Ben Casnocha Quotes

If you really understand something, you can: 1) explain it using a clear metaphor and 2) explain the strongest counter-argument to the idea.
BEN CASNOCHA

Metaphor
Rule of thumb: Be skeptical of things you learned before you could read. E.g., religion.
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Before Skeptical Thing Thumbs
I’ve always loved to write, and I kept a diary of what I thought about my business, being an entrepreneur and other things of interest to me.
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Diary
Taking on short term risk can involve switching jobs, joining new groups / associations in the area, launching a personal blog, running an experiment within your existing job. These are some practical ways to inject volatility into your life, and thus some risk.
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Running Term
I’m skeptical of passive learning. If you don’t write down what you’re hearing and learning, what the odds you remember it?
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Hearing Odds
If frequency with which you cite an education credential does not decrease over the course of your life, you’re not accomplishing very much.
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Accomplish Citing Decrease
Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.
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Expose Random
I to the We means that both the individual’s effort and the power of the network matter, and they work in tandem. Someone with no skill won’t get very far, no matter how strong the network.
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Mean
I have a broad range of interests, so I’ll always be working on something.
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Broads Range
Long-term goals are dangerous. They limit you. They hinder you from reacting to new conditions.
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Goal Limits Long

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