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Steve Schlafman
@schlaf
I guide ambitious professionals in midlife though transition and burnout.
New York
Joined October 2007
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    Haven't posted here since March. Almost 10 months. I'm slowly returning and assessing how I want to show up in these feeds. But here's my fuller update. I'm currently in a season of radical simplification. Editing. Refining. Slowing way down in some ways and speeding up in
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    What all high schools should teach: -Opportunity cost -Diminishing returns -Compounding -Self sufficiency -Sales 101 (aka dealing w rejection) -Mindfulness -Conflict resolution -Resume building -Interviewing -Serving others -Entrepreneurship -Finding any answer on Google
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    16 years ago tonight, I went to a yoga class in NYC. The instructor randomly placed my mat next to a young woman. She said hi. Afterwards, we had dinner and fell in love. We're now married with 2 kids. Sometimes the most pivotal moments in life happen when you least expect it.
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    Airbnb checkout has somehow devolved into this: Pay me $300-500 for a cleaning fee but then clean the place spotless before you hit the road.
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    One day Picasso was sitting at a cafe. He drew a sketch on a napkin. A lady recognized him and asked how much she could pay for the napkin. Picasso said $20,000. The lady was shocked, “But it only took you two minutes to draw.” Picasso replied, “No, it took me my whole life.”
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    To all the founders out there believing you need to build everything on day 1.
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    I’m sorry but paper straws are the worst product of all time.
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    Being sick is always a cruel reminder that good physical health is the single most important thing in the world.
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    When you feel like your product isn't good enough, just remember this is what Amazon looked like in the early days.
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    I’ve been in NYC for less than 24 hours. My ambition and adrenaline has already increased 10x. It really is the greatest city. Anything is possible here.
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    I’ve been reflecting on my previous career as a VC, and with the benefit of hindsight, I'm realizing that I was a decent investor but could have been a great one. Here’s the advice I'd give myself if I could go back to 2010 when I was just starting out as a VC 🧵
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    Device addiction is the most socially acceptable addiction in history.
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    Twitter exponentially shrinks the world on so many levels. No other product has fed my brain and elevated my career more than the little blue bird. Anyone with a real voice can rise up. It's so imperfectly perfect.
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    If you're young, single and without kids don't take it for granted. The time and freedom you have is a real superpower. Learn a new skill. Launch a side hustle. Start a blog. Create art. Build a community. Write code. Get fit. Your potentials and possibilities are endless.