Identity-Based Habits
I recently read the book Atomic Habits [https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits] by James Clear. It is an excellent practical guide for how to approach changing and maintaining your habits. But while there are lots of great ideas, one perspective was particularly novel to me and has changed how I think
USDT vs Banks
A few friends of mine, who work in finance were talking about how USDT is not transparent, may have deceived around its collateral, is running a quasi bank without a license, etc. All of this may be true. But USDT also has a lot of advantages: There is no need
Mind on Tennis
I started playing tennis again six weeks ago [https://bfc.do/the-inner-game-of-tennis/]. It's been a lot of fun to play and explore how I can get better. In the first match, what stood out was how I had a lot of anxiety and performed very poorly. Since then
The Inner Game of Tennis
Today, I played my first tennis match in 17 years. When we were warming up, it was very obvious to me that I'm a substantially better player than my opponent. Yet, I lost 1-6, 1-6. Why? I had written in my previous post [https://bfc.do/tennis/], how
Decentralization vs Efficiency
Crypto promises to transform human civilization in two ways: Decentralization of power and increase in efficiency. Some are most excited about the first. They see a world where people are less controlled by big corporations and governments. Where they have more autonomy and privacy. Others don't like this
Tennis
I have started playing tennis again. I had played as a child from around 11 until I was 18. I loved it. I loved training, competing and thinking about tennis. I was never great, but tried hard to get better. One thing that I later reflected on is how in
Writer's Block / Unblock
I really enjoyed publishing a few posts a few months ago. I got into a rhythm of putting ideas together and writing blog posts. Writing is quite scary for me, but then it felt liberating to put them out there. I have to accept that I may come across as
Radical Transparency
At Chorus One, all information is available to all team members by default. This includes: * Cap table and compensation * Contracts * Financial information (revenues, assets, etc) * Interview notes I have been interested in transparency, at least since reading Ray Dalio's book Principles [https://www.principles.com/] around the time
Don't Be a Bottleneck
A simple thing I do that helps me be a more effective CEO is try not to be a bottleneck. It's very easy for a CEO to become a bottleneck. You want to be involved. Feel responsible for everything. Help out. Pick up the things that aren'
Lower Your Standards and Create with Ease
If you want to be effective, it's important to produce at a high rate. It's almost impossible to produce at a high rate, if you are also trying to produce at a high standard. So lower your standards and things become easier. As with many things