Dear Samplers and Strivers for Excellence,

How long would it take you to count to one billion?

There’s not really an exact answer to that question. And even if there were, it wouldn’t really mean anything. Who cares how long it takes to count to a billion? That’s not going to help us put a human on Mars. Plus, there are so many variables: How quickly do you count? Can you break for meals? Can you stop counting at night to sleep? Etc, etc.

What is useful, however (and what will help us put a human on Mars), is designing an efficient and sound method for making reasonable estimates. Today we’ll sharpen our estimation skills and teach ourselves to always think strategically. Doing so will help us immensely in our lives.

We’ll also medtiate on this bit of advice from my good  buddy Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”

Be excellent,

Mr. Heimbuck