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The Messy Middle:
When the odds are against you, without revenue or margin to protect you, teams and relationships are different. It’s not work; it’s survival and self-discovery.
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004 |
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The Messy Middle:
…no extraordinary journey is linear. The notion of having a bold idea and making consistent incremental progress is impossible.
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004 |
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The Messy Middle:
Innovation has a nasty headwind, rarely a tailwind.
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011 |
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The Messy Middle:
Volatility is good for velocity. The faster you move and the more mistakes you make, the better your chances of learning and gaining the momentum you need to soar above competitors.
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014 |
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The Messy Middle:
…finishing should never be the end goal, and you shouldn’t aspire to ever feel truly ‘finished’; life loses value when challenge dissipates.
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016 |
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The Messy Middle:
Innovation has a nasty headwind, rarely a tailwind.
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017 |
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The Messy Middle:
The line between a big win and failure is thin. You can get the important stuff right and still lose by not enduring long enough.
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021 |
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The Messy Middle:
It is hard to summon a sense of hope and self-worth when you’re on your own. So you squeeze out any semblance of progress you can find, and then you celebrate it.
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025 |
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The Messy Middle:
Our addiction to short-term validation is so engrained that trying to defy it is hopeless. Accept this fact.
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027 |
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The Messy Middle:
Rather than fight the need for short-term rewards, you must hack your reward system to provide them.
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027 |
