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How to work like elite athletes train

How might we apply athletic training principles to train our productivity, do our best work, and reduce burnout? — This was originally published on my company’s blog. We are knowledge athletes I first started thinking about similarities between athletes and knowledge workers¹ during my run coaching certification class. For starters, both require focus on building consistent habits, dedication to long-term growth and goals, and knowing the importance of sleep and nutrition. …

Knowledge Work

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How to work like elite athletes train?
How to work like elite athletes train?
Knowledge Work

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Maker’s Schedule 2021

In his 2009 essay Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule, computer scientist and YCombinator co-founder Paul Graham defined a manager’s schedule as one that revolves around hour-increments of time, usually switching from one meeting or task to another. …

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Maker’s Schedule 2021
Maker’s Schedule 2021

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Jan 1, 2021

2020 Reading List

I read 32 books this year, which is the most I’ve read in a year as an adult-there was one summer in middle school where I think I read every Hardy Boys book available at the Oakland Public Library and made a good dent on the sci-fi section as well…

Readinglist

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Readinglist

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Dec 14, 2020

Find your Podcast Pals (Spotify only for now)

My co-founder Ricky wrote about why he switched over to Spotify for podcasts. I initially was reluctant to switch over to Spotify for podcasts because they seemed like an afterthought/second-class media there. There’s also all the usual arguments in favor of keeping things open, but I can see the power…

Podcast

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Find your Podcast Pals (Spotify only for now)
Find your Podcast Pals (Spotify only for now)
Podcast

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May 19, 2020

A Tale of two services

Originally wrote up a couple quick reactions in notes section of my blog, but I realized I had a lot more to say about this topic, so it became a post. Strava announced yesterday that they’re trying to become a profitable business by focusing on paying subscribers. To that end…

Strava

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A Tale of two services
A Tale of two services
Strava

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Apr 18, 2020

Weekly Live Chat with Back on My Feet San Francisco: How I get involved with Back on My Feet and Running Happy

Had a great time chatting with my friend Amanda for the weekly Back on My Feet San Francisco live chat about how I got into running, started volunteering with Back on My Feet, and what Running Happy means to me! Can’t embed the video on Medium, but check it out over on Facebook and let me know if you have any questions about getting involved with Back on My Feet or about running! https://www.facebook.com/BackonMyFeetSanFrancisco/videos/1107845282912448/

Back On My Feet

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Weekly Live Chat with Back on My Feet San Francisco: How I get involved with Back on My Feet and…
Weekly Live Chat with Back on My Feet San Francisco: How I get involved with Back on My Feet and…
Back On My Feet

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Apr 3, 2020

March Forward: small projects I worked on this month

March was… a month. A few things that happened that happened in March: On March 7th, I ran the race of my life thus far at Way Too Cool 50K, celebrating an amazing few months of training and surpassing my wildest pre-race goals On March 16th, San Francisco became one…

Projects

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March Forward: small projects I worked on this month
March Forward: small projects I worked on this month
Projects

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Jan 8, 2020

It’s important to do things for the right reasons

This post specifically talks about running and startups, but I think this ethos applies broadly. It goes without saying that having the choice to do things for “the right reasons” is a privilege. I’m very thankful for my immigrant parents whose “why” was just to give me this choice. We…

Running

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It’s important to do things for the right reasons
It’s important to do things for the right reasons
Running

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Dec 24, 2019

How DFS, poker, basketball, Starcraft and strong opinions, weakly held (SOWH) can help your startup [Part 2]

See Part 1 of this post for an overview of Strong Opinions, Weakly Held. Here in Part 2, we’ll be looking at examples of how to apply SOWH in poker, basketball and Starcraft. Poker: The perfect game of imperfect information Poker presents a perfect microcosm for practicing SOWH. In No-Limit Texas Hold’em, you start with seemingly very…

Poker

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How DFS, Poker, Basketball, Starcraft and Strong Opinions, Weakly Held (SOWH) Can Help Your Startup
How DFS, Poker, Basketball, Starcraft and Strong Opinions, Weakly Held (SOWH) Can Help Your Startup
Poker

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Dec 23, 2019

How DFS, poker, basketball, Starcraft and strong opinions, weakly held (SOWH)can help your startup [Part 1]

Since my co-founder Ricky introduced me to the concept of “strong opinions, weakly held”¹, I’ve been thinking a lot about why this concept seemed to resonate with me and how to deliberately practice it. …

Startup

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How DFS, poker, basketball, Starcraft and strong opinions, weakly held (SOWH) can help your startup
How DFS, poker, basketball, Starcraft and strong opinions, weakly held (SOWH) can help your startup
Startup

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David Tran

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Building the best place to get work done at flow.club. I write about software, startups & running at davidtran.me and occasionally publish here.

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