{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/663109c2cff31b0012ae91dc/67c5c48bd44a2674cdfafb8c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"098: Product Market Procrastination","description":"<p>With one exercise, we can't predict whether your startup will succeed, but we can reliably predict if you're going to fail through procrastination.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we talk about mental blindspots. Corissa and Tom rib each other about their own mental blindspots. And we discuss how to pronounce the word \"satiety\".</p><p><br></p><p><em>\"It's more comfortable to fail when it's something you yourself have caused than when you fail at the hands of something that's outside your control.\" – </em>Corissa</p><p><br></p><p><em>“Hmm, I dunno, do you have any solutions that involve me doing everything 100% exactly like I'm doing it right now, and getting better outcomes?” </em>–&nbsp;from Experimental History's <em>So you wanna de-bog yourself</em>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Can you detect any of these mental blindspots in yourself?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Linky Goodness:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://rottenandgood.substack.com/p/finish-your-projects\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Finish Your Projects</a> - great, if winding article that inspired this episode</li><li><a href=\"https://www.experimental-history.com/p/so-you-wanna-de-bog-yourself\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">So you wanna de-bog yourself</a> - awesome article</li><li>Time Machine exercise <a href=\"https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/03evnhpo3wtwup1y1zlcb/Focus-Time-Machine-Front.png?rlkey=1plr4omyivvlvpr1a0fu763a8&amp;dl=0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Front</a> | <a href=\"https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/c6b55ps7w39dtaye1j3m0/Focus-Time-Machine-Back.png?rlkey=klnhfhwqgm6z6dvbd30uuvdbj&amp;dl=0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Back</a></li><li><a href=\"https://howtogrow.substack.com/p/snyders-law\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Snyder's Law</a> neatly encapsulates one way founders procrastinate</li><li><a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/triggerstrategy/episodes/077-do-you-have-to-spend-years-in-the-pain-cave\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Episode 077: Do you have to spend years in the pain cave?</a></li><li><a href=\"https://triggerstrategy.substack.com/p/can-you-stop-the-pendulum-swinging\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Can you stop the pendulum swinging?</a> –&nbsp;where both ends of the pendulum swing encourage procrastination because they give you the illusion (or fact) of control and are comfortable to an MBA-worldview</li><li>Belief Whack-a-mole from David McRaney is in either <a href=\"https://www.davidmcraney.com/yansshome\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">You Are Not So Smart</a> or <a href=\"https://www.davidmcraney.com/howmindschangehome\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How Minds Change</a> ... anyone know for sure?</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/visakanv/status/1505864899016073216\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Load bearing copes</a> from Visakan Veerasamy</li></ul>","author_name":"Tom Kerwin and Corissa Nunn"}