ITL289: Why Almost Can Be Dangerous
In the Loop with Andy Andrews
Matt Lempert
4.9 • 614 Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2017
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Andy reads a chapter from The Little Things on the concept of "almost."
A little thing (like 1/16th of an inch) can make a huge difference.
- Most people attempt to create the big picture all at once when starting a new endeavor. When the big picture doesn't appear as quickly as they hope, they get discouraged.
- Small, strategic moves can yield massive growth down the road.
Tune in to hear Andy's story of how a tiny miscalculation led to a scary situation at sea.
You can also hear more from Andy by subscribing to his new podcast, The Professional Noticer. Just go to AndyAndrews.com/podcast for details.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to In the Loop, a unique opportunity to see life from a different perspective |
| 0:06.5 | with New York Times bestselling author, Andy Andrews. Now here's your host, David Loy. |
| 0:13.4 | Hi and welcome to In The Loop with Andy Andrews. I'm your host, David Loy. Thanks for being with us |
| 0:18.5 | this week. We've got something a little bit different. |
| 0:22.4 | First of all, our sponsor for this week is actually a book by Andy, The Little Things. |
| 0:27.1 | This has been out since March of 2017. Most of you who have been with us for a long time, |
| 0:32.7 | have heard about this book and read it, but there's so many new in the loop listeners that every now and then I wanted |
| 0:38.4 | to take the opportunity to make sure everybody is aware of this outstanding book. It's available |
| 0:43.6 | anywhere books are sold. Amazon obviously is a great place to get it. The Little Things by |
| 0:48.7 | Andy Andrews, why you really should sweat the small stuff. Companies, teams, even cities around the country are being |
| 0:56.8 | massively impacted by this book, and many are calling it Andy's best work to date. So definitely |
| 1:03.2 | check that out. And what we're going to do today on in the loop is actually listen to a chapter |
| 1:09.8 | from the Little Things. This is Andy reading |
| 1:13.9 | chapter five from the little things and the title of that chapter is a little thing like a |
| 1:20.9 | 16th of an inch. And this is all about the concept of almost and how almost can be dangerous. |
| 1:31.6 | It allows exclusion and financial loss and maybe even some deceit along the way. |
| 1:38.4 | So listen as Andy reads chapter 5 from the little things, a little thing like a 16th of an inch. Andy? |
| 1:48.2 | Almost can be a dangerous concept. It allows exclusion, financial loss, even death. Do not be |
| 1:56.3 | deceived. Almost to safety is not safe. Almost straight is not straight. |
| 2:05.6 | Either way, I was beginning to suspect we would be dead soon. |
| 2:11.1 | This would end in tragedy of our own doing, |
| 2:14.7 | or Kevin's father, after hearing how stupid we had been, would kill us himself. |
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