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Frontera ♦️ on Better Living
Uncertainty Matrix: How To Deal With Uncertainty (And Gain From It)
There are four degrees of uncertainty. And knowing them can give you an edge in business and life. Here's how to use the Uncertainty Matrix.
«Research shows uncertainty is even more stressful than knowing a bad outcome.»
Frontera ♦️ on Business
Framestorming: How A Simple Focus Shift Saved T-Mobile (And How To Do The Same):
How T-Mobile beat giants in their own game, how Zara changed fashion, and how to use Framestorming to find the right focus for your brand:
Circle Of Competence: How To Increase Your Odds Of Winning in Business
Why Hooters Air failed, why Bloomberg Media succeeded, and how to increase your chances of winning in business with your circle of competence:
«General Electric’s famous CEO Jack Welsh said it well: “If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete.”»
Frontera ♦️ on Competition
Blue Ocean Strategy: How To Make Your Competition Irrelevant
In 2001, Yellow Tail entered the competitive US wine market. And they managed to dominate it. Here's how to use the Blue Ocean Strategy:
Frontera ♦️ on Marketing
How To Think In Funnels (And Achieve The Best Possible Outcomes)
Elias Elmo Lewis created a formula that changed marketing forever. But his method applies beyond marketing. Here's how to think in funnels:
Double Diamond Model: How Ogilvy Made Dove Great Again
How Ogilvy made Dove great. And how his disciples made Dove great again 50 years later. Plus, how to do the same with Double Diamond:
«Like any experienced advertising agency, they didn’t immediately start working on a solution based on assumptions.»
Frontera ♦️ on Mental Models
Salience Bias: How to Become Unforgettable
Patagonia told customers “Don’t buy this jacket.” and increased sales by 30%. Here's how they used salience bias and how you can do the same.
«Because when we pay more attention to what’s noticeable —whether an object, trait, or event— we ignore less prominent but more relevant ones.»
Frontera ♦️ on Psychology
The Priming Effect: How Expectations Become Reality
Can higher expectations actually create better outcomes? Here's what the priming effect is and how to use it to your benefit in business:
The Peak-End Effect: How To Make a Lasting Impression (Even After Failures)
In 2018, KFC ran out of chicken in the UK. But they managed to save their public image. Here's how to use the peak-end effect in business:
«The peak-end effect has a strong influence on our memories — hence future decisions.»
Frontera ♦️ on Thinking
The Law of Diminishing Returns: How To Do More With Less
After a certain point, increasing one input reduces efficiency. Here's how you can use the law of diminishing returns to do more with less:
«Identify the core 20% activities that will give 80% of the results in each area of your business (and life).»
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Mimetic Desires: Why We Copy Others (And Why It Matters)
Mimetic desires drive human behavior. And at scale, it forms cultures around the same ambitions. Here's how to use it to your benefit.
Thinking in Bets: How to Make Decisions Like a Poker Player
Thinking in bets is a decision-making framework developed by former professional poker player Annie Duke. It allows you to take luck into consideration.
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