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Bob Dylan asks Cohen: "How long did it take you to write Hallelujah?”
“A couple of years” - Cohen replied.
It was a lie — it took him 7 years but he wanted to play it down
Cohen then asked Bob Dylan: “How long did it take you to write Just Like a Woman?”
Dylan replied: “Fifteen minutes”
“A couple of years” - Cohen replied.
It was a lie — it took him 7 years but he wanted to play it down
Cohen then asked Bob Dylan: “How long did it take you to write Just Like a Woman?”
Dylan replied: “Fifteen minutes”
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there’s no "one way” to do things
High agency can be a confusing idea to understand because it’s not just one idea. It’s a combination of three distinct skills rarely found together:
- Clear thinking
- Bias to action
- Disagreeability
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Discipline is a candle flame to action. Incentives and consequences are a nuclear reactor to action.
Have agency over your action and design incentives and consequences for not taking action: Set a public deadline. Invite people to the diary event. Bet on yourself.
Have agency over your action and design incentives and consequences for not taking action: Set a public deadline. Invite people to the diary event. Bet on yourself.
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Vague Trap Escape Route: Define the problem in simple words --out of your head
Write your thoughts down. Draw the problem. Use a whiteboard. Create a spreadsheet. Talk out loud to a smart person. Go for a walk or run with a specific question.
The act of transforming out of your head to another medium acts like a filtration system, removing the vague... See more
Write your thoughts down. Draw the problem. Use a whiteboard. Create a spreadsheet. Talk out loud to a smart person. Go for a walk or run with a specific question.
The act of transforming out of your head to another medium acts like a filtration system, removing the vague... See more
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he human brain is a question-answering machine. If you ask it: “ What’s good in my life? ” — it will find answers. If you ask it: “ What’s bad in my life? ” — it will find answers.
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Good way to alter your self-talk is asking yourself good questions that brings out a brighter pov
It's impossible to imagine someone breaking you out of a 3rd world jail cell without all three.
If they can't think clearly, they will charge ahead with the first bad plan that pops into their head.
If they lack a bias for action, they'll never move their ideas from theory into the real world.
If they aren't disagreeable, they'll quit and conform wh... See more
If they can't think clearly, they will charge ahead with the first bad plan that pops into their head.
If they lack a bias for action, they'll never move their ideas from theory into the real world.
If they aren't disagreeable, they'll quit and conform wh... See more
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Midwit Trap Escape Route: What would the guy on the left do? Find it via inversion.
Step 1 - Stop trying to be the guy on the right - The midwit mistake is to try and be the smart guy on the right.
Step 2 - Become the guy on the left - Find the simple ideas via inversion. Flip the problem around. And take them seriously before adding any complexit... See more
Step 1 - Stop trying to be the guy on the right - The midwit mistake is to try and be the smart guy on the right.
Step 2 - Become the guy on the left - Find the simple ideas via inversion. Flip the problem around. And take them seriously before adding any complexit... See more
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I decided there's no point in not trying to accomplish every stupid dream I've got, even if it's dumb stuff....Chase it all and do it all because we're all going to die screaming, and you might as well enjoy it here."
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Kevin Smith talking about when his father passed away.
1. There’s no unsolvable problem
The human brain is a question-answering machine. If you ask it: “ What’s good in my life? ” — it will find answers. If you ask it: “ What’s bad in my life? ” — it will find answers.
When faced with a problem, ask your brain, “ Does this defy the laws of physics? ” — it will reply with “ No ” — and begin generating ... See more
The human brain is a question-answering machine. If you ask it: “ What’s good in my life? ” — it will find answers. If you ask it: “ What’s bad in my life? ” — it will find answers.
When faced with a problem, ask your brain, “ Does this defy the laws of physics? ” — it will reply with “ No ” — and begin generating ... See more