Simone Stolzoff
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Podcast Appearances
And the sort of rationale is those first 37 will give you a sense of what you care about, what you're looking for, what you value.
And then once you know that, you should be able to have enough conviction to make the choice that you want to make.
And so that same could be said from a dating perspective or from a job perspective.
When you're 20s, you want to take some time to figure out what is your rubric, what matters to you.
But once you know what matters to you, you should be able to commit.
And actually continuing to optimize for optionality is not good for you in the long term.
It's amazing because you knew what mattered to you.
And the only way that you're going to learn whether she's the right nanny is through the experience of her watching your kids.
There's limited information that you can gather through an interview.
And the quicker you're able to transact, the quicker you can make that decision.
And ultimately, it's a two-way door decision.
If it doesn't work out, you can probably go back to the drawing board.
That's what we said.
And you don't understand the other trade-offs.
The most popular New York Times op-ed in the last 20 years had a kind of click-baity title, but it said, Why You'll Marry the Wrong Person.
It was by this guy named Alain de Botton.
And the argument he was making is basically,
When we think about potential suitors or potential mates, we just think about their upsides and the great things about them.
But it would be more beneficial to ask also, in what ways are they crazy?
And the same thing is true with jobs.