“Sun Tzu said the same thing many centuries ago: "The more possibilities you present to the enemy, the more diffuse he is forced to become. The more diffuse he becomes, the more difficult it is for him to concentrate sufficiently… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share Image
“Third-order consequences: Toyota winds up with the highest quality rates, lowest defect rates, and most efficient factories in the world.” — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
“The foreman carpenter allots his men work according to their ability. Floor layers, makers of sliding doors, thresholds and lintels, ceilings and so on.… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
“It really actually doesn't take much time to run small experiments, and the payoff is greater levels of energy and more thriving across your… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
“start with a baseline of how often a habit or practice atrophies or breaks down, and then you start stacking up advantages to increase… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
“People who live at subsistence level want first things to be put first. They are not particularly interested in freedom of religion, freedom of… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
“ENTRAINMENT IS STUPIDLY EASY TO DO It’s stupidly easy to start doing entrainment for yourself. You pick a single type of action,… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
“That’s where operational skill comes in. It’s about those seemingly basic but utterly critical skills: scheduling, planning things out, communicating, checking and making adjustments… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
“First-order consequences of Prohibition: alcohol is made illegal, legitimate producers of alcohol go out of business, decrease in drinking. Second-order consequences of Prohibition:… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
“The first is one that I’ve been surprised to see many top performers independently arrive at: wake up at least 3+ hours before your… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
“When things are going poorly or going excellently, one’s judgment tends to get compromised and it becomes harder to think clearly. You need to… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
“To modernize it a bit, lavish and excessive benefits during boom times won’t be remembered enough if you ask for pay cuts or do… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
“You can eat before you go out to a restaurant so you’re not hungry.” — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
“No matter how hard I try, I produce better work when I’m healthier, planned, and my environment is set up correctly. Yes, you can… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
“Intelligence is the decisive factor in planning guerrilla operations. Where is the enemy? In what strength? What does he propose to do? What is… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share
