Play Permissionless

Play Permissionless explores personal growth, productivity, mindset shifts, and business strategies through a mix of personal experimentation and insights. It emphasizes the importance of focusing on key priorities, embracing change, curiosity-led decisions, strategic thinking, and the balance between analytical and intuitive approaches to challenges.

Personal Growth Productivity Mindset and Beliefs Business Strategy Decision Making Health and Wellbeing Social Dynamics Content Creation Marketing and Sales Technology and Tools Financial Growth

The hottest Substack posts of Play Permissionless

And their main takeaways

Follow Curiosity

299 implied HN points • 19 Apr 24
🚌 Education Learning
  1. Following curiosity is key - it leads to better outcomes and energizes you.
  2. Avoid overcomplicating decisions - following curiosity beats elaborate planning.
  3. Excitement guides you in the right direction and fuels your projects.

Elon Musk's, Steve Jobs', Albert Einstein's Secret Sauce

239 implied HN points • 04 May 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Belief Mindset Purpose Self-image Impact
  1. Your beliefs and expectations can influence your reality. If you think people don't like you or are out to harm you, you may end up experiencing just that. It's like a self-fulfilling prophecy.
  2. Having a deep belief in your ability to make a difference is crucial. More than talents or theories, this belief can drive significant impact. Your mindset plays a key role in achieving your goals.
  3. Before diving into productivity tips or success habits, it's important to address your beliefs and mindset. It may not be simple to change, but having a positive self-image can be essential for making a meaningful impact.

Truth is Overrated

219 implied HN points • 07 May 24
  1. Life doesn't always have simple answers - conflicting advice can coexist.
  2. Success is often about orchestrating different ideas like conducting an orchestra.
  3. Truth may be overrated; usefulness and shared delusions can be more impactful in life.

You need to neglect mostly everything to win big

319 implied HN points • 18 Mar 24
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Strategy Productivity Management Optimization
  1. To win big, you only need to get a small number of things right and can afford to mess up everything else. This applies to both companies and individuals.
  2. Winning big often requires unlearning traditional schooling strategies and focusing on doing a great job at a few key aspects while neglecting the rest.
  3. Removing non-essential tasks and focusing solely on what helps deliver better and faster results can lead to significant improvements and ultimately winning big.
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Progress is not automatic

239 implied HN points • 16 Apr 24
💼 Business Progress Development Entrepreneurship Strategy Personal Growth
  1. Progress is not automatic, you can't expect different outcomes by doing the same thing over and over.
  2. Sticking to what you know can lead to stagnation; sometimes a radical change in approach is needed to see significant growth.
  3. To achieve a 10x improvement, you often have to stop doing most of the things you're currently doing and embrace new strategies.

Thinking harder doesn’t work (or how I learned to love the right half of my brain)

239 implied HN points • 10 Apr 24
📖 Philosophy Mind Balance Intuition Narrative Understanding
  1. Thinking harder doesn't always lead to solutions; learning to balance the analytical left brain with the intuitive right brain is key.
  2. The left brain creates plans and maps, but the right brain helps in spotting the obvious and maintaining flexibility in problem-solving.
  3. A healthy power balance between the left and right brain is crucial for creativity and effective decision-making.

The Truth About Courage

139 implied HN points • 14 May 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Self-Improvement Courage
  1. Internal barriers to courage often find support in the world around us, such as fear of damaging our ego or social status.
  2. Overcoming these barriers involves understanding and reframing the opinions of those who mock failure - their views may not align with our values or goals.
  3. Many fears lose their power when we make them specific, evaluate them objectively, and question the worst-case scenarios, revealing that the risks are often not as severe as perceived.

My Productivity Protocol

219 implied HN points • 19 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Productivity
  1. Working long hours on many tasks can lead to loss of clarity and progress
  2. Creating a daily list of three key tasks and limiting new tasks during the day improves productivity
  3. Taking breaks and focusing on important tasks results in more energy and clarity

Productivity boosters, 2x revenue, saying NO, engineering as marketing, writing 5 books.

259 implied HN points • 07 Feb 23
💼 Business Productivity Revenue growth Entrepreneurship Writing Self-help
  1. Finding a productive work environment with like-minded individuals can significantly boost productivity and focus.
  2. Saying no to certain business opportunities is crucial for maintaining quality and ensuring sustainable growth.
  3. Engaging in deep, long-form writing like book projects can lead to clearer thinking, coherence, and nuanced understanding, even with just a small daily time commitment.

Run, ask A/B instead of yes/no, anti-habits, divine hour reframe, agency map

79 implied HN points • 18 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Fitness Mental health Self-care Sleep Personal Development
  1. Consider making decisions based on A/B options instead of strict yes/no, as it can lead to more consistent outcomes.
  2. Focus on identifying and addressing anti-habits rather than just forming habits.
  3. Embrace the concept of reframing to shift perspective, such as viewing waking up at 3 am as an opportunity for insight, and recognize the importance of networks in personal growth.

AI Agent Experiments, Lisbon Recap, Algarve, Agency Savings, Everything Breaks, Future of Outbound

99 implied HN points • 04 Dec 23
💼 Business Technology Finance Marketing Management Entrepreneurship
  1. Met great people in Lisbon during a belly-to-belly week and enjoyed the friendly atmosphere and beautiful nature of Algarve.
  2. Cutting costs at the agency through canceling subscriptions and negotiating discounts resulted in significant savings that could be used elsewhere.
  3. Facing technical challenges with various tools pushed for positive changes, like switching to better providers and focusing on improving the quality of outbound campaigns instead of just sending more emails.

Øyster Hunting, Elon book, Agency Math, Ditching ClickUp

99 implied HN points • 26 Oct 23
💼 Business Productivity Biography Entrepreneurship Recreation
  1. Ditching ClickUp for Airtable improved task management by consolidating data and tasks in one place, leading to a more efficient workflow.
  2. The Elon Musk biography by Walter Isaacson was found to be a bit boring with more focus on celebrity gossip than insights into how Elon Musk operates.
  3. Understanding the mathematical reasons behind agencies getting stuck at $50k MRR can help in strategizing ways to break through the revenue plateau.

Learning operations & hiring, the tech-enabled agency model, Bangkok, ...

119 implied HN points • 17 Apr 23
💼 Business Operations Hiring
  1. Learning new skills like hiring and operations can be challenging but rewarding, especially during the initial phases.
  2. When hiring, it's essential to focus on quality over cost, especially in the beginning. Western-educated talent may require higher pay but can deliver better results with less micromanagement.
  3. Running a tech-enabled agency model can be a successful business approach. Leveraging internal tools for client success can be more impactful than turning them into public SaaS products.

Belly-to-belly Lisbon, Nicotine, New Schwarzenegger book (bad), Numbers go Up (good)

79 implied HN points • 10 Nov 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Wellness Books Travel Self-help
  1. Travel updates: Belly-to-belly meeting in Lisbon after Bangkok and Barcelona trips. Seeking recommendations.
  2. Book review: Enjoying 'Numbers go Up' by Zeke Faux for intriguing behind-the-scenes crypto stories.
  3. Health insight: Trying nicotine gums after learning about potential benefits. Contrasting the disappointing new book by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Hustle Week

99 implied HN points • 16 Jan 23
💼 Business Partnerships Remote work Productivity Travel
  1. Meeting business partners in person can lead to increased productivity and better collaboration.
  2. Working together in person for a short period can bring clarity and alignment to business goals.
  3. Dedicating focused days to different aspects of business, like client acquisition and retention, can lead to immediate results and progress.

Shut up and Build!

99 implied HN points • 12 Jan 23
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Startups Income Product Development
  1. Focusing on building and taking action can lead to concrete results and improvements in income.
  2. Building a service first, then turning internal tools into standalone products can provide value and stable cash flow.
  3. Taking a step back from the 'indie hacker game' mindset and following a proven playbook of service-oriented growth can lead to more sustainable success.