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103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
To keep young kids behaving on a car road trip, have a bag of their favorite candy and throw a piece out the window each time they misbehave.
The Technium • 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
Efficiency is highly overrated; Goofing off is highly underrated. Regularly scheduled sabbaths, sabbaticals, vacations, breaks, aimless walks and time off are essential for top performance of any kind. The best work ethic requires a good rest ethic.
The Technium • 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
If you repeated what you did today 365 more times will you be where you want to be next year?
The Technium • 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
• About 99% of the time, the right time is right now.
• No one is as impressed with your possessions as you are.
• Dont ever work for someone you dont want to become.
• Cultivate 12 people who love you, because they are worth more than 12 million people who like you.
• Dont keep making the same mistakes; try to make new mistakes.
• If you stop to listen
The Technium • 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
So much wisdom and stuff to think about here.
When you lead, your real job is to create more leaders, not more followers.
The Technium • 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
When you have some success, the feeling of being an imposter can be real. Who am I fooling? But when you create things that only you — with your unique talents and experience — can do, then you are absolutely not an imposter. You are the ordained. It is your duty to work on things that only you can do.
The Technium • 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
It’s possible that a not-so smart person, who can communicate well, can do much better than a super smart person who can’t communicate well. That is good news because it is much easier to improve your communication skills than your intelligence.
The Technium • 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
Ask funders for money, and they’ll give you advice; but ask for advice and they’ll give you money.
The Technium • 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
f your opinions on one subject can be predicted from your opinions on another, you may be in the grip of an ideology. When you truly think for yourself your conclusions will not be predictable.