Adam Leventhal

Here's what I'm going to say. A little Oxford critique, if you'll forgive me. I think there are some things that we don't write down. Oh, 100%. That maybe not only should be written down, but should be open for revision. So I don't want to do performance reviews of folks. I don't think that's something I've had to do in my career and don't want to do in my career.

There are people at Oxide right now who think that we should do that. And I'll tell you that because I've, I've spoken with them. Right. Yeah. I think even having the discussion, even having the rationale for why we do or don't do things.

There are people at Oxide right now who think that we should do that. And I'll tell you that because I've, I've spoken with them. Right. Yeah. I think even having the discussion, even having the rationale for why we do or don't do things.

Oh no, no, no, no. It's not like that at all.

Oh no, no, no, no. It's not like that at all.

Maybe sometimes it shouldn't be written down because we talked about our discussion of which chat program to use. Obviously, that's way too volatile to write down.

Maybe sometimes it shouldn't be written down because we talked about our discussion of which chat program to use. Obviously, that's way too volatile to write down.

Yeah. And it's a good point that you make that that's the way we communicate those kinds of things. That is how our culture gets codified. And that's not true for everyone, right? Other folks are going to have their culture kind of work its way through the system in different ways.

Yeah. And it's a good point that you make that that's the way we communicate those kinds of things. That is how our culture gets codified. And that's not true for everyone, right? Other folks are going to have their culture kind of work its way through the system in different ways.

Interesting. Just because you're too susceptible to things changing unseen or people not knowing what True North is.

Interesting. Just because you're too susceptible to things changing unseen or people not knowing what True North is.

And you know what? Maybe amended trust and clarity or everything because I think absent trust and absent clarity, you can spend a lot of cycles inefficiently. Yes. Worrying about whether you're doing the right things, worrying if you are, how you're being judged by your peers, like working inefficiently. I think it consumes a lot of caloric budget, as you might say, when you're unclear.

And you know what? Maybe amended trust and clarity or everything because I think absent trust and absent clarity, you can spend a lot of cycles inefficiently. Yes. Worrying about whether you're doing the right things, worrying if you are, how you're being judged by your peers, like working inefficiently. I think it consumes a lot of caloric budget, as you might say, when you're unclear.

They are now.

They are now.

Clark budget, as I might say, as you say, no, I just mean people spend a lot like lack of certainty. I mean, I think it's one thing to say, Hey, don't worry about all this other stuff. Just focus on this thing.

Clark budget, as I might say, as you say, no, I just mean people spend a lot like lack of certainty. I mean, I think it's one thing to say, Hey, don't worry about all this other stuff. Just focus on this thing.

Like people worry about that other stuff. For sure. If you've told them not to worry about that other stuff, like, yeah, uh, I think, you know, and, um, you know, I mentioned that the RFD episode, um, One of the things I saw at Delphix was everyone had really clear ideas about what we should go do. They were all different. Most of them were terrible.

Like people worry about that other stuff. For sure. If you've told them not to worry about that other stuff, like, yeah, uh, I think, you know, and, um, you know, I mentioned that the RFD episode, um, One of the things I saw at Delphix was everyone had really clear ideas about what we should go do. They were all different. Most of them were terrible.

But even just being able to get those out of their system, let them ignore them. Let them move on past them and just wash their hands of those ideas and move on to the things that did matter.