Navigating the unpredictability of everything
We dramatically, repeatedly fail to predict the future. Does that mean “strategy” is senseless? No, it means you need these techniques to navigate a volatile world.
^ADJ: Love this part of the article: "Optionality defeats unpredictability"
When Life Gets Busy, Focus on a Few Key Habits
Extreme life events can be stressful — and lead to confusion as to where to focus your priorities. Whether it’s changing jobs, taking care of a sick parent, relocating, or facing a diagnosis, disruptions in life can make it difficult to maintain moment-by-moment focus and well-being, much less think months or years in the future. Daily or weekly habits aligned with your long-term goals can keep you on track even when it’s hard to think ahead, and they can add stability in an otherwise unsteady time. These habits, important at any time, are essential in our busiest and most chaotic periods. So what do these habits look like? The first step in maintaining regular habits is to articulate and track them. When setting habits, we’ve found the most critical are clustered in four key areas: personal reflection, professional reflection, building and maintaining relationships, and physical and mental health.
Scale. Skill. Speed.
Successful companies are adept at combining the power of scale, the leverage of skill and the swiftness of speed to win.
^ADJ: One takeaway for me was: "Every advance in technology places a premium on skilled ability"
10 Good Reminders
@ProfFeynman: 1. Never stop learning. 2. See failure as a beginning. 3. Teach others what you know. 4. Assume nothing; question everything. 5. Analyze objectively. 6. Practice humility. 7. Respect constructive criticism. 8. Love what you do. 9. Give credit where it's due. 10. Take the initiative.
Stripe announces new round of funding and plan to provide employee liquidity
^ADJ: Stripe has not gone public with an IPO, had a new round that values it at $50B - a pretty amazing success story, and this article piqued my interest in how do you create liquidity events ongoing for employees - without going Public. The second thing that I think is note worthy, is picking up payment processing for Amazon - with the resources that they have, and for them to choose Stripe is a huge endorsement.
How To Increase Your HRV (Heart Rate Variability)
HRV is a powerful metric; it can give us unique insights into our body’s response to stress. In the scientific literature, higher HRV is typically associated with better health and improved performance. But HRV isn’t as simple as, “How high can you go?” — having more consistent HRV values from day to day can also signal an enhanced ability to respond to daily stressors.
^ADJ: Highly recommend the Oura Ring for monitoring, measuring and improving your trend.