
Rehearsing possible lives

If you’ve ever tried to unravel the mystery of how you became who you are, it can feel like being caught in a spiderweb. The more you try, the more you wrap yourself up and get stuck. You can’t explain why you became indecisive when faced with an important decision. You can’t understand why you clam up and get nervous or second-guess ideas when you
... See moreTodd Herman • The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life
... looking for yet another “Big Idea”
Please allow me to share some insight.
Ideas and visions are not free like some fantasize. They go into a ledger of our lives, much like a series of credit card bills.
Action on these can pay the interest (unless the action is more ideas in wh... See more
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Facebook redesigns. Twitter redesigns. Personalities, careers, and teams also need redesigns. There are no permanent solutions in a dynamic system.
Tim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
It might be helpful to imagine that we can choose a persona for our project and our work. Each is appropriate in some circumstances—the trap lies in wearing one of these hats and then hoping for the result that comes from a different one.