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First Moves

The first moments cost more than the later ones. When a task in the present unlocks a cascade of work that other people do on our behalf, the worth of process time increases and becomes harder to measure.

There are two kinds of work:

  • The first is hands-on, immersive, and creative, like writing or designing. This is solo, creative work that is usually your most important work.
  • Hands-off, process work that enables other people to do work. This seems less important since it’s more managerial, but since it enables other people to do their work it’s worth doing first.

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"The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time." - Lincoln

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