Concepts and abstractions that help communicate the way we perceive and understand the world.
A lot of the work I do comes down to negotiation not just with people, but with the reality of trade-offs. Every decision in an early-stage startup has constraints, and it’s rarely a clean win….
If you have been following my blog, you would know that I love learning. I love learning so much, that I find myself drawn to it whatever it is I’m doing- whether that’s talking to…
If you don’t choose a direction for yourself, someone else will pick it for you. Someone else will also tell you what is right and wrong. Someone else will tell you what is good and…
Stop being a perfectionist. Just put in the work, and put yourself out there. Get feedback and evaluate yourself respectfully, truthfully, and briefly. Then, get back to doing what you love to do. Making sure…
Abstracting problem solving into four different levels enables you to categorically assess which scope is the most appropriate for your analysis. A policeman sees a drunk man searching for something under a streetlight and asks…
When playing a trading card game, how many cards are you able to take per turn from your deck? How many different decks do you have access to? Do you leverage your present turns such…
Treating my past, present, and future selves as individuals that I interact with directly helps me optimize my life: increase happiness, reduce regrets, address laziness, and more. It is a mental model that teaches me…