đźź Insightful nugget by Dara Khosrowshahi (CEO of Uber), from an episode of the podcast Acquired:
I always tell people that the most common mistake that I see in young people is that they overplan their career.
Like… “I want to do X” or “I want to be Vice President” or “I want to make so much money by a certain time”.
And when you overplan your career, there's this human bias — which is to look for signal that agrees with the plan that you have and ignore everything else that doesn't agree with it.
So, my advice for young people is: don't overplan.
You never know what opportunities are going to come up.
I planned to stay at Allen & Company my whole life. It was my place.
But, being open to possibilities, being open to opportunities… and then when you get that opportunity… going all in!
[So] don’t hedge. If you're going to be in something, go all in.
And do what's required of you, and then like 50% more! Like… blow people away!
And then, you know, tomorrow maybe something else comes up, and you'll get there, but while you're in, you go all in. But at the same time, keep your eyes open, because you never know.
Picking Nuggets
đźź Insightful nugget by Dara Khosrowshahi (CEO of Uber), from an episode of the podcast Acquired:
I always tell people that the most common mistake that I see in young people is that they overplan their career.
Like… “I want to do X” or “I want to be Vice President” or “I want to make so much money by a certain time”.
And when you overplan your career, there's this human bias — which is to look for signal that agrees with the plan that you have and ignore everything else that doesn't agree with it.
So, my advice for young people is: don't overplan.
You never know what opportunities are going to come up.
I planned to stay at Allen & Company my whole life. It was my place.
But, being open to possibilities, being open to opportunities… and then when you get that opportunity… going all in!
[So] don’t hedge. If you're going to be in something, go all in.
And do what's required of you, and then like 50% more! Like… blow people away!
And then, you know, tomorrow maybe something else comes up, and you'll get there, but while you're in, you go all in. But at the same time, keep your eyes open, because you never know.
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P.S. If you would like to also see my reflections on this nugget, check out the full piece on my blog! - www.littlealmanack.com/p/dara-khosrowshahi-advice
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