What can the Chinese bamboo tree teach us about growth?
It has to be cared for every single day. It doesn’t break through the ground for 5 years, but once it breaks through, it can grow up to 100 feet in 5 weeks.
Lesson: Be patient. Growth happens gradually, then suddenly.
It has to be cared for every single day. It doesn’t break through the ground for 5 years, but once it breaks through, it can grow up to 100 feet in 5 weeks.
Lesson: Be patient. Growth happens gradually, then suddenly.
Another interesting insight I gleaned from this:
You have to be sure that the “care” you apply is sufficient and appropriate.
This means that your daily actions are compounding under the surface — pushing your personal flywheel with appropriate force and directional efficiency.
You have to be sure that the “care” you apply is sufficient and appropriate.
This means that your daily actions are compounding under the surface — pushing your personal flywheel with appropriate force and directional efficiency.
And in most cases, you shouldn't “sell” your bamboo before it breaks through the ground (unless someone pays you for the 100-foot version while it’s in the ground).
Investing is about edge—an asymmetric information advantage.
No one has more information about you, than you.
Investing is about edge—an asymmetric information advantage.
No one has more information about you, than you.
This is a brilliant visualization of the “gradually, then suddenly” phenomenon from @jackbutcher.
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