Crazy Weeks & Regret Minimization
We’re gonna continue with another quicker, lighter, more summer-y sized post this week because the weather is STILL nice and life is short..as newsletters should be too.
You know those crazy weeks? When it doesn’t just rain but it pours? Life comes at you like a ton of bricks. Existential questions, family matters, whatever it is time kind of..stops. Triviality falls away and you get lost in the present. Miles away from work.
One of THOSE weeks. You know? Whether you’re leading the team or its a member of your team crazy weeks come for us all.
Bezos is going to space soon which seems like kind of a wild move as the CEO and soon to be Chairman of one of the largest companies on the planet. Such a journey to the stars has some risk associated with it. But not the greatest risk according to J.B.:
During one of those crazy weeks, if you have a minute, try to take a broader look at life and figure out what might you regret not doing? When you're questioning your place in the world or just how to get back on track perhaps try rolling out the regret minimization framework to re-calibrate.
And get minimizing.
Have a great sun filled week of summer and wish King Bezos safe travels to the stars on July 20th!
From the Internet:
Technology Saves the World by Marc Andreessen
Your CAC doesn’t matter by Jason Bornstein @ ForeRunner Ventures
Are we returning to the office? Or is the future remote? by Future / a16z
Seizing The Middle: Chess Strategy in Business by Farnam Street
Harder Than It Looks, Not As Fun as It Seems by Morgan Housel @ Collaborative Fund
Don’t Let Your Best Product Managers All Become People Managers Or Your Company Will Suffer by Hunter Walk @ Homebrew
Unicorn Market Cap, June 2021 (Almost Post-Pandemic Edition) by Elad Gill
Google Executives See Cracks in Their Company’s Success (paywall) by Daisuke Wakabayashi @ NYT
From Twitter:
Catch ya next week! -MC