Want to be a successful founder in 2023?
Try being dumber.
Disagree? Bring that big brain and follow along. πππ
Try being dumber.
Disagree? Bring that big brain and follow along. πππ
We all know them: that friend that's super successful.
Absolutely killing it. Constantly improving.
There's just one problem:
They're dumb as rocks.
Absolutely killing it. Constantly improving.
There's just one problem:
They're dumb as rocks.
"How do they do it?" we ask ourselves. "I'm so much smarter than them!"
But what if they're not successful despite their intelligence, but because of it?
But what if they're not successful despite their intelligence, but because of it?
Startup culture is obsessed with intelligence.
Big-name founders like Musk, Zuckerberg, and Page have based their entire personal brands around their Nerd credentials.
But raw intelligence isn't what made them successful.
Big-name founders like Musk, Zuckerberg, and Page have based their entire personal brands around their Nerd credentials.
But raw intelligence isn't what made them successful.
The truth is, being smart can hurt as much as it can help.
We assume that the more processing power we have up there, the more we can accomplish.
But that's not true.
We assume that the more processing power we have up there, the more we can accomplish.
But that's not true.
IQ only correlates with success if we're capable of directing all those neurons at the tasks in front of us.
And that's where most of us fail miserably.
And that's where most of us fail miserably.
Smart people tend to overthink things.
We tend to obsess over minute details, and often miss the forest for the trees.
We don't just want to know that a business tactic works.
We want to know why it works.
We tend to obsess over minute details, and often miss the forest for the trees.
We don't just want to know that a business tactic works.
We want to know why it works.
That big-brained obsession with details can lead to incredible insight.
It can also cause us to spend weeks deliberating on what should be a quick decision.
It can also cause us to spend weeks deliberating on what should be a quick decision.
In one of myΒ #ship30for30Β sessions the other day, one of my shipmates was commiserating about how hard it was for her to write every day.
"I just feel like I'm not smart enough," she said.
But you know who never thinks that?
Dumb people.
"I just feel like I'm not smart enough," she said.
But you know who never thinks that?
Dumb people.
While we geniuses obsess over our intelligence, your average person is just executing.
They're not researching, analyzing, or synthesizing.
They're just doing.
They're not researching, analyzing, or synthesizing.
They're just doing.
So next time you see that person whose killing it with half your IQ, don't lament that your success doesn't match your brain power.
Just be dumber.
π If you want to see daily examples of just how dumb a person can really be, follow me here :P π
Just be dumber.
π If you want to see daily examples of just how dumb a person can really be, follow me here :P π
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