The Curiosity Chronicle: On Patience, Standing Out, & More
Episode V - Brought to you by Capchase!
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Without further ado, here’s Episode V of The Curiosity Chronicle!
One Quote:
“Patience is a competitive advantage. In a surprising number of fields, you can find success if you are simply willing to do the reasonable thing longer than most people.” - James Clear
I would add that it is about patience and tolerance for uncertainty. If you can wait longer and weather more uncertainty than others, you tend to win.
By the way, if you aren’t subscribed to James Clear’s newsletter, you’re doing this whole life thing wrong.
One Tweet:
Ana Fabrega nailed it with this one. Our education system was designed for the Industrial Age - it was an assembly line to crank out workers to run our factories. But we are in the Digital Age - creativity and innovation win the day. It’s time to rebuild an education system that fosters those skills in our children!
(Note: Ana has me convinced - I’m sending my future kids to Synthesis School.)
One Article
The Sports Gambler Who Turned $700k Into $300M
This article was a quick read on the fascinating story of Matthew Benham, a sports gambler turned club owner who used advanced analytics to rewrite the book on how to build a profitable soccer franchise.
Joe Pompliano has carved out an awesome niche writing daily about the intersection of business, finance, and sports. Intrigued? You should subscribe to his newsletter.
One Podcast:
Business Wars: Domino's Pizza - Small Business Stories
I don’t know about you, but I had never heard the founding story of Domino’s until I listened to this podcast. It was awesome. So many twists and turns - a great example of the old adage that success is anything but a straight line.
Listen to it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Question for the audience: How do you surface great new podcasts? What is the best podcast discovery mechanism? Tweet your answers to @sahilbloom!
One Bonus:
If this doesn’t bring you back to your childhood, nothing will. I was so damn good at tag back in the day (seriously, ask any of my friends!) - I might just drop everything and make a comeback…
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Until next time, stay curious, friends!
A terrific email. Tremendous value add. Thank you Sahil.
Both Ms. Fab and you nailed it again this week. Thanks!