In May 2019, I co-founded a company called GroupCurrent. On October 15, 2020, my partner and I shut it down.
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It has been exactly one year since I launched the newsletter. So, I thought I’d share some details on the traction I'm seeing along with my plan to increase it.
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When you remove unnecessary complexity from something, that something improves.
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Non-partisan voters are voters who are not biased, especially toward the major political parties. They exist because their beliefs do not align with the beliefs of a particular party. They consider each elected position individually. Elections are difficult for non-partisan voters because they must decide.
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Most people work hard, but few people compete. Maybe this is why so many hard-working people fail to reach their goals.
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This week, I launched LegUp Health’s new website. I’m really happy with it. Based on initial feedback and testing, it seems to do its job. Visitors are able to understand what LegUp Health does and who it does it for. Here are a few learnings I had from the experience. Let me know if you have any questions. I’m happy to share more details on these learnings and others.
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I’ve converted my notes from How to Win Friend's and Influence People to a simple checklist that I can reference during my weekly reflections. Feel free to take this or repurpose it for your own use. It also serves as a quick summary of the book in case you find my notes a bit too dense.
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This month, I’ve spent an excessive amount of time on LegUp Health’s positioning. Using April Dunford’s framework, Obviously Awesome, I reexamined what LegUp Health is and what LegUp Health does for whom. This narrative is one of the outputs of my work. It walks through the problem LegUp Health is solving, LegUp Health’s solution, and how that solution is differentiated from competitive alternatives. If you’re a Utahn who buys their own health insurance, LegUp Health is a free health insurance agency that helps you find, use, and manage your coverage. Let me know what you think.
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In The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, Charlie outlines 25 human tendencies that can lead to poor decision-making. To combat these tendencies, he recommends making a checklist you can reference when you’re making an important decision. I’ve converted my notes to this simple checklist. I hope it helps me avoid bad decisions by helping me become aware of how these tendencies might be affecting me.
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Hosting a podcast has many benefits, but my favorite is being able to listen to myself think out loud. Listening to myself think enables me to make better decisions.
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This year in recognition of Pioneer Day, I took some time to learn about Utah’s history and what this holiday is all about. Here’s what I learned.
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How do you come up with a good business idea? That’s a million dollar question. The best business ideas tend to have two things in common. First, they solve a real problem. And second, the people behind the idea hold a unique insight into that problem. Here are four connected examples.
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Not sure where to start? Trying dipping your toe into a small blue pond.
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Want to help someone? Try acting like a dummy.
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Last week, Duke University committed my alma mater's attention and resources to anti-racism. I support this decision. I believe education is the key to moving forward. Education leads to empathy. And empathy leads to change in belief.
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Tired of procrastinating on an important goal? Try creating a forcing function. A forcing function is anything that requires you to take action and produce a result. When you create a useful forcing function, you indirectly coerce yourself into progressing your goal.
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There is a significant difference between being “anti-something“ and just “non-something”. To eradicate something from our society, we must all be anti-it. This applies to murder. It applies to rape. And it applies to racism.
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