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Everything Else is Secondary
“The highest level of mastery is simplicity.
Most information is irrelevant and most effort is wasted, but only the expert knows what to ignore.”
Most information is irrelevant and most effort is wasted, but only the expert knows what to ignore.”
James Clear • 3 Ideas, 2 Quotes, 1 Question (November 21, 2019) | James Clear
If you look around, you’ll notice the people and organizations moving the fastest are the focused ones. Not only do they focus on a few ideas, but within the scope of those ideas, they are able to focus on the key variables.
Identifying the variables that matter comes with focus. When you commit to living in a problem, you understand things about... See more
Identifying the variables that matter comes with focus. When you commit to living in a problem, you understand things about... See more
Farnam Street • Focus to Win
Linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky on seeking what is significant:
“You can't expect somebody to become a biologist by giving them access to the Harvard University biology library and saying, “Just look through it.” That will give them nothing. The internet is the same, except magnified enormously.
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The person who wins the Nobel Prize in biology... See more
“You can't expect somebody to become a biologist by giving them access to the Harvard University biology library and saying, “Just look through it.” That will give them nothing. The internet is the same, except magnified enormously.
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The person who wins the Nobel Prize in biology... See more