Over the past few weeks I’ve gotten so much value from this framework - given to me by my coach - for difficult conversations. I don’t know where it came from but I do know it makes it so much easier to plan for and execute difficult conversations: 1. Observations - concrete,

Root causes to change resistance in construction are path dependence (“we’ve always done it this way”), fragmentation (“how could we possible control this whole supplier ecosystem?”), and incentives (“what’s in it for me?”). Once I seen things through these lenses everything made

Listened to the Lenny Rachitsky podcast on my run today with Jen Abel. So many great takeaways. I’m not in sales, but I do a lot of selling. It pays to learn.

Getting something done for the day before 90% of the country is awake is one of my favourite things. Momentum for the day achieved.

Has anyone ever slept well in a new hotel room on the first night?

Spent the last two days at a work event. Energy was high and positivity was peaked. Problem: Monday morning then hits everyone in the face. Same issues, same puzzles, same old, same old. Any top tips from taking the momentum from an event into business as usual?

Is there anything worse than duplicity within your own team. So disappointing.

NotebookLM is crazy good. Try it.

Construction would take these people gladly, if…. the government can create the conditions for growth and clear pipeline of construction and infrastructure projects. perplexity.ai/page/uk-unveil…

I have four AI subscriptions live right now. If you’re in the same boat, how are you choosing which solution to use in each case?

90s was peak humanity.

Start of 12 week Half Marathon training block. First run on plan….calf tear. Old me would already be despondent. I gave myself 24hours to sulk. Now the bike is my friend until the calf has healed up. Whatever it takes.

What a privilege to be able to see, hear, breathe, walk & talk.

Tried a test run last night for the calf. Plan was 10x1min jog off 1min walk. Got 3 in and the calf started to grab again. Back on the bike this morning. Got a feeling I’ll be using the bike a lot this block even once the calf heals. Feels like a solid way to get extra miles in

Cleared to run again on the calf in the morning. Can’t wait.

Used Gemini to coach me through this latest calf pull. Must say, it’s been great. No spectacular advice but well reasoned advice to keep me accountable.

Fragmentation, Path Dependence, and misaligned incentives are the three horsemen of constructions stagnation.

Construction’s Great Stagnation Inspired from reading Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation by Bryne Hobart and Tobias Huber over Christmas I’ve looked at progress stagnation through the construction lens. neil open.substack.com/pub/neilirving…