Sunday Snippets #6
don't drown keeping others afloat; choose upside over certainty; speed is perpetually underrated
From Chris Williamson’s 3 Minute Monday:
Your efforts are multiplied by 10x when building with the right people, and by 0.01x when building with the wrong people.
If someone refuses to alter their habits or update their worldview or improve their life, despite being given all the tools and encouragement they need by you, then they can stay where they are.
It is not your job to drown yourself by trying to keep others afloat who don’t want to change.
SBF, Twitter:
I’ve known a lot of smart people. Many have gone on to do good things with their lives. Some have gone on to do great things.
They were bright, sure; but that wasn’t the only thing they shared. They also all made the same choice.
They all chose upside over certainty.
SBF’s tweets haven’t aged particularly well, of course. But in this case I think he’s right.
In this case, upside over certainty is a great rule for having an outsized impact, and I think it’s a good reason to be a startup founder (especially if you can find ways to mitigate the downside risk).
From James Clear’s newsletter:
The way to live a full life is to act quickly.
Particularly as you grow older, it's alarmingly easy to let a year or two (or five) slip by without doing the big things you always felt like doing. You get into a rhythm—not necessarily one you love, but one you become comfortable repeating—and the grooves of your daily routine become deeper and more established.
Speed is perpetually undervalued. That doesn't mean you should feel frantic or rushed. In fact, it's likely you should eliminate some of the things that make you feel so busy to make space for things you always wanted to do. But it definitely means you should stop letting the days drift by waiting for the moment to be right.
Stop acting like there is infinite time. This—the way you are living right now—is your one life.
Related: Life Is Not Short (we just waste most of it).