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# acceleration > position: growth compounds like investments
-this metaphor came out of the [[agency talk|wiki/mentorship/agency-talk]] and it stuck with me harder than almost anything else.
+this metaphor came out of the [[agency talk|agency-talk]] and it stuck with me harder than almost anything else.
## the original framing
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### dropping todo items
-once i internalized this, i started [[prioritizing differently|wiki/strategies/prioritization]]. the question became: "does this accelerate me?" not "is this productive?"
+once i internalized this, i started [[prioritizing differently|prioritization]]. the question became: "does this accelerate me?" not "is this productive?"
- reflecting on a mediocre math camp vs reflecting on the startup experience — obvious choice
- going to a finance essentials program vs going deeper on the work right in front of me — obvious choice
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## the dark side
-this framing can be addictive. when everything is about acceleration, it's easy to devalue rest, relationships, and anything that doesn't obviously compound. i've had to learn that [[energy management|wiki/things-that-worked/energy-hacks]] and [[social connection|wiki/things-that-worked/social-wins]] are themselves compounding investments, not distractions from the real work.
+this framing can be addictive. when everything is about acceleration, it's easy to devalue rest, relationships, and anything that doesn't obviously compound. i've had to learn that [[energy management|energy-hacks]] and [[social connection|social-wins]] are themselves compounding investments, not distractions from the real work.
also: the metaphor can breed arrogance. "the world is pretty shit, most of the people are pretty shit" — that's the elitist version of this idea, and while there's a kernel of truth in setting high standards, it's easy to lose empathy along the way.
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-*see also: [[agency talk|wiki/mentorship/agency-talk]], [[prioritization|wiki/strategies/prioritization]], [[mindset shifts|wiki/things-that-worked/mindset-shifts]]*
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+*see also: [[agency talk|agency-talk]], [[prioritization|prioritization]], [[mindset shifts|mindset-shifts]]*
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