A great definition of culture is the following: People like us do things like this. But what’s the definition of a community? I like the following definition: People like us show up doing things like this. De essential difference roots in showing up, doing. A culture is a group of. …
Last week I drove in my car, jam after jam. My Waze kept pushing the time, as the ride proceeded. Waze should know what’s the fastest way right? We tend to forget that algorithms are mostly right, because they can analyse information and decide much faster than a human brain …
What if every meeting we started, we agreed upon the top 3 values we would have for that meeting? Let me do a suggestion: Stick to the topic at hand Make progress Be positive
When I asked Seth to elaborate on making progress every day (referring to shipping his blog every day for numerous years now), he was resolutely, and his answer was certainly remarkable. I wrote it down below, let the text speak for itself.. “Every single day, I get to do this …
Some guidelines for focused work, in no particular order. The task at hand must be doable A set timespan, max 30 minutes, or 60 with a 5 break No distraction of a phone/smartphone The task must be simple, don’t mistake this, it may be complex or hard A clear goal …
If you want feedback, gather it when you’re done. Don’t ask for feedback on half products. It may be a page of a book. A minute of video. A sentence of a blog. It doesn’t always have to be the final product. But it has to be a shippable part. …
Last weekend I have bought myself a new bicycle. In this large store I went to, nothing is connected to eachother. They have a store, a webshop, a workplace. And moreover a floor team, cash registers and a collection counter. The person helping me choosing my bike wrote me a …
This message is for anyone in seek of shipment. For anyone with a shipping mindset. Your vulnerability and courage are here to make you Ship. But to make your product shippable, you need to get it to a certain quality that you are comfortable with. That’s your project. That’s your …
“A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.” Einstein said. Wel actually. He didn’t. The quote is attributed to Plato, in his Greek classic Laches or Courage, 320 B.C.. But what if this isn’t true either. What if Elon Musk said it. Or Mother Theresa. Or your …
If your father was a Jew, huge change you’ve been raised with those traditions. If you’ve ever had a crazy teacher, chances are you’ve picked something up. Classmates into Hockey? Read Harry Potter? Someone didn’t hire you, because she forgot to ask you a question in the interview, and the …