We have a newborn at home, will be moving to a bigger apartment next week, and my projects are all going strong.
Moving places is a good reminder to automate and delegate everything we can, making time for the unpredictable.
Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio wrote that when you’re running a company, you’re essentially building a machine that creates a product.
The key for automation lies in this differentiation between machine and product. Whenever a problem comes up, it’s easy to remedy the immediate issue — the product –, but that doesn’t do anything for future-proofing the machine. You’d end up fixing the same problem over and over again.
Instead, improve the machine in a way it creates a better product, forever.