Trevor McKendrick - How to do things

Hi all,

A thing I’ve learned many times, and have seen happen in the world, is that you can just decide to do something.

You can decide to get in shape.

You can decide to start whatever insane business.

You can decide to work for the company you’ve dreamed of working for.

“This is who I am, this is what I’m about.”

It feels so trite writing these words.

But I want to balance out the overwhelming voice of the world that you don’t have agency, that much of life is chance, that there’s not really anything you can do.

It’s just wrong. It is. The people who believe they can do something are the ones who do something. And the causal arrow runs from the 1st half of that sentence into the 2nd.

The causal arrow starts inside your mind, with what you believe about the world, and what you believe about yourself.

If you don’t believe the world is malleable then you won’t try to change it.

If you believe the world is entirely changeable to your own whims & desires, you might not be 100% correct but you will affect far more change & get much more of what you want than the person who believes the opposite.

Once every part of your life is aligned around a goal, the odds of success are not 100% but they are far higher than what the world would tell you.

Trevor

Just a few things I’m wondering lately (tweet)

Daniel Gross writes about what could change in the world thanks to AI.

How to do things if you’re not that smart and don’t have any talent (newsletter)

A great example of things that take little to no skill but that you can simply choose to do and be.

I have no idea what I’m doing, but that’s never stopped me before (tweet)

Good reminder

“Honestly, most of running something (team, business, etc). Is locking yourself in a room with a blank spreadsheet and making a simple matrix that simplifies your challenges and objectives, assigning someone as an owner, and setting a few metrics that define success.” - Private tweet from Davis Bell

My First Million on hanging out with Mr. Beast for a few days (podcast)

You’re getting sold to a bit but still a fun listen.

The DEI industry needs to check its privilege (article)

Self recommending. From The Atlantic.

Tyler Cowen podcast with Dwarkesh

Dwarkesh’s podcast is one of my new favorites.

Here’s his first interview of Tyler from 2022, which I enjoyed even more.

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