A Simple Idea Taken Seriously and Leveraging Automation + Outsourcing
Hey friends, happy Sunday!
Not much to update you on this week, I'm currently finishing up a few projects and laying the foundations for my personal site + youtube channel [just bought this camera so I have some learning to do] with the intention of launching things by next weekend :)
Let's get into the filter!
A Simple Idea Taken Seriously and Leveraging Automation + Outsourcing
This week I spent a lot of time working on a client project for a health tech startup and couldn't stop thinking about some really interesting ideas:
1. One big idea - It's easy to constantly be searching for new ideas, you always feel like the next book will bring the idea that changes everything when in reality all you need to do is take one idea incredibly seriously.
“Take a simple idea and take it seriously.” - Charlie Munger
When you commit to taking one idea seriously you start to find your edge. You understand everything surrounding the idea and unleash the ability to do great work.
Setting constraints can seem limiting at first. But constraints are needed for creative problem-solving. Taking one idea seriously helps to prevent you from spreading yourself too thin.
I'm still working on exactly what that idea is for me. Currently, it's in the realm of focusing on the power of the internet to harness creativity, entrepreneurship, learning & self-development.
2. Automate or Outsource - As I was setting up the automations' for this website it got me thinking about the possibility of a post covid entrepreneurship boom.
With the rollout of the vaccine for covid-19 starting this week it looks like the pandemic may be finally coming to an end.
Millions of people are re-thinking their careers and starting to see that a "safe" job really isn't all that safe.
Over the next 5-10 years, I believe we will start to see a lot more solopreneur type businesses with small teams building immensely profitable and agile companies.
Automation and outsourcing will be at the heart of these businesses.
Tools like Zapier, platforms like Upwork, and outlets like Youtube, Tik Tok and Twitter mean that teams of 1-2 people today can build businesses that would have required 50 people just 20 years ago.
The next wave of successful entrepreneurs will utilise armies of robots, freelancers, and build small teams of high performers to make a massive impact.
There has never been a better time in history to start a business.
Here are this week's finds:
Building an Antilibrary: The Power of Unread Books
(Article)
I love buying books but I always buy them faster than I can read them. In the past I'd always feel bad thinking that I needed to finish the books I already have before buying more. But this article frames the power of unread books in a compelling way.
"The goal of an antilibrary is not to collect books you have read so you can proudly display them on your shelf; instead, it is to curate a highly personal collection of resources around themes you are curious about. Instead of a celebration of everything you know, an antilibrary is an ode to everything you want to explore."
(Article)
If you're looking for a little more on finding your one big idea this article from David Perell has some great examples of people following their one idea and taking it seriously.
Jerry Seinfeld on The Tim Ferriss Show
(Podcast)
This podcast episode with Jerry Seinfeld was fascinating to listen to. Jerry Seinfeld talks about his systems, methods and routines for success.
His philosophy for doing great work focuses heavily on just doing the work every single day, something easily overlooked.
“ The mind is infinite in wisdom, the brain is a stupid little dog that is easily trained”
End Notes
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Have a great Sunday,
- Stephen