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A Smart Bear: On Productivity

Individual efficiency vs administrative efficiency

When to prioritize individual autonomy, and when to standardize for global optimization. —August 2024 | 2,500 words.
Satisficing vs Maximizing

Fast, or Best? Choose your decision-making goal wisely, especially if you’re a natural perfectionist. —May 2017 | 500 words.
Double your productivity without more work or stress

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.
Your non-linear problem of 90% utilization

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.
Creating space

Do less, to create the space to be great. —January 2026 | 800 words.
What is the value of one hour of a startup founder’s time?

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 | 800 words.