Patti Leahy

Innovation Champion. Board Member. Strategic Advisor. Lifelong Learner #startups #innovation

[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

Knowledge leads us from the simple to the complex; wisdom leads us from the complex to the simple @nickygumbel

[Alex Vacca @itsalexvacca]

The solution isn't to ban AI. It's to use it strategically.

The choice is yours:
Build cognitive debt and become an AI dependent.
Or build cognitive strength and become an AI multiplier.

The first brain scan study of AI users just showed us the stakes.

Choose wisely.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

Arguably the most important skill is controlling your attention. This goes beyond merely avoiding distractions. The deeper skill is finding the highest and best use for your time, given what is important to you. More than anything else, controlling your attention is about being able to figure out what you should be working on and identifying what truly moves the needle.

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

A different take on what makes us feel so busy, stressed, and anxious.

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As a rule, the larger your surface area, the more energy you have to expend maintaining it. Of course, when most of us think of surface area, we think of a the area of a rectangle or how much grass we have to mow. But there is a surface area of life, and most of us never realize how much it consumes.

If you have one house, you have a relatively small surface area to maintain (depending on the age and size of the house, of course). If you buy another one, your surface area expands. But it doesn't expand linearly - it expands slightly above that. It's all the same work plus more.

Friends are another type of surface area. You have a finite amount of time to spend with friends before you die. The more friends you have, the less time you can spend with each one individually.

Wealth is another form of surface area. The more money you have, the more you have to keep track of different types of assets and investments.

When your surface area expands too much, you hire people to help you scale. Assistants, property managers, family offices, etc. They're scaling you - but they're also scaling the surface area of responsibility. This, of course, only masks the rapidly expanding surface area by abstracting it.

Beliefs are another type of surface area.

The thing about surface area is that the more you have, the more you have to defend and maintain. The larger your surface area, the more you are burdened with mentally and physically.

If you think in terms of surface area, it's easy to see why we are so anxious, stressed, and constantly behind. We feel like we need more time, but what we're really craving is more focus on things that are important. What we need is a smaller surface area.

Surface area becomes part of your identity. She's the 'busy person' with her hand in every project. He's the guy with four houses.

Competition can drive expansion. Most people want a bigger house to compete with someone else who has a nicer house. We are animals, after all. On a group level, this causes great benefits. On an individual level, it can cause unhappiness.

Most of the really happy people I know have a relatively small surface area. I know billionaires with two houses. Most of my close friends only have 4-5 close friends - everyone else is a friend in the loose sense of the word. Most of the productive people I know at work are focused on one or two things, not 5.

The way to maximize your enjoyment in life is to keep your surface area small. It's a lot of work but if the happiest people I know are any indication, it's a lot less work to keep it small than to maintain it when it's large.

[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

@halletecco That’s alarming!

[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

@SCRAInnovation @scope_stack @CultivationCap Congratulations- what a terrific partnership!

[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

@halletecco The sky is the limit, Halle, and you are smart to take this personal time. I have no doubt you will continue to have massive impact, whatever comes next 🌟 See you im April!

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[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

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[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

ScopeStack is a fantastic example of #innovation happening in SC. Congrats to @jrlscott and team on your continued success and growing #impact https://t.co/Yc4Rzi0IZu

[Katya Adler @BBCkatyaadler]

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[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

Exciting opportunity for a marketing professional to join this fast growing, mission-driven team https://t.co/z2GtZqJ97j

[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

Exciting news from Benefitfocus and Voya Financial 🙌

Congrats to the entire team on realizing this great outcome and especially to Matt Levin and Alpana. Wegner for their tremendous #leadership and #stewardship 🌟

Onward and upward 💫 https://t.co/9HZi8TzgF7

[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

@chrissyfarr The ability to simplify complex topics

[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

Great opportunity to join an #innovative and #impactful high growth company with CHS roots! https://t.co/zmHYhvjpR2

[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

@EarnestSweat @MoniqueVilla @scope_stack

[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

She’s at it again - exciting news, ftom @halletecco. 🙌Congratulations to her and the dream team leading this incredible, mission-driven company!

#womenshealth #innovation #fertilityawareness https://t.co/quvgCJq1uv

[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

@MattVaadi https://t.co/i8v5HPKtst

[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

What a great event to go deep into #innovation surrounding #longevity in one of the world's best cities, Berlin.

Especially excited to hear more from @elastrin @SCRAInnovation

[Forever Healthy @4ever_healthy]

The Forever Healthy Foundation is pleased to announce the Rejuvenation Startup Summit 2022 program and full speaker list. The summit will take place October 14 -15, 2022 at the Radialsystem V in Berlin, Germany.

https://t.co/uQoNz5jefx

[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

Congratulations to the MitoChem Therapeutics team. Exciting to see this type of #innovation happening in our state!

[SCRA @SCRAInnovation]

South Carolina Research Authority’s investment affiliate, SC Launch Inc., has invested in MitoChem Therapeutics. The $200,000 investment will help the startup continue developing solutions that show promise in the treatment of several eye disorders https://t.co/nWot4UAenj

[Patti Leahy @PJL5]

@MrEricShu @accessvp Congrats, Eric! And thank you for all the great support during the VCPE program @Columbia_Biz Exec Ed! Best wishes.