What to expect every Sunday

I plan to include the same five sections every Sunday for fifty-two weeks, with no exceptions! I’m not calling it a success or failure until we have at least thirty data points to read honestly — us data-driven brains know you can’t analyse anything before that. Until then, I plan to just keep on powering through. So please do come on this journey with me!

The first fifty reps of any serious effort look indistinguishable from doing absolutely nothing — which is why most people quit before they see returns. By rep one hundred, the slope slowly starts to appear… I truly believe the heights of my thirties will be paid for by the unglamorous work I do now… let’s hope so anyways!

When Steve Jobs came back to Apple in 1997, the company was selling 350 products and losing money. He drew a two-by-two grid — consumer and pro, desktop and portable — and told the room Apple would make four computers. Everything else got cut. Apple turned profitable inside a year! I love David Senra’s Founders podcast, where he regularly analyses Steve Jobs’ mindset and leadership approach.

Yes, have fun! But remember this is the only window where the marginal hour buys the most acceleration — fewest fixed costs, most years to compound, almost no obligations pulling at your attention. Start working hard on passion projects that don’t feel like work to you. That way, you’ll grow, you’ll learn and you’ll have fun while doing so.