Gate’s Law
“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” Source: Gabriel Weinberg's Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful
Parkinson’s Law
“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” Source: Gabriel Weinberg's Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful
Murphy’s Law
“Anything that can go wrong, will.” (related: Hofstadter’s Law, “It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.”) Source: Gabriel Weinberg's Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful
Makers vs Manager’s Schedule
“When you’re operating on the maker’s schedule, meetings are a disaster.” (related: Deep Work) Source: Gabriel Weinberg's Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful
Focus on High-leverage Activities
“Leverage should be the central, guiding metric that helps you determine where to focus your time.” (related: Eisenhower decision matrix — “what is important is seldom urgent, and what is urgent is seldom important.”, “The best time to plant a tree was