Think 73: Private Communities Are the Future
No. 73, Nov 9th, 2025.
Hello and welcome to Think, your newsletter on leadership, career and growth from the smartest entrepreneurs, leaders, and investors.
The One Percent Project:
+"Private, boutique communities are the future. On social media, everybody puts out the best version of themselves.But you have a place where you can be vulnerable in private in a small setting." - Utsav Somani, founder of Offline — India’s most exclusive community of scaled-up tech founders.
10 Takeaways:
+Alex Hormozi, a founder and investor known for his sharp insights on life and business, dives into the harsh truths few dare to acknowledge.
Investing focused effort in one area yields much greater returns than spreading yourself thin.
Most people fail to truly commit daily, which is why simple, consistent effort wins.
Take feedback from those whose incentives align with your success and who have domain expertise.
Use advice selectively, apply what fits your context and discard what doesn’t.
Ask what successful people did when where you are now, not what they are doing now.
Success often leads people to sacrifice their passions and enjoyable activities unknowingly.
The greatest skill is to maintain a good mood without external reasons.
Complaining results from an inaccurate model of reality and unmet expectations.
Reframe inconvenience as a normal life occurrence to reduce pain and stress.
Playing out feared worst-case scenarios often reveals they are survivable and manageable.
Best
Pritish
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