“Use your judgement to figure out what kinds of environments you can thrive in, and then create an environment around you so you’re statistically likely to succeed.” – Naval
You should cast a net to get lucky, but time is limited—so be mindful where you cast your net. And you don’t have to catch everything. Just catch a few that matters.
10-2g1f2a1 The question is what’s the brain in NOT what’s in the brain
Be specific.
4-1a3b Go to specific places to get specific feedbacks
6-3d Be very specific about problems and divide a project clear cut so it doesn’t become bleak, like shared common room.
9-4b2a1c The moment you write about any societal problem in depth you’ll find yourself writing a history of that problem
William Zinsser: “Decide what corner of your subject you’re going to bite off, and be content and cover it well and stop.”
This is a inverted version of “build a moat—thrive in where you can” mental model of Warren Buffet.