The Profile Dossier: Jerry Seinfeld, the Lifelong Student of Comedy
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The Profile Dossier: Jerry Seinfeld, the Lifelong Student of Comedy
“The less you know about a field, the better your odds. Dumb boldness is the best way to approach a new challenge.” -Jerry Seinfeld
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Takeaways from Jerry Seinfeld on Tim Ferriss:
To survive in comedy you have to be a writer
“As any writer can tell you it’s 95% re-write”
“I think I could solve just about anyone’s life, I don’t care what you do, with weight training and transcendental meditation” Jerry Seinfeld
“If you could take your experiences and ask to trade them in, the las
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- “There’s nothing I revile quite as much as a dilettante,” Seinfeld told GQ , “ I don’t like doing something to a mediocre level.” Escaping mediocrity requires focus. “You have to dedicate yourself to these great things,” he added. “And I don’t believe in being good at a lot of things—or even more than one.”
from Maslow's Lighthouse: Strive for Mastery, Not Money (the money will follow)
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