do the work
by shashaank · updated 2mo ago
do the work
think the most common mistake for humanity is believing you’re going to be made happy because of some external circumstance.
from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson
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- A publication isn't content. A publication is the exploration
of an idea.shashaank added 2mo ago
- "Predicting rain doesn’t count, building the ark does.”
- Warren Buffettshashaank added 2mo ago
Retirement is when you stop sacrificing today for an imaginary tomorrow. When today is complete, in and of itself, you’re retired.
from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson
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"Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things."
- Ray Bradbury
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- "The shortest answer is doing the thing." - Ernest Hemingway
Stop talking about the thing. Stop asking about the thing. Stop gathering more information about the thing.
Just do the thing.shashaank added 2mo ago
- The person who focuses on one task and sees it through to completion—even if they work in a somewhat slow or outdated manner—beats the endless optimizer who jumps from tool to tool and always hopes a new piece of technology will help them finish what they start.
from 3-2-1: On seizing the day, perseverance, and focusing on one task at a time by James Clear
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- Obama's career advice for young people -- Just learn how to get stuff done. What I mean by that is I've seen at every level people who are very good at describing problems, people who are very sophisticated at explaining why something went wrong or why something can't get fixed. But, what I’m always looking for is, no matter how small the probl... See more
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