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The best performers I know have one thing in common: obsession.

Life is work.

Work is life.
What a remarkable paragraph.

Stories about world-class mathematicians always seem to carry this theme of obsession.
Starting at age two, Tiger Woods practiced for two hours per day.

He didn’t just compete against people.

He competed against history.
Two other examples:

1) Every talented drummer I’ve met is always tapping their fingers, as if they’re making a beat.

2) The best venture capitalists I know never stop looking for new ideas.

3) The best entrepreneurs I know are perpetually unsatisfied with the status quo.
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I wrote about the rise of Audience-First Products.

In it, I summarize the three-step process companies are using to build them.

1) Build an audience

2) Build a product

3) Scale with software and contractors

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Step 1: Build an Audience

People are taught to hunt down interesting people, ideas, and opportunities.

But masters of the Internet attract them.

Sharing ideas pulls in like-minded people, who double as a feedback loop to make you smarter and more interesting.
Step 2: Build a Product

Once you’ve built an audience, focus on the second step of delivering a product to them.

Nearly every service could be delivered with more joy, in a more efficient manner.

Study any industry for long enough and you’ll find opportunities to improve it.
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My favorite neighborhoods in New York have the same features.

• Cars drive slowly
• Narrow streets
• Tree-lined sidewalks
• Neighborhoods are zoned for apartments and commercial use

Oh, and extra points for cobble-stone streets.

We already know how to build great cities.
I think the ultimate ideal is big cities with lots of little neighborhoods.

Big cities give you access, serendipity, and economic opportunities.

Little neighborhoods give you walkability and relationships with your neighbors.

Public transportation is the key ingredient.
Helping people move to cities is the lowest piece of low-hanging fruit in society.

But too many cities lack community, which makes people feel isolated.

As a society, we should spend much more time studying cities — and how we can make them feel homey.

perell.com/blog/grow-the-…
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@david_perell
How to build an online brand: Create your own territory.

1) Pick a unique intersection of ideas.

2) Start writing about it.

3) Add some style and personality.

Best of all, there is unlimited territory on the Internet.

A global audience is waiting for you.

Start writing.
You want to be known as the best thinker on a skill, genre, or topic.

Find the unique intersection of your knowledge, personality, and skills that nobody else can compete with.

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The Internet rewards unique people.

Resist every temptation to write about what other people are already writing about.

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A short thread on #work...

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Here's what I learned in over 2 decades of running projects - many organisations underestimate the personal drive, loyalty and sense of responsibility that is required. They assume process makes projects run. No. Character does. Projects are run by humans with value systems.
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