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Welcome. I’m KV, and this is my notebook: mental models, essays, books and projects, all following whatever I’m curious about. If you only read a few things, make it these.

Favourites

• Inversion — Instead of asking how to succeed, ask how you could fail, then avoid those things.Model ·
• Pre-mortem — Imagine the project has already failed, then write down why. Fix those causes before you start.Model ·
• Circle of Influence — Growth depends on how many people beyond your manager know your work and trust your judgment.Model ·
• Default High Trust — Start relationships by extending trust, then protect it with consistent contact, instead of making people earn it first.Model ·

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Browse the rest of the models, see what I’m reading, or check what I’m doing now. The best way to keep up is Stay Curious, every Sunday.