Life Advice

From there, I have a few go-to questions that I have found create reliably engaging discourse:

• What's your connection to [insert current place or event]?

• What are you most excited about currently?

• What's lighting you up outside of work?

• What’s your favorite book you’ve read recently?

Note: Always avoid "What do you do?" as a question. It's

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2. Don't Take Anything Personally

No one else sees the world the same way you do. Similarly, you don't decide how others see the world. So don't take their interpretation to heart.

People's actions & words are a reflection of their reality, not yours.

One related idea that’s helped me is Tim Ferriss’ 10% Hater Rule: “10% of people will find a w

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1. Go where you don’t belong. One truth I’ve learned over and over again in my life: Good things happen when you put yourself in rooms where you don’t feel like you belong. Those rooms are all around you, but your fear of being “found out” holds you back from stepping into them. My entire life changed when I realized that everyone has something of

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