Here are your 3 insights freshly squeezed and compressed into 3 minutes.
🧠 Munger’s Sharpest Razor
A “razor” is a rule of thumb to make better decisions.
Charlie Munger has the most simple, powerful, AND convenient razor of all time…
Follow your natural drift toward something that excites you.
“I have never succeeded very much in anything in which I was not very interested.”
— Charlie Munger
Don’t overcomplicate it.
Your natural inclination is probably right.
⛵ Staying Upwind
One of my favorite Paul Graham essays is called What You'll Wish You'd Known (amazing title).
It was originally intended to be a high school graduation speech (which was vetoed).
But the lesson applies to any age group.
Rather than working backward from a goal, Graham says to “work forward from promising situations.”
This is what most high achievers actually do.
“In the graduation-speech approach, you decide where you want to be in twenty years, and then ask: what should I do now to get there? I propose instead that you don't commit to anything in the future, but just look at the options available now, and choose those that will give you the most promising range of options afterward.”
— Paul Graham
I think you need both.
Working forward from promising situations creates momentum.
Working backward from a goal creates direction. Valuable, but NOT as valuable as momentum today.
I’ve also found that excitement is the quickest way to create momentum.
It’s a continuous cycle: Excitement → Momentum → Direction
Excitement sparks momentum
Momentum sparks opportunity & direction
(New direction sparks more excitement…)
Start with excitement.
🐦 Jackhammers & Hummingbirds
Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love, found her excitement through curiosity.
At Oprah’s event years ago, Gilbert advised people to be like hummingbirds, not like jackhammers.
(Note: many comments on this video from 8 years ago say variations of “exactly what I needed” or “this helps so much”)
https://twitter.com/MitchellLandon/status/1835099873697321398
“If you can let go of passion and follow your curiosity, your curiosity just might lead you to your passion.”
— Elizabeth Gilbert
What are YOU curious about this week?
Salud,
Mitchell
Ps. I’m finishing an essay I’ve been curious and excited about for a long time. (Hit reply if you want to give me feedback in the Google doc).
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