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Perspective on Managing Different Projects: Cultivating a Garden v.s. Hacking Away in a Mine Summary: A friend suggested thinking of my projects as a garden, where some ideas will flourish while others won't. It's less predictable but more enjoyable than physically laboring in the mines. Transcript: Speaker 1 I remember one point when I was pretty stressed out, and I was saying to my wife, oh my gosh, I've got all these different projects, and I have to work on this one, and I have to work on that One. I have to go to work in the mines. I have to go chip away at this project. And it might work out, it might not work out. And she said to me, you should think of all your projects as more of a gartan. You're planting lots of ideas. Some of them will come up, some of them won't. That's a little unpredictable. But you should think of it that way rather than going down with your hard hat and your pick and toiling away in the pit to find the seam of truth.

Glen Weyl & Cris Moore on Plurality, Governance, and Decentralized Society

COMPLEXITY: Physics of Life

Selling Your Ideas Through Sheets Of Paper Summary: To make a positive first impression at events like South by Southwest, don't try to sell someone in person. Instead, hand them a well-crafted pitch on a folded piece of paper and include your phone number. Leaving a memento and acknowledging their busy schedule can also help make a good impression. Transcript: Speaker 1 How do i make a positive first impression? Your job at south by southwest is to not make a bad impression. Oeh. Because if all you're doing is trying to sell someone, there are many different ways to do it, aside from coming to south by southwest. What i would recommend, especially ini an instance where you're trying to reach, say, an alister, write somebody who's getting mobbed and pitched all day long, like an anthony bordan, Or whoever it might be, don't try to give the pitch in person. Give them a folded up piece of paper with a page that you've painstakingly crafted. That is the perfect pitch. Include your phone number. You'd be surprised how many v ip folks like to call. Folks we esciped have a conversation. Is supposed to send you their personal emal for instance, don't make an impression. Leave a memento. Just say, hey, i realize you're super busy agout this long line of people. You're under a lot of pressure. I've thought about this. I think this will be of great interest to you.

#99 — How to Build a World-Class Network in Record Time

The Tim Ferriss Show

Most of us really enjoy the building aspect but start to get a little shy when it comes to telling people about the stuff we’ve built. That could be for any number of reasons: fear, embarrassment, self-preservation, or an aversion to being perceived as hawking your wares. It’s a valuable exercise to investigate whether or not you resonate with any of those reasons. Are you afraid people are going to make fun of what you built? Are you embarrassed that it isn’t up to your own (admittedly high) standards? Are you waiting for some elusive perfect moment? Do you have an aversion to “marketing” and don’t want to become the thing you hate? Whatever it is for you, I encourage you to really dig into it and see if that fear is worth keeping around.

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