My principles.

These are my collection of principles that I try to optimise for. They're incomplete, occasionally wrong, and updated whenever experience proves them wrong.

Time and work

  • Money should be used to buy time, not things.

  • You should have a wide funnel, and a tight filter. Let anything in to check it out, but throw it out quickly if it’s not worth your while.

  • The best way to know what you think is to write it down. 

  • You shouldn't be proud of what you consume, only of what you build.

  • Despite how it may appear, no one has everything figured out. We're all playing this game for the first time.

  • You'll learn a lot more by building the wrong thing than thinking about the perfect one. Start early, refine, and know when to pivot.

  • Let many things interest you, but few things claim your attention. One serious bet at a time.

  • Not all valuable time needs an output. Leave room to walk, wander, and be bored.

Family & relationships

  • Raise children to be curious, generous, resilient, and active.

  • Be someone your children choose to spend time with.

  • You can't take anything with you, but you can choose what you leave behind.

  • Try to not shy away from making the hard decision or saying the difficult thing, but always do both with kindness.

Health

  • Avoid sugar before lunch.

  • Work to be fit enough to never have to say no.

  • Drink only water in the first waking hour.