Cormac Goodwin
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Cormac Goodwin
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
― Plato
Perhaps the simplest and best definition of wisdom I’ve heard is “knowing what information is important.” This kind of knowing is not solely done in the intellect. Data is constantly being fed into your unconscious, then cross referenced against your experience.
thekcpgroup.com • The Attention Span. “Racehorses and Psychopaths.”
95% of content consumption is procrastination disguised as productivity.
Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.”
Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.”
Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
Dickie Bush • Tweet
Being wise means having more questions than answers.
Great artists don’t study art history to figure out what art to create. Great founders don’t analyze the market to figure out what product to build.
Without a specific application point, a piece of classic wisdom is just a platitude.
raptitude.com • Advice Gets Good When It Gets Specific
“Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.” -J.K. Rowling
The Backwards Law
"Desiring a positive experience is itself a negative experience; accepting a negative experience is a positive experience."
-Marc Manson