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Dru Riley
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Think on Paper to Keep Your Principles Sharp | Daily Essay
After a month without rewriting my principles by hand, the impulses they keep in check started winning. Copying them onto a fresh page each week is what keeps hard-won lessons from fading. Watch on…
Get More Done by Counting What You Finish | Daily Essay
I count my output by what I finish, not the hours I sit. Flannery O'Connor watched the clock; Stephen King counted words. A 17-day launch burnout taught me which one to trust. Watch on YouTube Read…
Analysis Paralysis Is a Bundling Problem | Daily Essay
Most plans stall because several separate problems got bundled into one decision. Split them, ship the piece that stands alone and the freeze breaks. Watch on YouTube Read the full post Subscribe to…
I Stopped Taking Rest Days. The Binges Started. | Daily Essay
I made the case for cutting rest days. Then the binges started: every two weeks or so, a Thursday ending at 3am, with the brain collecting the rest I refused to schedule. Watch on YouTube Read the…
How to Get Startup Ideas: Build the "Dumb" One First | Daily Essay
The great idea shows up after you start. Build the "dumb" one and the problems you hit along the way become your next products. Watch on YouTube Read the full post Subscribe to Dru's Notes for a new…
Why Comfort Will Ruin Your Life: The Turkey Problem | Daily Essay
One day the turkey wakes up and it's Thanksgiving. Comfort feels like safety, but it lets risk pile up quietly until it hits all at once. The fix is to take small risks on purpose, while a miss still…
To Achieve Your Goals, Aim at Your Habits | Daily Essay
A goal doesn't have a hurdle rate. Habits do. Break the goal into the habits that feed it. Find each one's input level. Make experimenting the habit that carries you when the destination is…
Fail Fast, Fail Often: My 1-in-20 Hit Rate | Daily Essay
Most experiments fail, and that's the point. About 1 in 20 becomes a material win that keeps paying, and you can't tell which before you run it. So run more. Watch on YouTube Read the full…
Why Achieving Goals Doesn't Make You Happy | Daily Essay
You hit the goal and the win fades by tomorrow. The target was never fixed: reach it and you want the next one. Chess ratings and jiu-jitsu belts turn out to be the same trap in different…
Turning Failure Into Success: 7,000 Subs, Zero Sales | Daily Essay
A pre-sell to 7,000 subscribers got zero sales. The failure forced a free-plus-upgrade model that broke a three-year income drought and became Trends.vc. The target I missed was smaller than what the…
Don't Hard-Code Trauma: How to Let Go of the Past | Daily Essay
A fraud alert in a foreign country almost became a permanent rule. The real fix was a backup card. Most bad experiences don't deserve a lifetime policy. Watch on YouTube Read the full post Subscribe…
Not All Trade-Offs Are Real | Daily Essay
I cut from two operations days a week to one and watched email slow down while support got faster. That gap exposed a trade-off that was never real, and a way through it. Watch on YouTube Read the…
Why Smart People Stay Broke | Daily Essay
There are two ways to be careful with money. One group tracks what they pay. The other tracks what they get back. Only one builds wealth. Watch on YouTube Read the full post Subscribe to Dru's Notes…
Your Morning Habits Work. The Order Doesn't. | Daily Essay
I drank tea before I meditated and the day went sideways. The habits were identical. Only the order changed. Watch on YouTube Read the full post Subscribe to Dru's Notes for a new episode every day.
Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Niche | Daily Essay
The anger you aim at a public figure is aimed at the wrong target. The role was open and the pay was good, so someone was going to take it. The person is replaceable. The game stays. Watch on…
How to Get Good Ideas | Daily Essay
A single curious question became Multi and the biggest payoff of my year. You can't tell how much an experiment will pay off before you run it, so run more of them. Watch on YouTube Read the full…
Why Good Habits Get Boring | Daily Essay
Day one of a habit is an inertia problem. Day 89 is a boredom problem. The challenge changes as a habit ages, and naming the level you're on tells you which fight you're actually in. Watch on…
The One Minute Rule for Habits That Stick | Daily Essay
Three weeks of planning a habit I never started. The first step felt too steep. I set a timer for one minute, worked on the launch, and did it again the next day. Watch on YouTube Read the full…
Warren Buffett's Ovarian Lottery: Are You Born Lucky? | Daily Essay
John Rawls wrote a thought experiment about the original position. Imagine you're behind a veil, about to be born, but you don't know where. Watch on YouTube Read the full post Subscribe to Dru's…
Consistent But No Progress? It's the Hurdle Rate | Daily Essay
You can be consistent and still be dying. Every habit has a hurdle rate: the minimum input it needs to clear the entropy working against it. Show up below the rate and you lose ground daily, even…
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Dru's Notes has published 83 episodes since March 2026, covering topics in Business, Education.
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