Life Advice
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Life Advice
Psychologists have posited hundreds of cognitive biases over the years. A fascinating new paper argues that they all boil down to one of a handful of fundamental beliefs coupled with confirmation bias. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916221148147... See more
Anna Wintour’s biography turned into maxims:
1. Hire talented people as found, not as needed.
2. Taste is as rare as a unicorn.
3.Your employees should describe you as “easy to understand.”
4.Pretend to be completely in control and people will assume that you are.
5.Have a sharp eye for the weaknesses of others.
6.Combine ruthless efficiency with hyp... See more
1. Hire talented people as found, not as needed.
2. Taste is as rare as a unicorn.
3.Your employees should describe you as “easy to understand.”
4.Pretend to be completely in control and people will assume that you are.
5.Have a sharp eye for the weaknesses of others.
6.Combine ruthless efficiency with hyp... See more
David Senra • Tweet
A great deal of advice can be framed in terms of: "do what gives you energy"
1) Surround yourself people that inspire you, not people that put you down
2) Do stuff you like, because that gives you more energy -> feedback loop of energy and interest and focus
Concentrate on finding a big idea that will make an impact on the people you want to influence
When you ask people for help, most people give you advice. Advice is when someone tells you what they would do. And since you’re not that person, it’s rarely useful to hear what they would do. You want to know what you should do.
Counsel, on the other hand, is when someone helps you figure out what you think. Counsel is invaluable because it helps y... See more
Counsel, on the other hand, is when someone helps you figure out what you think. Counsel is invaluable because it helps y... See more
- The first rule of career planning: Do not plan your career.- The world is an incredibly complex place and everything is changing all the time. You can’t plan your career because you have no idea what’s going to happen in the future. You have no idea what industries you’ll enter, what companies you’ll work for, what roles you’ll have, where you’ll... See more
Marc Andreessen • Pmarchive · Pmarca Guide to Career Planning: Opportunity
People don't talk about the soul very much anymore. It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit. But a resume is a cold comfort on a winter night, or when you're sad, or broke, or lonely, or when you've gotten back the test results and they're not so good.
Here is my resume: I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never t
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