Square Pegs in Round Holes
Good, creative, outstanding work is born in places where people can be themselves.
Good, creative, outstanding work is born in places where people can be themselves.
The beliefs and expectations our peers, family members and teachers have of us can become self-fulfilling prophecies.
My newfound introversion, change, work
If you fell asleep for fifty years and woke up in a vastly different world, what knowledge and which skills would remain relevant?
Two products can be substitutes and complementary at the same time.
The power of discipline and persistence in building character and leadership.
We can put ourselves in situations that enable serendipity to take place.
Antiserendipity habits (or things that destroy serendipity).
Reducing our options can help us make better decisions.
Eating, sleeping, exercising cannot be afterthoughts
Just because the leaves are falling, it doesn't mean they won't grow again.
A micro product inspired by GitHub.
Our actions affect every member of our tribe.
The results of our effort and hard work don't show up over night.
Where is your bad work?
That's all it takes to make real progress.
We may find ourselves finally letting go of our need to be important.
Everyone is prone to adopt aspects that relate to a fixed mindset.
Advice for myself.
Admitting our shortcomings doesn't make us less worthy.
Our only option is to embrace technology and accept the call to level up.
Different market types require different strategies.
Advice for myself.
In order to be great at something, you have to do it 10 000 times.
The trick to getting better at any skill is to actively seek challenges.
The people we spend time with are our future
On letting go of the past, so we can be ourselves again.
We cannot avoid wounds and bruises. But we may be able to reframe them.
Past experiences can shape us but they don't have to define us.
A proven way to get better at anything is by showing up consistently.
The connection and intimacy we long for may be out there for us to grab, if we decide to open ourselves to other worlds.
We don’t own the platforms where we spend so much of our time sharing content and building an audience.
Do not try to be original. Originality comes from experience and materializes naturally as we acquire enough building blocks.
Only you know who you can be