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@mikekarnj newsletter - June 2019

Productivity tip: Set aside an hour (or two) on Friday afternoon to clear out your inbox and write ou
@mikekarnj newsletter - June 2019
By Michael Karnjanaprakorn • Issue #62 • View online
Productivity tip: Set aside an hour (or two) on Friday afternoon to clear out your inbox and write out your priorities for the following week. It’ll allow you to relax over the weekend and be present.
In cultural news:
  1. Jay-Z is now a billionaire
  2. Jeff Koons ‘Rabbit’ Sets Auction Record for Most Expensive Work by Living Artist
  3. People are blaming Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight boxing upset on the Drake curse

✍️ Tweets
Michael Karnjanaprakorn
Things I value more today than I did five years ago: creative freedom, positive energy, deeper relationships, work flexibility, and personal time.
9:48 AM - 20 May 2019
Michael Karnjanaprakorn
"Slow down to move faster."

One of my favorite startup operating principles.
1:24 PM - 8 May 2019
Justin Kan
Every founder should aspire to live in their Zone of Genius: the things you love doing that give you energy.

Don't get trapped in your Zone of Excellence (the things you are great at but sap your energy). You will find yourself excelling at a job you hate.
10:36 AM - 22 May 2019
Justin Kan
CEOs: if you create a system that is successful, it doesn’t matter what part of that system you are doing yourself.

"The CEO's Job" is whatever makes the company successful, not some pre-specified set of responsibilities
11:43 PM - 21 May 2019
Garry()
It is shocking how often startups fail because of the personality flaws and deep seated childhood traumas of their founders and execs.

Get therapy. Get exec coaching. Do inner work.

It will save you if you let it. You’ll solve problems now and prevent problems in the future.
10:54 AM - 17 May 2019
Justin Kan
Nothing really matters, and that is a beautiful thing. Remember that you are just playing a game, and whatever you are obsessing over at this moment is just one turn of hundreds or thousands.
11:14 AM - 18 May 2019
Paul Graham
When I was a kid, I thought mistakes were simply bad, and to be avoided. As an adult I realized many problems are best solved by working in two phases, one in which you let yourself make mistakes, followed by a second in which you aggressively fix them.
12:34 PM - 2 Jun 2019
Norgard
A lack of product-market-fit is never solved with more features.
10:40 AM - 15 May 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
“6 weeks pregnant” = 2 weeks late on your period.

Most of the men writing these bills don’t know the first thing about a woman’s body outside of the things they want from it. It’s relatively common for a woman to have a late period + not be pregnant.

So this is a backdoor ban. https://t.co/xWd9GAj51b
12:28 AM - 8 May 2019
🔖 Articles
‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects - The New York Times
‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects - The New York Times
No one at the Pentagon is saying that the objects are extraterrestrial, but the Navy has issued new classified guidance for reporting unexplained aerial phenomena.
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When Evidence Says No, but Doctors Say Yes - The Atlantic
When Evidence Says No, but Doctors Say Yes - The Atlantic
Long after research contradicts common medical practices, patients continue to demand them and physicians continue to deliver. The result is an epidemic of unnecessary and unhelpful treatments.
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Everything should take 20 minutes | The Outline
Everything should take 20 minutes | The Outline
It’s the ideal amount of time for all tasks.
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📼 Video
ari ❼
why is this video of a sea of elementary school kids going HAM to old town road literally the funniest video i’ve ever seen in my whole life https://t.co/iXItFq50QG
11:08 PM - 29 May 2019
🕵️ Recommendations
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you’ll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But if you take a closer look at the world’s top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, you’ll find that early specialization is the exception, not the rule. 
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