Hidden Metrics and Focusing on What Truly Matters

They discuss the concept of hidden metrics and how focusing on what truly matters is more important than striving for arbitrary goals. They also talk about dealing with success and the potential pitfalls that can arise from becoming too successful and taking on too many opportunities. They explore the idea of evaluating one's average day after attaining a certain level of success and deciding if the associated sacrifices are worth it.

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David Elikwu speaks with Thomas Frank, an author, YouTuber, and Notion expert.

Thomas is best known for his blog CollegeInfoGeek, his YouTube channel with 2.9 million subscribers, and his second channel called "Thomas Frank Explains," which is the largest Notion education channel globally, with 170,000 subscribers.

They talked about:

🤔 How to pick opportunities

🔑 The biggest keys to being successful

🎯 How to focus on the right things

🌟 How to deal with success

🚀 How to create leverage in your life and work

Discipline is Destiny | https://amzn.to/3USSjeJ

Feynman technique | https://fs.blog/feynman-technique/

Zig Ziglar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zig_Ziglar

Elon Musk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

Back to The Future | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/

Gifts from your past self | https://www.theknowledge.io/issue45/

The sunk cost effect | https://www.theknowledge.io/sunk-cost-fallacy/

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