B2B tech founder building for the rental RE industry @ Rhenti | Shopify Product alum | Torontonian | Anti-hype, but also not very chill | High five 🖐️
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Erin Chan retweeted
As a neuroscientist, here are 7 ways to trick your brain into doing difficult things:
1. Shrink the task to just two minutes.
Your brain resists big commitments. So don't make one.
- "Work out" → do one exercise.
- "Clean the house" → pick up three items.
Wasn't initially interested in the 'was the $ worth it' question, but scroll on to read the solid life lessons recap from this interview.
Erin Chan retweeted
People who don't challenge you on your own bad habits, aren't your friends.
A lot of mediocrity is built by those who cheer behaviors that sell yourself short.
People who dare to tell you the truth - who see more & root for more - are probably the better friend.
Erin Chan retweeted
Here are some of my thoughts on motivation, confidence, and how the small things play out over time....in a recent conversation with @shaneparrish.
The little actions you take (or don't) have significant internal impacts.
Erin Chan retweeted
The future of tech companies will be lean, high-performing teams, which doesn't mean People + Culture work is less important now that folks aren't blitzscaling — it's more important bc identifying, recruiting, + developing your talent + culture matters more with no room to hide.
Erin Chan retweeted
Growth is not:
• won a pitch competition/award
• received a grant/credits
• added # of employees/advisors
• nominated Top # Under #
Growth is:
• # of new customers
• $ of new revenue
• % of new marketshare
• # of products/updates shipped
Erin Chan retweeted
One of your primary jobs as a leader is the removal of ambiguity. This will put you in a position where you feel like you're often:
1) Repeating yourself
2) Stating the obvious
3) Asking stupid questions
4) Relaying messages
5) Verifying claims
It doesn't matter. Keep doing it.
Erin Chan retweeted
The value of reading, and of writing things down that we read, or hear, cannot be overstated. Two expert guests (who specialize in speech and memory) on the Huberman Lab podcast explained that when we read text or listen to something and then write key aspects/takeaways down by hand- not typing, it engages our motor control centers in ways that deeply embed that information to our memory. Taking notes, however cursory, turns out to be the best way to remember and implement information later.
