The Estimation Trick I Use to Start Moving | Daily Essay

Each day I ask one question: what's the one thing I can do that makes everything else easier or unnecessary? Putting a time estimate beside the answer forces a mental simulation before you lift a finger. Featuring: Sun Tzu Read the full post Brought to you by: Trends.vc: Discover new markets and opportunities. https://trends.vc/ HeadsUp: Know when your competitors move. Before your customers do. https://headsup.bot Multi: Turn any content into a YouTube video. https://makemulti.com Chapters: (00:00) Sun Tzu on calculations before battle (00:08) Daily question and the time estimate (00:19) Estimating as mental simulation (00:32) The 90-minute cardiac deadline (00:52) Activating the lab before arrival (01:11) Walking the path before the clock Where to find Dru: Essays: https://druriley.com/ X: https://x.com/DruRly YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dru-notes Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/drus-notes/id1888795427 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3lFHqgKxuvEHmdiEUfYShG Subscribe to Dru's Notes for a new episode every day. Click here to view the episode transcript.