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You Are Going to Fuck This Up
the only way to live authentically is to acknowledge that you’re inevitably always making decision after decision, decisions that will shape your life in lasting ways, even though you can’t ever know in advance what the best choice might be. In fact, you’ll never know in hindsight, either – because no matter how great or appalling the consequences
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Wise up - Jordan Harbinger
When you don’t know what to do in a given situation, oftentimes the best thing you can do is to just do something.
Why?
Because doing something — even if it’s not right or perfect or brilliantly executed — has a way of cutting through paralysis.
Doing something also removes the anxiety of an open loop. It eliminates the
... See moreYou try different experiments.
You look from different angles.
You test small pieces of your assumptions.
Each experiment gets you a little closer to understanding what actually works for you. You'll never have perfect information, but you can have much better information.
You look from different angles.
You test small pieces of your assumptions.
Each experiment gets you a little closer to understanding what actually works for you. You'll never have perfect information, but you can have much better information.
Danny Kenny • Why High-Achievers Are Surprisingly Bad at Big Decisions
"Whether a decision is good or bad can change based on how you act after the choice is made.
You can't learn all the lessons beforehand. You learn a lot about what you want in a marriage after getting married. You discover what type of career you enjoy after doing a lot of work. And so it goes in nearly every area of life. In many cases, what you... See more
You can't learn all the lessons beforehand. You learn a lot about what you want in a marriage after getting married. You discover what type of career you enjoy after doing a lot of work. And so it goes in nearly every area of life. In many cases, what you... See more
3-2-1: On getting what you deserve, the power of flexibility, and how good decisions are made
The world contains more uncertainty than we're comfortable acknowledging. We want to believe that if we just think hard enough, gather enough information, and make the right choice, we can ensure success. We want to believe that good decision-making guarantees good outcomes. But it doesn't. Sometimes you make the best possible choice given the
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