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- How I Use a Paper To-Do List to Finish What Actually Matters
Each day I rewrite my to-do list on paper. The things I finished get crossed off. The unfinished things only get carried forward if they're worth rewriting. The longer an item survives that process, the louder the signal: this is the one to finish.
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2 min - Long-Haul Luxuries: Why I Only Buy Things Built To Last
I paid $150 for a chef's knife last week. A recent trip taught me what a good knife feels like.
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2 min - Why I Call Everything v0.1 Before I Launch
One label manages expectations before users can form the wrong ones. It gives you permission to ship fast.
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1 min - The Second-Time Rule: Turn Fixes Into Systems
The second time you do something, turn it into a protocol. One-time work that pays off each time. A rule for turning fixes into lasting systems.
Featuring: James Clear, Ali Abdaal, Matt Gray
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2 min - What 2,000 Days of Building in Public Proved
546 founders wrote daily standups for 2,000 days. The most committed founders wrote the most ordinary first entries.
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2 min - Do Less, Get Better: I Removed a Good Chapter
I cut a chapter from my habits book. The chapter was good. The book is better without it.
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1 min - Why the Simplest Version Takes the Most Work
Simple code is easier to fix, easier to read, easier to maintain. Getting to simple is the hard part.
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1 min - Ship Before It's Ready
I ran one command from my terminal and a post showed up on WordPress. It was rough. But it went through, end to end. Flawed but real.
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2 min - Justified Complexity
I talk a lot about simplicity. This week I made my render pipeline 5x more complex. On purpose.
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1 min - I Left My Job in 2017. Here's What 10 Years Proved.
I left my job in 2017. People thought I was crazy. Almost 10 years later, the safe path turned out to be the dangerous one.
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One mental model each day in a few minutes. Habits, business, building products and thinking clearly. From Dru Riley, founder of Trends.vc.