Doing things that don’t scale tests a key assumption around the order of magnitude of your impact. It's much easier to tell if you’re 10x better or only 10% better than the alternatives when you’re …
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Missing the train
You can’t miss a train that never leaves the station. We create organizations around a shared purpose, then we meet every month to discuss. Excitement peaks when the group forms, then as the months …
Learning starts with a spark
Adults can handle the promise of “I know this is boring, but trust me it will be helpful in the future.” Young people don't respond to that promise because it's been made to them for a decade and it …
Three ingredients in the secret sauce
At Dual School, our goal is to help students launch their ideas. In doing so we've created a special culture where students feel relaxed and welcome, but also recognize they're more productive than …
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The hamster wheel
Image of a world filled with problems. Now imagine our brightest minds, spending all day every day channeling their energy into getting a grade, memorizing facts and having no time to do things they …
The perils of short term thinking
There’s often a conflict between a short term and long term perspective. In a simple example, short term perspective rewards eating cake right now because it tastes good. But long term perspective …