Field Notes

Build Your “Yacht” - “warm” relationships yield social proof and credibility which feeds compounding results and the law of reciprocity. Build your yacht, whether that’s a dinner party, newsletter, podcast, etc · My First Million episode

"A mind that's all logic is like a knife that's all blade. It cuts the hand that wields it." · Rabindranath Tagore

“We’re rewarded in public, for what we practice in private” · Shaan Puri

Regret Minimalization Framework: what would your 80 year old self look back and tell you about an action you’re contemplating taking or not taking? · Jeff Bezos

“Love’s receipts are anxiety and grief” · Scott Galloway - The Prof G podcast

Parenting - eyes. Make eye contact when talking to, and especially when listening. Show someone you are truly paying attention to and interested in them. · Meredith Kopit Levien - Prof G Podcast

“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; ... you'll be a Man, my son!” · Rudyard Kipling, If

“You are indirectly contributing to evil by ignoring your entrepreneurial and agentic human nature.” · Purpose & Profit by Dan Koe

Consume less news and content, and focus your attention on what actually matters in your life.

Assume good intentions first, then look for evidence before reacting.

Be the role model your family can rely on when things are hard.

Have fun and take things a little less seriously.