The Foundation Tax: The High Cost of Skipping the Basics.
There is a law in construction: You cannot build a penthouse on a foundation of mud. Yet, in the career world, everyone is trying to build the penthouse first. Junior
There is a law in construction: You cannot build a penthouse on a foundation of mud. Yet, in the career world, everyone is trying to build the penthouse first. Junior
We are conditioned to compete. From the school classroom to the corporate boardroom, we are trained that if there is a game, we must try to win it. But the
In the legacy world, we are taught to optimize for Convenience. We want the “Cheap and Fast” version of everything—coffee, software, relationships, and business growth. This is the Renter’s Habit.
In the legacy world, we use mirrors for surface-level adjustments. We check our hair, our clothes, and our weight. This is the Renter’s Reflection—an obsession with external presentation while the
Mediocrity is not a choice; it is the Default Setting. In physics, Escape Velocity is the minimum speed needed for an object to break free from the gravitational attraction of
There is a profound difference between not knowing something and not knowing that you don’t know it. The first is a temporary state of Incompetence; the second is a permanent
In the legacy world, people get “Stuck.” They get stuck in the devastation of failure, replaying the story of what went wrong. Or, more dangerously, they get stuck in the
We like to think our desires are authentic. “I want to be a lawyer because I love justice.” “I want a Ferrari because I appreciate engineering.” Science says you are
You spend a lot of time doing “meta-activities” for the projects you take on. Those activities include excuses, clarifications, preparing status reports, saving your back, and alike. The better the confidence in the craft, the lesser the meta-activities. Note to self: – Keep collaboration as your default; your biz is healthy – Keep negotiation as your default; your biz is not (healthy)#dhandhekafunda