Reading Time: 2 minThe idea of a “sunk cost” has always been interesting to me. I understand it rather well, but it often feels counter-intuitive. As a result, I love finding new ways to explain it to help me widen my understanding. If you’re not familiar with the term, Wikipedia defines it as “a cost that has already […]
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Multiplexity
Reading Time: 2 minI know a lot of people through my personal life and a lot of people through my work life, but there’s an important third group — people that are in both. In the book “Friend of Friend“, author David Burkus calls this “multiplexity”. He explains: “While we may want to categorize people into just work […]
Change your defaults
Reading Time: < 1 minOne of the biggest problems people face on their phones is getting sucked into a bout of “doomscrolling” — just mindlessly going through never-ending social media feeds. Most of us open social media apps with a bit of purpose in mind, but it’s easy to get sucked into the feed for longer than we intended. […]
Writing down an idea feels like a detour
Reading Time: < 1 minAt first glance, writing down ideas or thoughts seems like a waste of time. If you have an idea, act on it. If you have something to do, do it! When it comes to to-do lists, we’ve all learned the value of them (and the satisfaction of crossing off items), and the same should be […]
Three ways of learning
Reading Time: < 1 minI was recently listening to a great podcast about the life of Alexander Hamilton on “How To Take Over the World”. I encourage you to listen the full show yourself, but one piece that stuck out to me was a section about the three ways that Hamilton learned. From the show: If you can learn […]
It can be good to doubt yourself
Reading Time: < 1 minI often struggle with a bit of imposter syndrome (“a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their skills, talents or accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud“), as do many people. It can feel like a bad thing, but I find that it has quite a bit of […]
Time traveling through your notes
Reading Time: 2 minI’ve only been taking solid daily notes for about four years now; that may sound like a lot, but compared to many folks it’s not much at all. One of those that has been doing this far longer than I have is Ryan Holiday, some of whose books you’ve likely read. He recently shared how […]
What is the desired outcome?
Reading Time: < 1 minI’ve shared a few times on here how good decisions can have bad outcomes, and vice-versa, but that only really counts if you know what your desired outcome is. In that post above, the desired outcome was clear — the Seahawks wanted to score a touchdown. At other times, though, the outcome can be a […]
We forget that we forget
Reading Time: < 1 minI do a lot of things to try to remember the things that I read and watch. Using a book as an example, I might write some blog posts about it, maybe share it on a podcast, and see quotes in my Readwise reviews. Even then, if I reread the book a few years later, […]
Write about what you don’t know
Reading Time: < 1 minAs you may know, I’m writing on here every day to try to help myself. I share these learnings in the hope that they’re of benefit to you as well, but they’re largely to help me unpack new ideas and concepts that I learn about. A recent episode of Adam Grant’s “ReThinking” podcast with guest […]