Kevin

The hardest part about being a founder is when people ask what you do for a living. They won’t get it. You work hard all day on a delusional dream. Everyone else thinks you’re boring. Or maybe even insane. But you know that it’s all gonna be worth it in the end.

The opposite of distraction is NOT focus. It's traction. I was listening to a talk by @nireyal when I realized this: Distraction pulls you away from your plans. Traction pulls you toward it. Stop fighting distraction. Start building traction.

I don't care how big of a founder you are If you wake up at 5-6 AM because some guru told you it means you're disciplined you're not as intelligent as you think

Do you work with your phone right next to you? You’re cutting the amount of work you get done by 50% if you do. And no, I didn’t pull that stat out of my ass. A 2017 study found that simply having a phone on the desk reduced performance by roughly half (even when the phone’s powered off lol) Why? The "brain-drain effect": Your phone drains your cognitive capacity because your brain wastes energy resisting it. So don't be dumb. Keep that damn phone out of sight (and out of mind).