Oops 2.0

June 25, 2025

A blog a day (Averaged over a 1 year span)

The most important thing is to set a goal and not let failure make you stop.

The Compound Interest of Failure

If failure means nothing, then you are relying on good vibes only to succeed.

If failure means the world comes crashing down, then you’re just building up negativity which your brain will remember

Remember the list from an earlier post: “1. Compound Interest Applies to Everything

Not just money — habits, skills, relationships, health, knowledge. Tiny consistent effort → massive results over time.”

This also applies to negatives. If you beat yourself up over failure every time you try. Then you compound little failures into an inescapable blackhole of mediocrity and stagantion. So forgive yourself and keep carrying on.

So anyway - that’s my excuse :-). Now back to it.

Tuesday & Wednesday

Second day in a row working from the office, while knowing I’m in it for the whole week.

I’m in the whole week while work piles up so I can help get the new manager up to speed. But he was sick on the second day. Major bummer.

We’re crammed into this former kitchen due to further office renovations. This environment isn’t where I thrive. I know this - and it’s causing me cognitive disonnance. I straight up acknowledged the value of meeting the new manager face to face.

I find myself listening to songs with a similar theme - “Change it - Touch Talk” and “All the way - buildspace & Sommaiya Angrish”. It’s my spirit trying to escape.

I’m here. Now. Because I have been here for a while. Sunken cost fallacy? Or is it just the smart move? I’ve yet to achieve my lofty goals to make this a better place. And I’ve built up relationships and am getting recognition. But environment matters.

But the question will always exist - would I get more recognition faster, be healthier and happier, and achieve more things elsewhere? Maybe. But it’s also generally always a good idea to finish what you started.

The lesson I guess is to not take so long to build up the social capital - and keep your eye on the horizon.

I’ve been studying the Chris Voss methodology, and the lessons about tactial empathy - though the name cringes - have definitely helped me speedrun getting the political power to get my objectives moving. Or as is often attributed to Teddy Roosevelt - “Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care”.

So anyway. Lots of positives moving forward. Halfway through a week that’s already shaping up to be pretty rough. But we’ll keep going.

this page took 25 minutes to write and publish - goal: under 30

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