Tiny Bets
Two concepts bubble to the surface of the digital zeitgeist.
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Small. The smallest possible thing. The tiniest viability.
Small, in service of removing frictions to creation.
Small, in favour of immediately making.
Small, an act of confidence-building. A salve for self-consciousness.
Tiny as smaller still.
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Bets. A little gamble. Belief exchanged for money.
Bets. A slice of skin in the game.
Bets. Money in place of mouth. But not too much to ruin.
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Tiny Bets are a series of minuscule gambles on creativity.
I will be making one tiny bet a week for the next 12 weeks. Each tiny bet, a diminutive act of creation that adds to the world of things. Filling some miniature gap in the tapestry of needs.
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The first of these will be 500 Whys, a very short book on Purpose Statements. My beliefs:
Purpose statements are deeply valuable. They help us navigate, motivate and filter out the noise.
Putting an imperfect purpose into practice is infinitely better than crafting the perfect statement.
Crafting a purpose statement from the cuttings of other statements is more effective than beginning with a blank page.
500 Whys is a collection of purpose statements. To help others more easily craft their own.