A Smart Bear: On Productivity

When to prioritize individual autonomy, and when to standardize for global optimization. —August 2024 | 2,200 words.

Fast, or Best? Choose your decision-making goal wisely, especially if you’re a natural perfectionist. —May 2017 | 500 words.

People love to say that getting “1% better per day” makes you 37x better after a year, but this obviously makes no sense. But 2x better is possible. —March 2009 | 1,100 words.

Is everyone working very hard, all the time, and yet accomplishing 1/10th of what it seems they should? Maybe this is why. —December 2015 | 900 words.

Startup founders undervalue their time. Here’s why you should act like it’s $1000/hr, and how it changes the decisions you make. —January 2012 | 700 words.