Some of us think holding on makes us strong but sometimes it is letting go
โ Herman Hesse
โ Herman Hesse
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Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than just ribbons?
George Orwell, Animal Farm
George Orwell, Animal Farm
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It gives me strength to have somebody to fight for; I can never fight for myself, but, for others, I can kill.
โ Emilie Autumn, The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls
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โ Emilie Autumn, The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls
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The journey back is always longer than the forward run
โ Rod McKuen @IntegratedThoughtQuotes
โ Rod McKuen @IntegratedThoughtQuotes
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Think like a philosopher.
Train and rest like an athlete.
Take action like an entrepreneur.
- Shane Parrish
Train and rest like an athlete.
Take action like an entrepreneur.
- Shane Parrish
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THREAD: 10 significant lies you're told about the world.
On startups, writing, and your career:
People don't have short attention spans:
โข They finish 3 hour Joe Rogan episodes.
โข They binge 14 hour shows.
They have short *consideration spans:* they must be hooked quickly.
Point: Don't fear making great, in-depth content. But, ensure your first minute is incredible.
In observing friends whoโve sold startups and made millions:
After a year, theyโre back to toying with their old side projects.
They used their money to buy a nice home and eat well.
Thatโs it. Theyโre otherwise back to who they were.
Point: Aim to be fulfilled, not rich.
Reading many books is the most socially accepted vanity metric for adults.
You get zero kudos for reading 100 books a year.
You get massive kudos for learning efficiently and making interesting things.
Bloggers who post frequently (2x/wk) are rarely worth reading consistently.
I read for insights. And no writer can generate profound insights on a fixed schedule.
I aggregate writers who publish sporadically. When they post, they truly have something to say.
The world is not run by exceptional people.
This is the hidden reason for imposter syndrome.
We mistakenly think imposter syndrome is due to low confidence/anxiety.
No, itโs caused by not accepting that your new, world-class peers arenโt that special. Itโs mostly discipline.
Success isn't an end state. Success is having the freedom to focus on the grind you actually enjoy.
Most people should spend way less energy trying to get rich and way more energy building a tight-knit friend group that will be with them until old age.
"You should work your butt off in your 20s."
This misses the point.
Your primary goal isn't to work hard. Your goal is to build leverage.
How? Start with delegation:
"Find someone who can do what you do at 70% the success. Teach them the extra 10% and be okay with 80%."
Beware signing up for tools that can read your email. This includes inbox apps and Chrome extensions.
You're giving a team of 20-year-olds access to the equivalent of your ID, bank vault, and diary combined.
Online privacy is an illusion.
If you construct your identity on what youโre a fan of (sports, media, brands), youโre a vessel. Youโre lending out ownership over your identity.
Instead, if you construct your identity on the things you create, youโre a craftspersonโsomeone who keeps refining who they are.
Most friends aren't friends. They're acquaintances.
Friends phone you out-of-the-blue because they want to hear your voice. Friends would drive you to the emergency room at 3 AM.
Friends are the family you choose, and they're key to happiness in old age.
Invest in good people.
And the biggest lie there is.
-Julian Shapiro
On startups, writing, and your career:
People don't have short attention spans:
โข They finish 3 hour Joe Rogan episodes.
โข They binge 14 hour shows.
They have short *consideration spans:* they must be hooked quickly.
Point: Don't fear making great, in-depth content. But, ensure your first minute is incredible.
In observing friends whoโve sold startups and made millions:
After a year, theyโre back to toying with their old side projects.
They used their money to buy a nice home and eat well.
Thatโs it. Theyโre otherwise back to who they were.
Point: Aim to be fulfilled, not rich.
Reading many books is the most socially accepted vanity metric for adults.
You get zero kudos for reading 100 books a year.
You get massive kudos for learning efficiently and making interesting things.
Bloggers who post frequently (2x/wk) are rarely worth reading consistently.
I read for insights. And no writer can generate profound insights on a fixed schedule.
I aggregate writers who publish sporadically. When they post, they truly have something to say.
The world is not run by exceptional people.
This is the hidden reason for imposter syndrome.
We mistakenly think imposter syndrome is due to low confidence/anxiety.
No, itโs caused by not accepting that your new, world-class peers arenโt that special. Itโs mostly discipline.
Success isn't an end state. Success is having the freedom to focus on the grind you actually enjoy.
Most people should spend way less energy trying to get rich and way more energy building a tight-knit friend group that will be with them until old age.
"You should work your butt off in your 20s."
This misses the point.
Your primary goal isn't to work hard. Your goal is to build leverage.
How? Start with delegation:
"Find someone who can do what you do at 70% the success. Teach them the extra 10% and be okay with 80%."
Beware signing up for tools that can read your email. This includes inbox apps and Chrome extensions.
You're giving a team of 20-year-olds access to the equivalent of your ID, bank vault, and diary combined.
Online privacy is an illusion.
If you construct your identity on what youโre a fan of (sports, media, brands), youโre a vessel. Youโre lending out ownership over your identity.
Instead, if you construct your identity on the things you create, youโre a craftspersonโsomeone who keeps refining who they are.
Most friends aren't friends. They're acquaintances.
Friends phone you out-of-the-blue because they want to hear your voice. Friends would drive you to the emergency room at 3 AM.
Friends are the family you choose, and they're key to happiness in old age.
Invest in good people.
And the biggest lie there is.
-Julian Shapiro
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No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.
If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.
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Quiet the mind, feel less stressed and less tired, and achieve a new level of calm and fulfillment in just ten minutes a day.
Andy Puddicombe, a former Buddhist monk, the Voice of Headspace, and the UK's foremost mindfulness expert, is on a mission: to get people to take 10 minutes out of their day to sit in the here and now.
Like his readers and students, Andy began his own meditation practice as a normal, busy person with everyday concerns, and he has since designed a program of mindfulness and guided meditation that fits neatly into a jam-packed daily routine - proving that just 10 minutes a day can make a world of difference.
Accessible and portable, The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness offers simple but powerful meditation techniques that positively impact every area of physical and mental health: from productivity and focus, to stress and anxiety relief, sleep, weight-loss, personal relationships...the benefits are limitless. The result? More headspace, less stress
Andy Puddicombe, a former Buddhist monk, the Voice of Headspace, and the UK's foremost mindfulness expert, is on a mission: to get people to take 10 minutes out of their day to sit in the here and now.
Like his readers and students, Andy began his own meditation practice as a normal, busy person with everyday concerns, and he has since designed a program of mindfulness and guided meditation that fits neatly into a jam-packed daily routine - proving that just 10 minutes a day can make a world of difference.
Accessible and portable, The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness offers simple but powerful meditation techniques that positively impact every area of physical and mental health: from productivity and focus, to stress and anxiety relief, sleep, weight-loss, personal relationships...the benefits are limitless. The result? More headspace, less stress
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by Cal Newport
Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep-spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there's a better way.
In Deep Work, Cal Newport, instead of arguing distraction is bad, instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill.
by Cal Newport
Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep-spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there's a better way.
In Deep Work, Cal Newport, instead of arguing distraction is bad, instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill.
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Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level
The death of Steve Jobs left a gaping void at one of the most innovative companies of all time. Jobs wasn't merely Apple's iconic founder and CEO; he was the living embodiment of a global megabrand. It was hard to imagine that anyone could fill his shoes--especially not Tim Cook, the intensely private executive who many thought of as Apple's operations drone.
But seven years later, as journalist Leander Kahney reveals in this definitive book, things at Apple couldn't be better. Its stock has nearly tripled, making it the world's first trillion dollar company. Under Cook's principled leadership, Apple is pushing hard into renewable energy, labor and environmentally-friendly supply chains, user privacy, and highly-recyclable products. From the massive growth of the iPhone to lesser-known victories like the Apple Watch, Cook is leading Apple to a new era of success.
The death of Steve Jobs left a gaping void at one of the most innovative companies of all time. Jobs wasn't merely Apple's iconic founder and CEO; he was the living embodiment of a global megabrand. It was hard to imagine that anyone could fill his shoes--especially not Tim Cook, the intensely private executive who many thought of as Apple's operations drone.
But seven years later, as journalist Leander Kahney reveals in this definitive book, things at Apple couldn't be better. Its stock has nearly tripled, making it the world's first trillion dollar company. Under Cook's principled leadership, Apple is pushing hard into renewable energy, labor and environmentally-friendly supply chains, user privacy, and highly-recyclable products. From the massive growth of the iPhone to lesser-known victories like the Apple Watch, Cook is leading Apple to a new era of success.
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Forwarded from The Best Twitter Threads
If you're young and ambitious, you have 2 career options:
1. Enter an old industry - Wait 20 years until experienced people retire.
2. Enter a new industry - Become an expert in 12 months.
The competitive advantage of being young is you're an internet native. Use it.
Source : George Mack
1. Enter an old industry - Wait 20 years until experienced people retire.
2. Enter a new industry - Become an expert in 12 months.
The competitive advantage of being young is you're an internet native. Use it.
Source : George Mack
Forwarded from The Best Twitter Threads
The teacher learns more than the student.
The author learns more than the reader.
The speaker learns more than the attendee.
The way to learn is by doing.
James Clear
The author learns more than the reader.
The speaker learns more than the attendee.
The way to learn is by doing.
James Clear
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Forwarded from The Best Twitter Threads
The Paradox of Focus:
Moving boldly in one direction not only increases your odds of getting there, but also increases your odds of picking up unexpected rewards along the way.
Make the most of one opportunity and more opportunities come your way. To get more, focus on less.
Source
Moving boldly in one direction not only increases your odds of getting there, but also increases your odds of picking up unexpected rewards along the way.
Make the most of one opportunity and more opportunities come your way. To get more, focus on less.
Source
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Man's Search For Meaning By Viktor E Frankl
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. At the heart of his theory, known as logotherapy, is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure but the pursuit of what we find meaningful. Man's Search for Meaning has become one of the most influential books in America; it continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living.
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. At the heart of his theory, known as logotherapy, is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure but the pursuit of what we find meaningful. Man's Search for Meaning has become one of the most influential books in America; it continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living.
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