Today at a Glance:
Quote: No decision = Immediate No
Reading: Towel Hooks
Podcast: Becoming a better writer
Tweet: Translating emails
Product: Ninja Creami
#QUOTE
"If you can't decide, the answer is No." -- Naval Ravikant
Think fast, and make quick decisions. Embrace the power of decisiveness, leverage intuition, and understand the decision at hand rather than sitting on it.
This quote is not only about saying no to indecision, but its about embracing a mindset rooted in intuition versus overanalyzing things. Often times, your intuition guides you, leading a more deliberate life. Not every opportunity deserves a yes.
#READING
Hooks, towel bars, and software
//hey.com
Towel hooks are simple, and can't be used wrong, while towel bars are single-use, take up space, and are painful to use. You want to look for towel hooks rather than towel bars in product development.
There is value in doing less, but better. Things that people definitely don't screw up.
Towel bars are so easy to mess up. Lopsided, hang from it and it breaks, effort to fold the towel, and don't get me started on the space.
Towel hooks on the other hand, are so simple to use, simply throw it on there, and done. The only drawback is the towels might not dry as well, but its 90% of the way there.
Often times, customers want a 90% solution with 50% effort/cost. These are towel hooks.
#PODCASTS
Become A Better Writer in 60 Minutes (Masterclass)
//mfm
The Cashflow King with Jason Fried
//mfm
Some highlights:
Founder letters > Landing pages
Why you shouldn't have goals
You should allow yourself time to wander
#TWEET
The best tweet ever (link). On how to translate common email messages.
Building a product is like running a marathon with a backpack (link)
Everything is an experiment (link)
The cheap option is always the most expensive one (link) or as I like to say: save now, pay later (SNPL).
Dopamine culture (link)
Personal trainer analysis with Gemini (link)
The most important rule for life: Don’t complain about anything (link)
#PRODUCT
//ninja
Ugh, I've been resisting to get this thing for a while now, and surprisingly, I didn't find it on TikTok like everyone else. This thing takes up a ton of space and it is very much a single-use gadget, which I am very against--but oh man, was it worth it.
I tried making ice cream in my Vitamix with a Ninja Creami recipe and it went OK.
I bit the bullet and purchased this thing from Costco and I'm hooked.
It makes better ice cream than ice cream shops and the recipe I made was 240 calories with 50g of protein (wtf!?). So this is one of my favorite purchases so far.
I don't know how long it will last, Ninja isn't known for their reliability, so definitely get it from Costco if you do.
Come over for a try and I'll convince you to get one (Ninja, plz give me affiliate, jk)