Thanks for sharing, looking forward to those. From the comments: "Near the end of the discussion Leidy Koltz mentions that even he found it difficult to decide how to self edit his book “Substract: The Untapped Science of Less”,"😅
Your post was a kick in the butt for me.. Need to eliminate a lot of junk mail or trash newsletters that I have subscribed to, to empty my library of books that I am certainly not gonna read but keep it since it matches the color combo of the books set up and need to get rid of a lot of things at home which haven't been used in years and there is almost 100% probability we won't be using those again in future. Time to go nuclear on many things that are occupying energy in my life.
This is definitely a thing in the startup world, where talented entrepreneurs sometimes get stuck on an idea that isn't getting enough traction - it's hard when you are focused and you have your ego wrapped up in it - and the investors are the ones saying, hey don't worry about it, just pivot or start a new one from scratch! We will back you! Where would Zuckerberg be if he didn't give up on Wirehog or where would Stewart Butterfield be if he stuck with games?
I didn't even think about that. It's a more dangerous place to get stuck because you're betting everything on one idea vs. having a portfolio of investments with a diversity of themes.
Two things that immediately come to mind me for me: 1) Tim Harford's Messy, 2) https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2021/08/30/162-leidy-klotz-on-our-resistance-to-subtractive-change/
Thanks for sharing, looking forward to those. From the comments: "Near the end of the discussion Leidy Koltz mentions that even he found it difficult to decide how to self edit his book “Substract: The Untapped Science of Less”,"😅
Beautiful piece aligning our personal life decisions with investing ones.
Thanks, Will!
Your post was a kick in the butt for me.. Need to eliminate a lot of junk mail or trash newsletters that I have subscribed to, to empty my library of books that I am certainly not gonna read but keep it since it matches the color combo of the books set up and need to get rid of a lot of things at home which haven't been used in years and there is almost 100% probability we won't be using those again in future. Time to go nuclear on many things that are occupying energy in my life.
Yes, time to make space for the new!
This is definitely a thing in the startup world, where talented entrepreneurs sometimes get stuck on an idea that isn't getting enough traction - it's hard when you are focused and you have your ego wrapped up in it - and the investors are the ones saying, hey don't worry about it, just pivot or start a new one from scratch! We will back you! Where would Zuckerberg be if he didn't give up on Wirehog or where would Stewart Butterfield be if he stuck with games?
I didn't even think about that. It's a more dangerous place to get stuck because you're betting everything on one idea vs. having a portfolio of investments with a diversity of themes.