Coming back to the signal to noise ratio analogy from a few days ago. Every focused effort is subject to some distractions and deviations. Finding ways to avoid these distractions is key.

Interesting data: “Work has become more staccato,” there are 3 times more Teams meetings vs Feb 2020 and focused work is sparser. economist.com/business/2023/… from The Economist economist.com/business/2023/…

A seminar I went to changed my real estate returns almost instantly. The speaker asked the audience of about 200 if they invested in residential property to stand up. 90% of the room was standing "If you own 2 or more remain standing" 70% standing " 5 or more remain

To get started, shorten the focus distance #analogy

Past performance is an indicator trajectory

"The time to worry bout a heart attack is not in the ambulance on the way to the hospital." - paraphrased from Ron Shaich, Panera founder, about not procrastinating and making better decisions earlier on

Life lessons from Disney’s Cars: 1) it takes training to spot windows of opportunity, 2) windows of opportunity open up, be prepared to take them, 3) if you miss a window, don’t get hung up, be ready for the next one. youtu.be/IKi1JlYGM0Y?si…

#Analogy or #metaphor

Dr. Seuss wrote “Green Eggs and Ham” after betting he couldn't write a book with only 50 different words. Constraints don't limit creativity — they breed it.

The market is fickle and succumbs to sentiments and misunderstandings frequently. This applies to other aspects of human life outside of finance #analogy

Life is elastic. Things can stretch and contract, up to a certain point. After that, stretch further and gets bent out of shape or breaks. Applies to work, relationships, health...

Trips to the pie counter…

When there are many books, plans and conversations but not enough doing. It's like having too many nouns but not enough verbs.

Beautiful analogy by Virgil Abloh

Stillness is what aims the archer’s arrow. It inspires new ideas. It sharpens perspective and illuminates connections.

The Hidden Power of Analogy (John Pollack | TEDxUofM) go.ted.com/LpiY via TED Talks