5x1: Your Mind is a Terrible Office | Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 by Monti Pace The 5x1 newsletter is a concise and insightful resource around a simple concept: systems achieve goals. sys·tem [ˈsistəm] a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized framework or method. 1 x Principle of Systemization Channel Capacity: Our brains have limited bandwidth for processing...
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5x1: How You Create a Movement | Thursday, May 15, 2025 by Monti Pace The 5x1 newsletter is a concise and insightful resource around a simple concept: systems achieve goals. sys·tem [ˈsistəm] a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized framework or method. 1 x Principle of Systemization Critical Mass: Malcolm Gladwell popularized the concept of the "Tipping Point" –...
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5x1: How Ant Colonies Can Transform Your Business Operations | Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 by Monti Pace SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Dear 5x1 Community, As someone who believes that systems achieve goals, I'm thrilled to share some exciting news that embodies this principle in my own entrepreneurial journey! Effective June 1st, I'm expanding my business portfolio by taking ownership of Hera Hub DC, a women-focused business accelerator and coworking community serving entrepreneurs in the DMV region....
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
5x1: Who pays the price for your productivity? | April 9th, 2025 by Monti Pace The 5x1 newsletter is a concise and insightful resource around a simple concept: systems achieve goals. sys·tem [ˈsistəm] a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized framework or method. 1 x Principle of Systemization Externalities: When we design systems, we typically focus on the direct...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
5x1: The Power of Good Enough | Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 by Monti Pace The 5x1 newsletter is a concise and insightful resource around a simple concept: systems achieve goals. sys·tem [ˈsistəm] a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized framework or method. 1 x Principle of Systemization Satisficing: Is the pursuit of perfection costing you more than it's worth?...
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5x1: Test Drive Your Assumptions | Wednesday, March 26th, 2025 by Monti Pace The 5x1 newsletter is a concise and insightful resource around a simple concept: systems achieve goals. sys·tem [ˈsistəm] a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized framework or method. 1 x Principle of Systemization Experimentation shouldn’t end in 10th grade physics — it’s the secret...
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5x1: Why Your First Step Determines Your Final Destination | Wednesday, March 19th, 2025 by Monti Pace The 5x1 newsletter is a concise and insightful resource around a simple concept: systems achieve goals. sys·tem [ˈsistəm] a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized framework or method. 1 x Principle of Systemization Path Dependency is a phenomenon where today's...
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5x1: Design Systems Where Everybody Wins | Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 by Monti Pace The 5x1 newsletter is a concise and insightful resource around a simple concept: systems achieve goals. sys·tem [ˈsistəm] a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized framework or method. 1 x Principle of Systemization Game Theory is the study of how people make decisions when their...
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5x1: No Single Point of Failure | Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 by Monti Pace The 5x1 newsletter is a concise and insightful resource around a simple concept: systems achieve goals. sys·tem [ˈsistəm] a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized framework or method. 1 x Principle of Systemization Network Theory helps us understand complex systems by showing how all the...
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