Structure drives behaviour
(Excerpt from Monday Musings 6 Dec 2021 by David Perell) Every industry has a map. Not a literal map, but a cognitive one filled with different skills needed to make money and produce products. Because of this, building...
December 7, 2021|
Strategy, Structure drives behaviour, Success
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(Excerpt from Crony Beliefs by Kevin Simler) I contend that the best way to understand all the crazy beliefs out there — aliens, conspiracies, and all the rest — is to analyze them as crony beliefs. Beliefs that...
January 1, 2021|
Map Is Not Territory, Structure drives behaviour
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(Extracted from No B. S. Direct Marketing by Dan Kennedy) one of the Disney Imagineers we met was in charge of “fixing confusion.” At any spot in any of the parks where there was a noticeable slowing of movement...
January 17, 2020|
Structure drives behaviour
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(Extracted from The Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant) I made a point of reading the referee’s handbook. One of the rules I gleaned from it was that each referee has a designated slot where he is supposed to be on...
December 10, 2019|
Structure drives behaviour
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(Extracted from Atomic Habits by James Clear) The primary axis of the Americas runs from north to south. That is, the landmass of North and South America tends to be tall and thin rather than wide and fat. The same...
October 26, 2019|
Nonlinearity, Resistance, Structure drives behaviour
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(Extracted from Atomic Habits by James Clear) We don’t choose our earliest habits, we imitate them. We follow the script handed down by our friends and family, our church or school, our local community and...
October 8, 2019|
Structure drives behaviour
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(Extracted from Bloomberg on Bloomberg) I’ve always believed that management’s ability to influence work habits through edict is limited. Ordering something gets it done, perhaps. When you turn your back,...
October 4, 2019|
Execution, Structure drives behaviour
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(Extracted from Atomic Habits by James Clear) People often choose products not because of what they are, but because of where they are. If I walk into the kitchen and see a plate of cookies on the counter, I’ll...
September 27, 2019|
Structure drives behaviour
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