The profound power of progress

I believe we all have enormous untapped potential.

Most people underestimate their ability to make significant progress and build new neural pathways QUICKLY with a short amount of focused effort.

I've seen the incredible power of consistent progress firsthand.

Imagine focusing for just 10 minutes a day to a skill you want to improve. By "focus," I mean intense, distraction-free concentration. Over a year, that adds up to 60 focused hours. Do you doubt your ability to dramatically improve skills with 60 focused hours?

Consistent progress compounds and builds intrinsic motivation.

plans are useless...

But planning is everything.

In business: no business plan survives first contact with customers.

In tech: no plan survives first contact with users.

In boxing: everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.

Plans are useless if you aren't ready to go with the flow. Planning is critical.

mastering emotionally charged debates

No matter how intensely people disagree, there is a basic premise upon which both sides agree.

Even on polarizing topics like gun control, the extremes on each side both want to live in a world where peaceful, honest, innocent people are protected from bad people with guns. The "how" is the debate. It's what's difficult, nuanced, emotionally charged, and can quickly lead to non-constructive personal attacks.

One way to make progress in disagreements is to keep the "golden premise" (the thing you all agree on) center stage. Continuing to reference what you DO agree on reminds both sides that they share a common interest.