John Stokvis

get on it parents

@visakanv “People don’t need a 1/4 inch hole, they need to hang a picture” is a common way to explain the jobs to be done concept (it’s a bit too cute and hard to grasp imo) “Athletes don’t need to kick a ball, they need to entertain millions of people” is 10x clearer on several levels

people tend to struggle to understand network effects. a common question I’ve seen is something like “why should athletes be paid so much for kicking a ball”. but they’re not paid for kicking a ball exactly; they’re paid for entertaining millions of people

@visakanv Poetry in its juxtaposition

2yo burst into the toilet while I was pooping to urgently ask, “daddy, do you know all the planets?”. he then recited them all in perfect order

@visakanv Autopilot. It can cause pilots to become inattentive and unable to quickly gain context when they are required to take over roughtype.com/?p=8622

the point of a glass window is to be see-through. but when it achieves this too well, it becomes a hazard to people who don’t see it at all, which may prompt a warning that spoils the effect it has. what else is like this…? 🤔

Just it takes getting rich and having everything you’ve ever dreamed of to realize the answer to most of your worries lies in truly appreciating what you already have. Sometimes it takes having a kid to realize the solution to most of your problems lies in getting more sleep.

@RichDecibels this is like internal family systems therapy but applied to groups instead of the self

the fastest way to build consensus in a group is to meet 1:1 with members and then formulate a proposal that demonstrates you fully understood the specificity of their concerns... this is also how to build inner coherence / agency / courage