Frameworks
One decision each, written as steps. Whether to stay, when to leave, which skill to learn next, which part of the business is the constraint.
- Manual vs automaticA manual business requires you to turn the levers; an automatic one runs, pays distributions and survives your absence.Whether you own a business or a job
- The 25-vs-45 AsymmetryFailing at twenty-five costs two years and buys a skill set.Whether to take the risk now or later
- The AscentSeven peaks from grinding after hours to being time rich: build skill, ask for access, earn the seat, win first clients, leave, grow, then sell or automate.Where you are, and what this rung costs
- The Exit PipelineLeaving a job is a pipeline with four stages: idea, first dollar, repeatable dollar, and a dollar that covers rent.When to actually leave
- The Four BottlenecksEvery business is limited by one of four things at a time: the offer, marketing, sales, or delivery.Which part of the business to work on
- The Handcuffs MatrixTwo questions sort any job into four outcomes: does it pay well, and does it teach you anything.Whether to stay in this job
- The Ownership LedgerEvery hour you spend produces something and somebody ends up owning it.Whether the thing in front of you builds something you hold, or something somebody else does.
- The Promise RatioSelf-confidence equals promises kept to yourself divided by promises made.Why you do not trust yourself
- The Replacement NumberNot savings.What has to be true before you go
- The Skill SorterTwo questions sort any skill: will people pay for it, and will it still matter in ten years.Which skill to learn next
- The Sunday NumberA goal with no weekly number is an open loop: you set it in January and feel bad in December.Why your goals never move