Reading Time: 2 minIn an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. Mon, July 22: Movie tickets are sunk costs“If you purchase a movie ticket, you have the ability to occupy a seat in the theater, but you don’t have to […]
Make decisions before circumstances force them to be made
Reading Time: < 1 minMarch 2020 was a scary time to be a business owner. Things were still going well for us, but the future was very uncertain — for everyone! Ali and I took some time that month to plot out two sets of scenarios for our business. The plan was simply to be ready. If things went […]
Attention spans aren’t getting shorter
Reading Time: < 1 minIt’s popular to say that our attention spans are getting shorter (though not like a goldfish), but that may not be entirely true. Studies are mixed, but it’s not clear that they’re getting shorter. Tools like TikTok help play into this idea, where users are fed an endless stream of very short videos to help […]
The balance between lift and attribution
Reading Time: 2 minI’ve shared a few times on here how precise attribution of online activities is becoming more and more difficult to track. It feels like companies are collecting every bit of information that they can about us, which is true, but it’s becoming trickier to put all of the pieces together. Ad blockers and cookie policies […]
Is the meta work worth it?
Reading Time: 2 minOne of the big challenges of productivity is determining what meta work (the work around your work) is worth your time. For me, a big one is playing with productivity tools; while I might find some gains in new tools, I also tend to spend a lot of time tinkering with them. I internally consider […]
Benjamin Franklin’s self-doubt led to the signing of the Constitution
Reading Time: 2 minOn September 17, 1787, Benjamin Franklin gave a speech at the Constitutional Convention which led to the signing of the Constitution. Franklin wasn’t convinced that the document was perfect, but he also knew that maybe he was wrong and he encouraged everyone to move forward. Here’s part of what he said: “I confess that I […]
Movie tickets are sunk costs
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 […]
The Sunday Summary: Defining the problem, writing down ideas, and staying connected with others
Reading Time: < 1 minIn an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. Mon, July 15: Three ways of learningYou can learn from books, from others, or from your own experience. If you can do all three, everything will accelerate. Tue, July […]
Authentic reach-outs
Reading Time: 2 minI try to stay in touch with many people in my life, as relationships of all kinds are generally a great thing to have. I also notice when others reach out to me, which is always appreciated. While there are a lot of people that I know I need to reach out to, I also […]
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 […]