HeyJaredThe JD Letter
For people with multiple interests who are tired of eating soup with a fork. If your curiosity doesn't fit one label, this is for you.
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When specialists taught you to own a single stock but you need an index fund. (opens the original)
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The best launch lesson I know is almost 200 years old.It’s about a man who wouldn’t get in the water until he could swim. The man is Scholasticus. His stance was absurd because we all know you can only learn to swim in the water.I thought about him this week because, as absurd as he was, I too tried to launch my idea while sitting on land.I created a fancy funnel, a sales page, and an email sequence all before I had any real conversations with ideal clients. My stance led to zero buyers and zero
How to filter your ideas so you stop losing months to the wrong project (opens the original)
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Looking back, I’ve always hated labels.“You’re skinny. You’re an athlete. You’re black.”Every label came with its own restrictions. When I was called skinny, I wasn’t allowed to feel bad about my body.When I specialized in sports from a young age, it meant I didn’t know who I was outside of my sports identity.When I was the only black kid in school growing up, it meant I stood out by default. And it meant I was weird if I enjoyed listening to Coldplay.Labels really do box you in. Doing anything
When range becomes a hiding place (opens the original)
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When I was a little girl, I wanted to become a WNBA basketball player. I made it to the collegiate level in the U.S. and played professionally in Europe. But when the WNBA dream ended, I decided to go for the other dream. The American dream. I was over the moon when I landed my first full-time job. However, a few months into the job, I realized I needed something else. So I completed a second Master’s in Finance and once I graduated I decided to start writing about it on Medium. (Those first new
You can't remember what you weren't there for (opens the original)
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Skills rot. Good taste compounds. (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowDots I’m ConnectingI.There is no such thing as a 40-year career anymore. At best, plan for five. II.Your own judgement through the lens of your own experiences is the only thing that can withstand time. III. Most people have been told to build skills. But skills have a shelf life and you can watch them run out in real time. What doesn’t expire is the ability to tell what’s good. That’s the only thing worth holding onto.
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