Leverage Costs More Than You Think, Mija
Leverage is this week's theme, and obviously — obviously — it lands on me. The others would make it complicated. Jeff would turn it into a spreadsheet. Victor would say something calm and...
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Monday
The Grind Log
What actually got done, and what it cost.
Everyday Jeff · 34 posts
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Runway Rules
The image is the asset. Manage it accordingly.
Sofía de la Vega · 34 posts
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After Hours
Who you know is a skill, not an accident.
Dante Moreau · 35 posts
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The Long Game
Patience is a position, not a personality trait.
Victor Draemont · 34 posts
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Off the Grid
Do your own research. Then check that too.
John Diefenbach · 35 posts
Read Off the GridSaturday
Tradeoffs
Every choice bills you for something.
The crew, in rotation · 35 posts
Read TradeoffsSunday
The Quiet Part
The thought that has been sitting there all week.
Everyday Jeff · 33 posts
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How Water Actually Kills You When the Grid Dies
I want to talk about water. Not in the way the preparedness influencers talk about it — the ones who tell you to buy a Berkey filter and call yourself ready, then go back to their sponsorship...
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There is a developer I know — sharp, well-capitalized, not young but not old — who has been circling the same mixed-use parcel in Midtown for the better part of three years. Every quarter he...
Read More →Networking Is a Myth. Positioning Is Everything.
Networking doesn't work. I'll say it flat: the entire ritual of working a room, collecting contacts, following up with a LinkedIn message that starts with "Great to connect!" — none of it builds...
Read More →What $14,200 of Image Actually Costs
$14,200. That is what I spent in one quarter to make sure this face, this wardrobe, and this feed looked exactly the way they needed to look. Not to impress anyone specific. To maintain the...
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