May 2012
3 posts
The law of exponential return (Productivity Tip...
I’ve recently discovered the law of exponential return as it relates to focus. In certain areas, the more you focus and go deeper the more you gain in return. And the rate of return increases as you increase your focus. It’s easy to have a “respond mindset” and to think we’re accomplishing a lot. We respond to an email. We respond to a coworkers request. We respond to...
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It's not about the tasks. It's about focus....
Too many productivity apps center around tasks. I’ve been using Asana and Basecamp, and I’m not happy with them because they’re all about the tasks. Too many tasks make me confused and unproductive.
I’ve found that it’s helpful to move away from the task-centered approach to getting things done, and move toward a focus-approached method. Rather than listing out...
re: The default state of a startup is failure
Chris Dixon wrote an interesting blog post titled The default state of a startup is failure that got me thinking.
Startups are tough because it’s hard to get noticed. Even established companies need to spend tens of millions of dollars to promote a new product, just to get noticed. But a startup doesn’t have millions to spend on advertising so it must rely on guerrilla techniques....
