Dickie Bush Quotes

Work like a lion, not like a cow.

Cows graze on grass for 10 hours/day.

Lions patiently observe, spot their target, then relentlessly sprint to catch it. Then, they rest again.

Work in extremes. Be fully on or fully off.

Be mindful of multiplying by zero.

• Ideas without action = 0
• Great product with no marketing = 0
• Five-star kitchen with a flooded bathroom = 0
• 10 years of 20% returns, one year of blowups = 0

Too much consuming, not enough creating.

You’re stuck because you dramatically underestimate the intensity required to grow.

The top idea in your mind is where your mind will wander if it's left to wander.

Make sure the idea that keeps popping up is the one you want to keep popping up.

Niches don't mean small markets.

Niches mean less competition.

My 2-step goal-setting framework:

1. Pick an outcome I want to achieve

2. Change the goal from "I want to achieve X" to "I want to enjoy every second on the journey to achieving X."

95% of achieving goals is learning to cherish the journey & loving the monotonous consistency.

Fit, wealthy, calm.

Seems to happen in that order.

You don’t have to be miserable on the path of getting better.

Leverage and compounding are life-saving concepts.

The goal: understand them so well that you become physically ill when they're not working for you.

No one has 52 shitty newsletters.

Many people have 10 shitty newsletters.

Consistency creates competence.

Heuristics for reading well:

• Read to write - learn by creating, not consuming.

• Read actively - underline, highlight, and question.

• Read the classics - read one Lindy book for every other.

• Read broadly - nonfiction, fiction, poetry, essays, blogs, tweets.

What you work on is more important than how hard you work.

If you’re looking for water, head to a waterfall, not the dessert.

Learn to atomize content.

Every piece of content is just a collection of atomic ideas.

Atomize the content you consume into those ideas.

Listen and read surgically, detaching the idea from the content.

Over time, you build up an endless supply of ideas to remix on your own.

Impatience with actions. Patience with results.