flâneur — a map of the web's best reading

Purity of heart: The ultimate effectiveness hack

mikeelias.substack.com · 770 words · saved by 1 readers

What are the odds you'll get an ice cream cone today? You’ll immediately notice this question is absurd. It's not about odds at all — it's about decisions. Will you go to Dairy Queen or not? You decide whether the odds are 0 or 100%.

Purity of heart: The ultimate effectiveness hack Mike Elias May 18, 2022 7 Share What are the odds you'll get an ice cream cone today? You’ll immediately notice this question is absurd. It's not about odds at all — it's about decisions. Will you go to Dairy Queen or not? You decide whether the odds are 0 or 100%. Apply the same logic to harder questions: What are the odds you'll become a rock star? What are the odds you'll solve fake news? Both of these aren't about odds, but about decisions. Will you do what it takes or not? Do you want it over and above every competing alternative, or not? W

Explore this link on the map →

saved by

related reading