Tag: Improvements

The Leaky Funnel One lesson I’ve had to relearn repeatedly over the years is that, often times, hard things can be made easier by simply reframing how you approach them. This past week, in reflecting on the consumer tech products I’ve built, I was able to put into words (and numbers) ...

The Leaky Funnel One lesson I’ve had to relearn repeatedly over the years is that, often times, hard things can be made easier by simply reframing how you approach them. This past week, in reflecting on the consumer tech products I’ve built, I was able to put into words (and numbers) ...

Everyone seems fine with recognizing the difference in athletic talent. It’s clear someone like LeBron James was born with genetic gifts most others don’t have. Fewer people are willing to recognize natural differences in areas like: Intelligence (The advantages of having) goo...

Life-changing advice has one problem. It can change your life both ways — good and bad. Many people want to give you their opinion, but most are full of shit. I’ve listened to a bunch of nonsense. “Go into this career, it’s the best.” “I’ve cha...

Most ways of working still rely on functional hierarchy, where managers make decisions and workers do the work. Managers know they can’t change this work structure, but they can transform its effectiveness without asking for permission and without needing a budget. Before exploring the chan...

WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION CREW pulled into Otto Lillesind’s driveway, no one bothered to look twice. The man added a new patio, or a garage extension every year or so, transforming a small cottage on the corner of Bastion Street into a Mid-Victorian, Edwardian, rustic ranch house with American fla...