Here is a pattern worth noticing: we often spend the most deliberation on the decisions that deserve it least. Tip #5, “Decide Fast on Reversible Things,” from The Luck Field Manual by The Polymath Investor offers a clarifying framework: if a choice is easily reversible, act quickly and keep moving. Save your cautious deliberation for […]
The Unexpected Gift of Starting Over
There is a move that looks like retreat but is actually strategy. And it takes real courage to make it. Tip #4, “Take a Step Back to Leap Forward,” from The Luck Field Manual by The Polymath Investor describes it this way: sometimes you have to go down the ladder a bit to climb a […]
Your Network Is a Laboratory
Years ago, when I was running a company for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, I had the chance to meet Eric Ries, author of the The Lean Startup, and gleaned some excellent advice that I have taken to heart ever since: Treat everything as an experiment. That’s the premise for Tip #3, “Experiment and Pivot […]