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Nice. What do you use for your SOP? Can you give more details?


It’s just a doc that I printed out. The hardest part was actually coming up with it, and then narrowing it down to just the most important things so that the whole thing fits on one page. It’s partially inspired by Ray Dalio’s “Principles” book.

Examples:

- If not "hell yes" then "no."

- Everything can survive one hour.

- If it's <$100 and benefits well being, productivity, or revenue: Buy it. If >$100 decide by Friday.

- No calls on Fridays.


Ray Dalio's Principles is such an amazing book. I use his 5-step process every single day. Here's a great summary for anyone interested. https://inside.bwater.com/publications/principles_excerpt




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