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You become what you scroll. Choose accordingly.
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*You become what you scroll. Choose accordingly.
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*Commitment issues aren't about the options. They're about the operator.
 
*When you know what you want, most choices eliminate themselves.
Commitment issues aren't about the options. They're about the operator.
*The greatest business failures often come not from playing the game poorly, but from continuing to excel at things that no longer matter.
 
*Japanese saying on the art of thoughtful elimination: “Your garden is not complete until there is nothing else you can take out of it.”
When you know what you want, most choices eliminate themselves.
*Napoleon on having a detective's eye and noticing the details, even the invisible ones: “All great events hang by a single thread. The clever man takes advantage of everything, neglects nothing that may give him some added opportunity; the less clever man, by neglecting one thing, sometimes misses everything.”
 
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The greatest business failures often come not from playing the game poorly, but from continuing to excel at things that no longer matter.
 
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Japanese saying on the art of thoughtful elimination:
 
“Your garden is not complete until there is nothing else you can take out of it.”
 
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Napoleon on having a detective's eye and noticing the details, even the invisible ones:
 
“All great events hang by a single thread. The clever man takes advantage of everything, neglects nothing that may give him some added opportunity; the less clever man, by neglecting one thing, sometimes misses everything.”

Latest revision as of 02:42, 23 June 2025

June 22, 2025

  • You become what you scroll. Choose accordingly.
  • Commitment issues aren't about the options. They're about the operator.
  • When you know what you want, most choices eliminate themselves.
  • The greatest business failures often come not from playing the game poorly, but from continuing to excel at things that no longer matter.
  • Japanese saying on the art of thoughtful elimination: “Your garden is not complete until there is nothing else you can take out of it.”
  • Napoleon on having a detective's eye and noticing the details, even the invisible ones: “All great events hang by a single thread. The clever man takes advantage of everything, neglects nothing that may give him some added opportunity; the less clever man, by neglecting one thing, sometimes misses everything.”