Hello, I'm Frank. This is my working knowledge base where I play around with concepts.
I have several "maps of content":
I recommend clicking through a map, but if you're in the mood for roulette, you can jump around under the "working notes" header, or read some of the hand-selected things that less "map of content" and more "public experiments":
- working at a 2* Michelin restaurant, Birdsong SF
- 2022 year in review
- getting from 0 to 1 in zero knowledge products
If you're part of my email newsletter, you can visit the email newsletter archives to see past posts. This is also an ongoing experiment.
working notes
- your reaction is more important than interpretation
- your ability to salt is a major culinary skill
- you don't want a 1 to 1 move tradeoff, you want an n to 1 tradeoff
- writing well can get your foot in the door
- working at a 2 michelin star restaurant
- work phrases to avoid so you're not an asshole
- when in doubt change the color of the potatoes
- what does done actually look like
- web3 has been heavily focused on feasibility rather than usability
- vivid imagery produces a real stimulus
- visualized feel imagery is the subconscious language
- visualization and feel imagery is the language of the subconscious
- utilize all 360 degrees of movement in 3 planes
- use research to discover, evaluate, and refine
- use prototyping to map out a user experience
- use of your head is the fifth limb
- use initial conditions to constrain chaotic environments
- use double opt intros to stop pissing people off
- universal feelings when one gets into the zone
- turn off the analytical mind and see in the present
- trends in web3 product management
- training habits are competition habits
- train with late stage escapes
- train under constrained environments
- thoughts about adcc 2022
- the year of experimenting with careers
- the whitespace is just as important as the blackspace
- the way you show up on the mats matters
- the subconscious is where true performance lies
- the subconscious has no body so imagination is reality
- the stories you feed are the ones that come true
- the self image regulates like a thermostat
- the mind responds better to positive commands rather than negative ones
- the mind responds better to positive action than negative action
- the man who wins is the man who thinks he can
- the magic of the experience
- the isolation of limbs is what jiujitsu is all about
- the greatest teachers create thinking students
- the first service
- the faster you can get to offensive cycles the more you dominate
- the essence of the paper cup
- test the waters before diving
- take what they give you
- success at competing requires more than just technique
- standards
- soaking duck legs
- slip into mentorship by figuring out what value you can provide
- shuttle learnings into concepts and systems
- serving people food is really rewarding
- riffing ideas on zk products
- recipes are a terrible way to learn how to cook
- real threats cause reactions which sets up attack chains
- quality above speed
- product management is about value and viability
- process is understanding that everyone learns differently
- prioritizing at early product market fit stages is more hands on
- prioritization should be simple
- preparing for a future in web3 product
- premortems expose product killing gotchas
- practice in a way that strengthens your self image
- power outages and sauce making
- postmortems help improve future iterations
- play your game because no one else is going to be better than you at it
- pizza without cheese and meat swaps
- physical capabilities
- people come first
- pair offensive actions on the offbeat
- observing that your attention is elsewhere is coming back to the present
- nothing has meaning except for the meaning you assign it
- niche blogs have awesome shit like chocolate milk reviews
- movement shifts weight which creates opportunities
- more opportunities are found in the pocket
- misalignment is caused by folks talking past one another
- minimize opportunity costs instead of pursuing returns on investment
- mental management is your most important skill as a bjj athelete
- mental commitment leads to confidence and body commitment
- match commitment with expectancy
- map of content (scripts)
- map of content (product)
- map of content (mindset)
- map of content (jiujitsu)
- map of content (cooking)
- make goals a reality and understand the process
- lno framework
- limits end where vision ends
- knowing the fundamentals of cooking means infinite recipes
- know your optimal emotion functioning zone
- know the rules of negotiation before you initiate
- know the rules if you're going to play the game
- jiujitsu conditioning stretching rehab meditation
- iteratively challenge your beliefs
- instead of buying kitchen items jerry rigging is a great way to diy
- if you don't know it look it up
- if you can't move them move yourself
- how you organize your day determines your day
- how to write well to make a career switch
- how to write a formal catch up letter
- how to take an elegant out of office
- how to let people know you're sick
- how to do another cold introduction
- how to do a warm introduction
- how to do a cold introduction
- how to approach a recipe to cook better
- how to approach a recipe to cook better part 3
- how to approach a recipe to cook better part 2
- getting from 0 to 1 for zero knowledge products
- getting 0 to 1 for zero knowledge products
- food waste at restaurants
- food hopping culture
- focusing on breathing brings me back to the present
- focus your attention on the present
- focus on execution, not the outcome
- find the way you like things even if it involves modifications
- experience in the present opens you to the language of opportunity
- everything you do in jiujitsu should be an expression of you
- empathize with users during conversations
- email newsletter archive
- email newsletter 7
- email newsletter 6
- email newsletter 5
- email newsletter 4
- email newsletter 3
- email newsletter 2
- email newsletter 1
- eigenquestions that eliminate large swathes of microdecisions
- each one teach one
- don't overcomplicate and make things so hard on yourself
- don't be satisfied with only escaping
- dominating the grip fight means you dominate the initial entry
- do not start yourself at a deficit
- develop mental toughness with 7 Cs
- customers don't usually know what they want
- cultivate a fail opportunity mindset to continue the action
- creating halfway decent instagram captions increases your visibility
- create movement if you're stuck
- create daily intention by staying present and aware
- create a pressure log helps identify how to tune inward
- create a compelling personal summary to incite curiosity
- continuing the work and professionalization
- constantly decide to be, not try
- constant movement is better than being static
- consciously build product sense
- close the gap between training and performance
- choose courage over confidence
- care about the essence and the process
- assess the outcome by repeating non judgmental observation
- approaching higher level players is a mental challenge
- aim to perceive what you have not perceived to get unstuck
- acts reinforce beliefs
- act yourself into a way of thinking
- act your way into beliefs which reinforce your actions
- accept that you are what you want to be already
- a product review of choice kingdom trust
- a product deconstruction of phantom wallet
- a hopeful mindset keeps one in the pocket
- I could eat is a universally positive phrase
- 7 steps of winning beliefs
- 2022 year in review
- 0 to 1 on zk products