I was running this morning – a bit of a slow, tired one – when someone came past in the other direction running with intent, with strength, and with pride. I changed my posture, lifted my pace a little, and…
Author: Stuart Patience
The short-enough term Of course, we need to think about the short term – without which there there can be no long term. You’ll need enough short-termism to get stuff done, and to stay alive. Long term But making things…
I’ve trying this thought experiment of trying not to use the words “us and them.” I’ve tried to say the sentence “those of us who voted for Trump,” which is a very difficult sentence to say, but if you say…
… of good things is as useful as discipline. If you enjoy it, you’re more likely to do it, and to do it more often, which will often lead to more and better results. What if, instead of working harder…
It’s much easier to look for something you’ve lost when you know it’s there: When you know that it exists When you know what it looks or sounds or feels like When you know that it really is in the…
This post is the fulfilment of one of this week’s 12 Week Year goals for DriverlessCroc. It’s a first draft of an Amazon-style press release used to develop a product. Pins with Flags On The landscape of building a small…
There comes a time with almost everything that you start losing concentration, making silly mistakes, and generally going crazy. It’s almost never a mistake to walk away – for ten minutes, for an hour, for a weekend – and do…
Here’s an attempt at 12 Week Year-style goal setting for DC. I’m trying to keep it simple, and haven’t gone deeply into unpacking my goals and vision because I’m already committed to them and happy with them – so this…
The Big Idea(s) You probably have an execution problem more than you have a planning problem. Stop trying to plan annually. Plan and execute in 12 week blocks to help you focus and shorten the feedback loop between plans and…
Could you? Have you? Who was it better for? Did you bring it – finished – to market in such a way that it reached people beyond its core audience (people like you in relation to this thing)? How consistently…