"Often the decision to alter a particular path comes with sunk cost. Are you willing to admit being wrong about a particular theory of the world? Well, maybe you were right about the theory of the world. Then, the world changed." — this this this. such a gorg articulation of the mindset required to pivot. excited to read what comes next!
I was listening to your podcast appearance and it reminded me of a few podcasts I listened to of Dr. Gio Valiante. Very different subject area as he focuses on performance psychology in golfers and institutional investors, but he was talking about being "obsessed with people operating on the tail end of the curve" or different edge cases. I can't remember if you used the same term but it struck me as very similar to your thinking as I was listening to you speak.
I also find this related to Rick Rubin. It strikes me that lot of performance psychology, investing in founders, and what Rick Rubin does as a sort of vibes consultant are essentially the same thing.
My last thought. Nietzsche talks about the becoming vs the mere maintenance of life. I think that's underlying in so much of this. Some of us are just obsessed with the becoming, not even in the strict personal sense. We are obsessed with the becoming in general, in society, in other people.
Loved this!!! The pivot can be so hard but sometimes doing so is the best thing for us. Perhaps we owe it to ourselves to entertain and explore that curiosity ❤️❤️❤️
"Often the decision to alter a particular path comes with sunk cost. Are you willing to admit being wrong about a particular theory of the world? Well, maybe you were right about the theory of the world. Then, the world changed." — this this this. such a gorg articulation of the mindset required to pivot. excited to read what comes next!
Wanted to share a thread I've picked up on.
I was listening to your podcast appearance and it reminded me of a few podcasts I listened to of Dr. Gio Valiante. Very different subject area as he focuses on performance psychology in golfers and institutional investors, but he was talking about being "obsessed with people operating on the tail end of the curve" or different edge cases. I can't remember if you used the same term but it struck me as very similar to your thinking as I was listening to you speak.
I also find this related to Rick Rubin. It strikes me that lot of performance psychology, investing in founders, and what Rick Rubin does as a sort of vibes consultant are essentially the same thing.
My last thought. Nietzsche talks about the becoming vs the mere maintenance of life. I think that's underlying in so much of this. Some of us are just obsessed with the becoming, not even in the strict personal sense. We are obsessed with the becoming in general, in society, in other people.
Thanks for all your writing.
Best wishes for this new turn in your writing journey.
loved this! it really is a long process to find your life's work, a lot of fine-tuning
excited for your next turn!
Loved this!!! The pivot can be so hard but sometimes doing so is the best thing for us. Perhaps we owe it to ourselves to entertain and explore that curiosity ❤️❤️❤️
absolutely love this!!!!
Hi Nix, I noticed that the hyperlink to the olympus "sold" word is same as the slack story link.
Thank you for writing this article though, I loved reading it