Mindset
by sari and · updated 2mo ago
Mindset
Supritha S added 2mo ago
“We’re pretty good at allowing our incorrect certainties to slowly fade into the background, without a crisis or reckoning. We gradually move on, now even more certain about the other things we’re certain of.
Resilience can be found by holding onto our certainties just a little less tightly. One way to do that is to remember just how often the old ones fade away.”
“Every group of people who think for a living is going to be sad. Ignorance is bliss. So what’s the opposite?” – Chris Rock
Prashanth Narayan added 6mo ago
andrea added 9mo ago
working with limits + obstacles and making them a spectacular opportunity
sari added 10mo ago
“Everything that you want is on the other side of hard.” ~Chris Paul
Alara added 10mo ago
Mark Zuckerburg: "The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks."andrea added 10mo ago
take the risk
- what’s stopping you from sharing your unique gifts with the world? 99% of the time, the answer is your own mind convincing you you’re not good enough, aren’t “ready”, will look stupid, people won’t care, etc reminder: you can just decide to do it anyway whenever you want though
andrea added 1y ago
- You cannot be an instrument of peace if you have no peace within yourself.
andrea added 1y ago
This is an incredible insight by Jason Fried, on looking back less:
I have a theory.
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One of the reasons companies have a hard time moving forward is because they've tangled themselves in the near past. Eyes aimed backwards rather than ahead, staring at the dark, feet in their own concrete.
They've trapped themselves looking for certainty where there iAlara added 1y ago
- Most people – maybe more than you think – are peace- and love-seeking creatures who are sometimes caught in bad situations. The most practical thing you can do, even in hard times, is to lead with curiosity, lead with respect, work hard to understand the people you might be taught to detest.
“That means seeing people with generous eyes, offering tr... See moreandrea added 1y ago
