Good Traits
exploring good character traits, personalities, etc
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Good Traits
jerry seinfeld on the tim ferriss show: “the two things i want to pass on most to my kids are ethics and boldness”
to be bold is to trust yourself, self-express, know your worth, ask for it—all at risk of failure or rejection.
“Candor is key—being willing to say what no one else is willing to say.”
― David Shields, Reality Hunger
Optimistic really ought to be a verb
It's something you *do*, not some property you happen to possess. Sometimes it's easy to do, and sometimes it's darned hard, requiring imagination & determination
People exist on a spectrum between fast-twitch and slow-twitch thinking.
Fast-twitch people speak fast, work fast, and crave novelty. Socially, they're quick and witty. Throw a problem their way and they'll come up with 3–5 solutions in a matter of minutes. They're the people you want in the room when you're brainstorming an idea.
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Fast-twitch people speak fast, work fast, and crave novelty. Socially, they're quick and witty. Throw a problem their way and they'll come up with 3–5 solutions in a matter of minutes. They're the people you want in the room when you're brainstorming an idea.
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When it comes to business and careers, the more interesting people will succeed and capture more upside than ever before.
Because the uninteresting ones will get commoditized (hello 🤖).
And by interesting I mean being capable of analyzing, deciding, and executing in a way few others can.
Generating more unique ideas, understanding complex things fast
... See moreA biographer of the novelist E. M. Forster wrote, “To speak to him was to be seduced by an inverse charisma, a sense of being listened to with such intensity that you had to be your most honest, sharpest, and best self.” Imagine how good it would be to be that guy.
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
A kind person will help you understand reality as it is, prompt you to reflect, and nudge you to fine-tune your position till you get to a place where your resolution is helpful for you. A nice person will tell you what feels good - and often what you think you want to hear at that time - even if it doesn’t help you move past that situation.
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Damola Morenikeji • Kinda Nice
A kind person will help you understand reality as it is, prompt you to reflect, and nudge you to fine-tune your position till you get to a place where your resolution is helpful for you. A nice person will tell you what feels good - and often what you think you want to hear at that time - even if it doesn’t help you move past that situation.