Before we begin, here’s what’s new:
The 2025 Annual Letter: Focus, Tradeoffs, and Capping Downside Risk
Next, here are a few short thoughts this week.
Money
1
Focus is a state you exist in when you finally become confident in who you are. When you say “this is who I am. These are the people I want to be around. This is the work I’m best designed to do, dammit, and it’s all I’m doing.
-From the 2025 Annual Letter
2
The key to building a valuable community isn’t attracting thousands of passive followers. It’s finding people who already love being active community participants.
If you want engagement, find people who are already engaging elsewhere.
–From How to Grow Social Media from Nothing (or, basically nothing)
3
This is the BEST framework I’ve ever heard about quick decision-making.
Every decision is either a:
-Hat (try on and take off)
-Haircut (you’re stuck with for a while)
-Tattoo (permanent)
From James Clear:
“Most decisions are like hats. Try one, and if you don’t like it, put it back and try another. The cost of a mistake is low, so move quickly and try a bunch of hats.
Some decisions are like haircuts. You can fix a bad one, but it won’t be quick, and you might feel foolish for a while. That said, don’t be scared of a bad haircut. Trying something new is usually a risk worth taking. If it doesn’t work out, by this time next year, you will have moved on, and so will everyone else.
A few decisions are like tattoos. Once you make them, you have to live with them. Some mistakes are irreversible. Maybe you’ll move on for a moment, but then you’ll glance in the mirror and be reminded of that choice all over again. Even years later, the decision leaves a mark. When you’re dealing with an irreversible choice, move slowly and think carefully.”
Health
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Normalize rearranging your schedule to fit workout time.
Normalize building your day around your workouts.
Normalize making planned workouts non-negotiable.
-Credit: Andrew Coates
Relationships
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Prioritize social depth over breadth. A few true friends outweigh countless weak connections.
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www.theptdc.com/articles/5-reps-Dec-12-2025
-Jon
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