
  • Challenge. Require an explanation. What a professional can’t explain, she doesn’t understand. If she can’t explain it, it’s probably bullshit.

The team

  • Disregard rank. Seniors must earn your respect. You must earn it from juniors.
  • Your team. They get the credit. You take the responsibility. Deal with underperformance privately: that’s your job. Never sell them out.

Disobey stupid rules

Complexity and order

References

  1. If you said, “or girl,” you’re being that guy. (and/or girl, as the case may be.)