What is the “How to systematize life and live well” that entrepreneurs who have faces as investors and fathers talk about?
by
Henrik Werdelin , co-founder of a dog goods development company ' BARK ' with more than 650,000 users and hundreds of employees, who also has a face as a supporter of a venture company and the father of one child, It describes how to live well by systematizing life.
The Quest to Be Good at Everything
https://superorganizers.substack.com/p/the-quest-to-be-good-at-everything
In addition to BARK, Mr. Werdelin has been involved in the start-up of several businesses and is also involved in the operation of an entrepreneur network called prehype . In prehype, he is involved in building new businesses and also teaches entrepreneurial skills. He also supports many ventures as an angel investor and is the father of a child.
Mr. Werdelin wants to use his time as effectively as possible, but because there are too many things he wants to do, he is worried that `` I am missing something important '' It seems to be easy to end. Therefore, Mr. Werdelin stated that he developed his own system called “ 8 + 1 Box System ” and based on the system whether his own life is going well.
The following image illustrates the “8 + 1 box system” developed by Mr. Werdelin. The eight squares are `` Transact '' `` Invest '' `` Assist '' `` Learn '' `` Health '' `` Family '' `` Relationships '' `` Ego / Self-Kindness ', each of which is important to Mr. Werdelin's life.
Werdelin says he created the “8 + 1 box system” to make sure he spends his time on what he really wants to do. The projects and actions that Mr. Werdelin is actually engaged in apply to any of the eight squares, and it is determined that there is no need to do anything that does not fit into these squares. “The“ 8 + 1 Box System ”finds what I should n’t do as well as what I can do. It ’s very important to understand what I should n’t do.” Werdelin argues.
This '8 + 1 box system' reflects Werdelin's idea of 'Aiming to be as high as possible in every field of life' and is not suitable for those who want to specialize in one thing. Werdelin points out. Of course, the life of one point breakthrough is also wonderful, and it is not possible to decide which is better than Mr. Werdelin's ideal life, but at least Mr. Werdelin wants to improve every aspect of life It seems to be thinking.
by
Below is a description of the eight items set by Mr. Werdelin.
◆ 1: Transact
This seems to be related to making money, and it shows that a way to get money that can be used in life by work is secured. It seems like it's not necessary to make money, but Mr. Werdelin points out that if you start a startup, you don't always get immediate income. Sufficient money is needed for life to support family and personal life.
◆ 2: Invest
The investment mentioned here includes, of course, investment in companies, but it covers a wide range. For example, in order to be active as an expert in a certain field in the future, it may include input such as reading a book to gain a reputation in a specific field, or building various achievements. An investment does not give you an immediate return, but it refers to something you can expect a return in the future.
by
◆ 3: Assist
Werdelin says that the support in the third square is literally “supporting others”. Werdelin is working to support others in various ways, such as writing books that are useful to other people, advising the founder who just started a startup.
◆ 4: Learn
Learning means identifying what you want to output and learning something to amplify that output. In recent years, Werdelin felt that new technologies such as AI and machine learning have emerged and has had a major impact on business, and he actually hired a tutor to learn from scratch.
◆ 5 ： Health
If the spirit of people corresponds to computer software, physical health is equivalent to hardware. Because the hardware is broken and the software is useless, Mr. Werdelin does strength training and aerobic exercise twice a week, sends a healthy diet, tracks his sleep and sleep quality It has been improved.
by ELEVATE
◆ 6 ： Family
Mr. Werdelin has a wife and children and wants to be a good husband and good father. For this reason, the “8 + 1 Box System” clearly states that the family is important to his life, and he is trying to make a date with his wife every Friday and spend enough time with his son.
◆ 7: Relationships
Mr. Werdelin, who lived while migrating from various places in the world, was aware of the importance of building relationships in new places. Mr. Werdelin feels that conscious efforts and investments are necessary to maintain relationships, and he is actively in contact with those who want to continue relationships.
◆ 8: Ego / Self-Kindness
Werdelin says that the eighth item is the ego / friendliness and values happiness in living every day. For example, events such as eating delicious food or laughing in conversation with people have raised their own happiness.
by
The last square in the “8 + 1 Box System” shows the time to look back once a week to see if the above 8 items have been successfully achieved. Mr. Werdelin spends time in this review every time, thinking whether each square is firmly filled or something dissatisfied, if there is a problem, correct it, and after a week He said he was looking back at the effect.
For example, looking back on one day, Mr. Werdelin realized that he was not playing well with his son when talking to “family”. Werdelin realized that he had more time to look at his smartphone in his child's room, and he bought a ping-pong set that could be placed on the table to have a more enjoyable time with his son. It turns out that his son loved ping-pong, and Mr. Werdelin likes to play ping-pong with his son, making it more fun than ever.
Eight items to consider in the “8 + 1 Box System” are “Transact”, “Invest”, “Assist”, “Learn” and “Health” in the case of Mr. Werdelin. “Family”, “Relationships”, “Ego / Self-Kindness”, but each person is different. Therefore, when using this system, Mr. Werdelin says that you should first consider what is important to you, and even consider changing the item after starting to actually use the system .
by
In addition to the “8 + 1 box system”, Mr. Werdelin always carries a notebook and writes down what he has come up with and important ideas. When one notebook is buried, it looks back on the contents, and the contents that are felt important are copied to a new notebook and are carried around. This way, new notes will always have the most important content written on them.
In addition, Mr. Werdelin seems to have set up Google Home in the bedroom to work with IFTTT so that tasks can be added to the task management app ' Trello '. By doing this, it is possible to add various tasks and messages to Trello simply by saying 'Hey Google, add task'. Werdelin, who says that the best ideas are often born just before going to bed, says he wrote down the ideas he came up with using this system in Trello.
Werdelin argues about the reasons for systematizing various things in life, and that systematization reduces the cognitive burden on various events. Mr. Werdelin, who is involved in many projects, believes that if he is not systematized, he will not be involved in so many things, and that systematization will promote full utilization of the limited time of his life. It was.
by Pexels
Related Posts:
in Note, Posted by log1h_ik