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Big questions

Dan Cullum · Feb 8, 2020 ·

I’ve recently been reading ‘From Third World to First’, by Singapore’s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew.

When Singapore broke away from Malaysia in 1965 to become an independent nation, Lee had 3 big questions to answer.

  1. How do we establish Singapore as a legitimate nation?
  2. How do we protect Singapore?
  3. How does Singapore make money?

These are big questions.

What I learnt from them is that no matter the size of the challenge, we can boil down complex challenges to a few critical questions.

If we answer these questions well, we get a chance at turning up tomorrow.

If we don’t, there may not be a tomorrow.

Most of us aren’t starting republics, but this concept holds true for any hobby, self-improvement goal, or venture that we choose to pursue.

When we look at our challenges in the cold light of day, there are only ever a few things that matter.

The art and science of choosing what to focus on is a great skill to invest in.

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