11 Years of Decisions Later… ⏳

4 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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This content was created by Eric Siu. This content was uploaded by Eric Siu. This is a YouTube video titled "11 Years of Decisions Later… ⏳" (created 2025-12-04T22:02:16+00:00). It is a first-person reflective talk in which a single speaker describes keeping a 12-year decision journal and shares lessons learned about why their growth stalled: taking on too many parallel bets, failing to do enough due diligence on hires and acquisitions, and moving too quickly without sufficient resources. The speaker recounts specific past actions (buying two companies, aggressive hiring, launching multiple products, making angel investments) and presents journaling decisions as a method to reveal harmful patterns, concluding by inviting viewers to follow for more lessons.

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If you do this, you will get rich. 12 years ago, I decided to start recording every major decision I made. Here's the secret to wealth it revealed. Over time, I started to see patterns, feedback loops that either stall your growth or accelerate it. There was a period where my growth completely stalled. We had just bought 2 companies. We were hiring way too aggressively, and we launched an education program and a software product at the same time. On top of that, I was making angel investments and stepping away to let a GM run things. When I look back at my journal, the patterns were painfully obvious. First, I had too many parallel bets going at once. Second, I didn't do enough due diligence. Whether it was a key hire or a company acquisition, I didn't spend enough time on the high-impact decisions that are difficult to undo. And third, we consistently moved too quickly, even when the resources weren't there to back it up. Looking at your decisions over the years is the real hack. It shows you which patterns to break before they break you. Follow me to learn lessons that I've paid for so you don't have to.