Highs Lows Slack Channel

A simple but effective system for maintaining perspective in business by documenting highs and lows in a dedicated Slack channel.

Core Concept

• Create a Slack channel called "highs and lows" for each business/company
• Record significant positive and negative moments as they happen
• Use the channel history as a tool for emotional regulation and perspective

How It Works

• Document major events in real-time:
  • Business successes (highs)
  • Significant setbacks (lows)
  • Critical incidents (e.g., warehouse shutdowns, lawsuits)
  • Key personnel changes
  • Major client wins/losses

Benefits

• Provides instant perspective by showing:
  • Previous highs that now feel insignificant
  • Past lows that were overcome
  • Pattern of ups and downs in business
• Acts as a "stoic trick" for the brain
• Helps regulate emotional responses to current situations
• Serves as a self-therapy tool
• Maintains balanced perspective during extremes:
  • Humbles during high points
  • Boosts morale during low points

Key Principle

• Similar to the stoic concept of "treating triumph and disaster the same"
• Helps maintain emotional equilibrium through business cycles
• Reminds that both successes and failures are temporary states

Real Example Given

• Major low: Mexican government banned textile imports on Christmas Eve
• Impact: Warehouse shutdown with millions in stranded inventory
• Value: Viewing this alongside other past challenges provides perspective