Framework
The Slow Increment
Brett's plank protocol, generalized.
How it works
- 1Start at two minutes. Add a genuinely small amount. Repeat for seven to eight years. Arrive at twenty-four minutes a day.
- 2Founder takeaway: almost nobody in American business is willing to run a seven-year compounding loop on anything internal. That's precisely why it works.
Hear it on the podcast
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The SuperfectaBrett's term for the four exponentially accelerating technologies he argues must be navigated together.Heart Over HeadThe core thesis of the book and the operating principle underneath every other framework.The Program AuditBrett's model of the mind as a programmable computer.The Comparison MachineWhy nine figures never closes the loop.Journey Versus IntegrationBrett's framing for psychedelics, applicable to any peak experience including offsites and breakthrough strategy sessions.
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