A System of Systems

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A system of systems.

If I could sum up my biggest lesson for the past year, it has been this:

Everything we do is a system – or more accurately, a system of systems.

And the better you can understand that, the easier life will become.

The book “Work The System” by Sam Carpenter has amazing frameworks and examples for understanding this.

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Here are some more great quotes from that book:

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“Fundamentally, every business is a system: a collection of processes that, together, reliably produce an intended result.

The more you focus on improving your business systems, the better results you’ll produce. It’s as simple as that.”

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“Here’s what happens when you begin improving your systems: You make more money, but do less work.

You have more focus and energy to do your best work. You make far fewer errors. You fix the mistakes you make quickly and permanently.

You feel more calm, collected, and under control.”

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“Your life is a collection of individual systems. Fix those systems, one at a time, and you will fix your life.”

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Here are some resources to help understand systems better:

• Book: Work The System | by Sam Carpenter
• Book: ​​How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big | by Scott Adams
• Book: Thinking in Systems | by Donella H. Meadows

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Don’t have time to read?

You can find all 3 of these as 15 minute summaries on Blinkist​

I’d highly recommend checking them out.

Just want to share a thought today that’s been super impactful, and I think the more you learn and meditate on the impact of systems on your life, the better off you will be.

Over time I’ll share some of the best systems I’ve discovered and built that I think you might find helpful.

Peace,

“The Nomad” Brad

​Blinkist is an awesome way to keep up on the best business and personal development books.

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