Friendliness isn't always a sign of trustworthiness. Warmth is easy to fake.
The foundations of trust are reliability and integrity. What counts isn't courtesy in the moment—it's keeping commitments over time.
The best way to inspire confidence is to consistently walk our talk.
Nobody knows anything.
True of Hollywood, true of Silicon Valley, true of anywhere innovation takes place. No one knows if your idea will work or not before you actually collide it with reality and try it out.
So please… just start.
You cannot tell a flow state by heart rate drop…
His HR dropped mostly because the game ended and he stopped moving…
That’s not a flow state.
Let’s stop with junk science explanations.
Let’s use good science accurately.
Avoid multitasking to prevent attention residue.
Working on several tasks simultaneously is counterproductive. It blunts the effectiveness of deep work.
To get optimal results from your sessions, focus on one task at a time.
Here’s a pro tip: if you want to be great at whatever it is you do—from writing to running—eventually you’ve got to get comfortable going by feel.
Tools, trackers, and targets can all help along the way, no doubt.
But at certain points you’ve got to let go and trust yourself.
Hosting is a lost art. Cherish people who still have cookouts, get togethers. Plan nights out. The ones who don’t need a reason to get people together. We need more of those people.