Development
... See moreMonks have long been people with limited options, intentionally. They’re like people who ride on planes (without buying Internet) — they can read, write, pray, eat, clean, meditate (or commune with God, depending on their religion). All day, every day. And usually, they have spots in the day for each of these.
This makes pristine focus easy.
What if
If you had a manager that talked to you the way you talked to you, you’d quit. If you had a boss that wasted as much of your time as you do, they’d fire her. If an organization developed its employees as poorly as you are developing yourself, it would soon go under.
The world’s worst boss
... See moreCreating high performance teams is obviously hard but in what ways is it really hard? It is not hard in the same sense that some things are hard like discovering profound new mathematical knowledge. HPTs do not require profound new knowledge. We have been able to read the basic lessons in classics for over two thousand years. We can see relevant ex
You can learn more about politics if you really study a few classics and case studies than almost everybody involved in it figures out in a lifetime.
... See moreStudy what you enjoy and what genuinely interests you. Pick something real that teaches you how to think in both a structured and creative way. My bachelor’s is in history (ancient Rome), and my master’s focused on classical art (Greek and Roman sculpture, mainly). I’ve always loved that stuff, still do, and always will. I personally think majors
I’d say that perhaps 5-7 really good books on a subject would give you the sort of mastery I’m talking about. It would give you the sort of competence that, say, an advanced graduate student in the subject area might have before writing a dissertation. Choose the books wisely.
Most people with a shred of creative integrity do not succeed right out of the gate. They persist, they work their asses off for decades, until one day it all finally pays off. In your 20s, don’t worry about being known for it, worry about being good at it.
Creation Cost Averaging
Ditch work-life balance in favor of sacred rest
Don't Pursue Promotions: Contrarian Career Advice from Ancient Sources of Wisdom - Cal Newport
“Most people, especially highly gifted people, do not really know where they belong until they are well past their mid-twenties. By that time, however, they should know the answers to the three questions: What are my strengths? How do I perform? and, What are my values? And then they can and should decide where they belong.
Successful careers are
... See morePeter Drucker, Managing Oneself