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Calmness is a superpower
As a kid, my dad worked as a firefighter.
Nov 18, 2023
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Keagan Stokoe
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February 2023
Why do so many people become accountants?
Risk is the price you pay for a shot at greatness
Feb 27, 2023
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Keagan Stokoe
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Lessons from Sam Altman: On Belief, Ambition, and High-Impact Careers
"Sam Altman can't be stopped by such flimsy rules. If he wants to be on this list, he's going to be… there are a few people with such force of will that…
Feb 2, 2023
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Keagan Stokoe
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Lessons from Sam Altman: On Belief, Ambition, and High-Impact Careers
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January 2023
The Case for Career Breaks
Our goals and desires change over time. It doesn't make sense to commit to a career for 40+ years based on a decision you made as a naive teenager.
Jan 6, 2023
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Keagan Stokoe
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November 2022
Stop Being a Non-Player Character
"...there are multiple paths to follow. You can take back doors and skip levels and move quicker than you think. Progress isn’t linear. You don’t have…
Nov 11, 2022
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Keagan Stokoe
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Altitude Shifting
“Underrated skill for founders: Altitude shifting. People are often either good at high-level strategy or atomic-level execution, but rarely both."
Nov 4, 2022
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Keagan Stokoe
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October 2022
In Relentless Pursuit of Genuine Interest
"...but I think it’s about more than that. I think it’s about finding the things that light you up inside so much that you can’t help but dive in and do…
Oct 28, 2022
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Keagan Stokoe
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Planning is the Cousin of Procrastination
"Mediocre founders spend a lot of time talking about grand plans, but they never make a decision."
Oct 14, 2022
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Keagan Stokoe
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Planning is the Cousin of Procrastination
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Everyone's Making It Up
"That’s the hard thing about hard things—there is no formula for dealing with them.”
Oct 7, 2022
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Keagan Stokoe
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September 2022
Startups are built by generalists and scaled by specialists
“Bill is basically unimaginative and has never invented anything, which is why I think he’s more comfortable now in philanthropy than technology. He…
Sep 30, 2022
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Keagan Stokoe
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Startups are built by generalists and scaled by specialists
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Belief Before Ability
"A lesson that repeats across all of these stories is that almost every great founder had a ridiculous amount of persistence."
Sep 23, 2022
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Keagan Stokoe
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On Making Better Career Decisions
The goal isn't to look smart the whole way. Better to look dumb for a bit, but genius at some point, than look merely decent the whole way by taking the…
Sep 16, 2022
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Keagan Stokoe
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