Personal mastery
Meta skills towards continual self improvement. Self awareness, learning, unlearning, emotional intelligence, discipline, commitment, adaptability, clarity, good judgment
Personal mastery
Deep analogical thinking is the practice of recognizing conceptual similarities in multiple domains or scenarios that may seem to have little in common on the surface.
(Journalist) David Epstein • Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
The Five Ps PURPOSE: Remain grounded in your passions and contributions. It takes conviction to ensure you are doing your highest and best work and that your work has meaning and is making a difference. PROCESS: Rely on daily practices and routines that honor your natural energy rhythms, enhance performance, save time, help you restore, and provide
... See moreAmy Jen Su • The Leader You Want to Be
I find for myself that my first thought is never my best thought. My first thought is always someone else’s; it’s always what I’ve already heard about the subject, always the conventional wisdom. It’s only by concentrating, sticking to the question, being patient, letting all the parts of my mind come into play, that I arrive at an original idea.
... See moreWilliam Deresiewicz • Solitude and Leadership
create a Braintrust. Every creative person, no matter their field, can draft into service those around them who exhibit the right mixture of intelligence, insight, and grace. “You can and should make your own solution group,” Andrew Stanton says, adding that on each of his own films, he has made a point of doing this on a smaller scale, separate
... See moreEd Catmull • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
What has been your biggest mistake, what was the lesson learned from it?
Originally Answered: What has been your biggest mistake and the lesson learned from it?
The general class of mistake has been to focus on the wrong things.
I generally let myself get a little bit too overcommitted, which causes me to not spend enough time thinking about what I... See more
Originally Answered: What has been your biggest mistake and the lesson learned from it?
The general class of mistake has been to focus on the wrong things.
I generally let myself get a little bit too overcommitted, which causes me to not spend enough time thinking about what I... See more
Quora Session with Sam Altman
Sam Altman
Since then, the U.S. government has launched dozens of other efforts to improve our diets. For example, there was the “Five a Day” campaign, intended to encourage people to eat five fruits or vegetables, the USDA’s food pyramid, and a push for low-fat cheeses and milks. None of them adhered to the committee’s findings. None tried to camouflage
... See moreCharles Duhigg • The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change
Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?
Carol S. Dweck • Mindset - Updated Edition: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential
Alex Cornell transitioned from a background in music to product design (ex Meta, Linear, Substack)
As Morgan McCall, in his book High Flyers, points out, “Unfortunately, people often like the things that work against their growth. . . . People like to use their strengths . . . to achieve quick, dramatic results, even if . . . they aren’t developing the new skills they will need later on. People like to believe they are as good as everyone says .
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