A System for Reading
“I make fairly liberal use of skimming and skipping, especially in non-fiction where not every chapter will have an equivalent impact for me. Skimming the first...
“I make fairly liberal use of skimming and skipping, especially in non-fiction where not every chapter will have an equivalent impact for me. Skimming the first...
“No new hobbies, equipment, games, or books are allowed during this year. Instead, you have to find the value in what you already own or what you’ve already sta...
“The problem is almost always larger than you, and so it can’t be mastered in one fell swoop. You have to learn to give the problems you’re working on the respe...
“Rallying cries invite us into the story. They tap into our aspirations. They charge us to become better. They do all this and more.”
“You ‘learn’ (or rather, at first, discover) a handful of new strategic ideas (great!). They make sense in your head (awesome!). You can see yourself doing them...
“There’s no mythical date in the future when the conditions will be perfect.”
“It’s always 10x more valuable for a business to grow faster than it is for the business to save money.”
“Just because you have a spare 30 minutes between tasks doesn’t mean you have the mind space or energy to get any project work done in that exact moment. How mu...
“The major mistake Nixon made was in his framing. By saying the word ‘crook,’ he evoked an image, experience, or knowledge associated with crook in the minds of...
“Most people in the U.S. — even children — are sitting in one particular way that’s stressing their backs. You might not realize you’re doing it. But it’s super...