When the mathematics of the universe plays out, having a bias for action is a superpower. Cultivate it however you can.

Failing to make a decision is the cinematic equivalent of Gwyneth Paltrow just spending the full 90 minutes of the movie sitting at the train station scrolling Facebook on her phone. When we fail to make decisions we fail to create the future.

I think the productivity gurus who’ve found success through discipline need to broaden their perspective and see that it’s not discipline specifically and universally that drives prolific output, but instead that each individual needs to find their path to action in prolific abundance.

“Just do it” isn’t a plan.

Enthusiasm is what drives me, not discipline. I suspect I’m not the only one.

Quantity is the well from which quality springs.

Find reasons to take action, rather than excuses not to.

When we’re faced with a purchasing decision, we take into account all the variables (in this case, Nick is planning to live in this house for decades, and he wants the job done properly). When we’re pricing our own services, fear causes us to massively amplify the influence of the cost.

Once you feel you’re calibrating into an impeccable relationship with your word, you can start to leverage its awesome power.

Success lies at the intersection. Be an opportunistic purist.

Look, it’s really hard to stop feeling guilty about things you could have done better. But you can stop the whole guilt train that comes afterwards.

Building a personal brand for esteem, money, recognition, power, leverage, etc… isn't compelling for most people, because most people aren't (and don't want to be) contrived, inauthentic, or artificial.

Any traditional productivity training would tell you that I’d just made a terrible decision, to abandon a task mid-stream to follow an impulse.

At this point in history, political science suggests that there is no ideal solution to human organisation, and that elements of most political systems have both utility and deficiencies.

I see a lot of so-called experts and thought leaders paying to appear on my facebook feed.