Personal mastery
Meta skills towards continual self improvement. Self awareness, learning, unlearning, emotional intelligence, discipline, commitment, adaptability, clarity, good judgment
Personal mastery
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
In Adam Grant’s latest book Hidden Potential, he discusses the difference between burnout and boreout:
Burnout = emotional exhaustion that accumulates when you’re overloaded
Boreout = emotional deadening that accumulates when you’re understimulated
Burnout = emotional exhaustion that accumulates when you’re overloaded
Boreout = emotional deadening that accumulates when you’re understimulated
but we have at least a shot at getting what we strive, work, and fight for. Pick a field where you have a realistic chance of rising, and turn your less realistic passions—such as playing basketball, sailing, performing music, or painting—into hobbies for your free time.
Frank Slootman • Amp It Up
“Let’s see how von Karajan’s 1975 recording of the second movement of the Seventh Symphony differs from his 1963 recording,” or “I wonder if the brass section of the Chicago Symphony is really better than the Berlin brasses?” Having set such goals, a listener becomes an active experience that provides constant feedback (e.g., “von Karajan has
... See moreMihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Flow: The Psychology of Happiness
Using the SCARF model, you can have a better understanding of what needs aren’t being met and why you’re being triggered. This will help you not scratch the itch or react without thinking.
Status
Certainty
Autonomy
Relatedness
Fairness
Amy Jen Su • The Leader You Want to Be
- Back in the day, when I was interviewing on Wall Street,
there was a thing called a Superday,
which meant you had made it to the final rounds.
And so I went downtown New York City for my Superday,
where I had 10 two-on-one interviews back-to-back,
a long and grueling day,
but given my skillset, I actually had fun doing it.
And I left that evening... See more
there was a thing called a Superday,
which meant you had made it to the final rounds.
And so I went downtown New York City for my Superday,
where I had 10 two-on-one interviews back-to-back,
a long and grueling day,
but given my skillset, I actually had fun doing it.
And I left that evening... See more
Go practice your pitches - Pitching Yourself for Opportunity Video Tutorial | LinkedIn Learning, formerly Lynda.com
Jodi Glickman’s story
What could the forecasters have done to avoid the conjunction fallacy, without seeing the direct comparison, or even knowing that anyone was going to test them on the conjunction fallacy? It seems to me, that they would need to notice the word “and.” They would need to be wary of it—not just wary, but leap back from it. Even without knowing that
... See morePassages Saved From iOS
Ask propelling questions Propelling questions reset our status quo and encourage us to explore different ways of doing things. They often start with: How might we? How could I? What would happen if? These questions are designed to prevent our existing knowledge from limiting our ability to imagine new possibilities. They fast-forward us into the
... See moreHelen Tupper • Make Learning a Part of Your Daily Routine
Judgment—the ability to combine personal qualities with relevant knowledge and experience to form opinions and make decisions—is “the core of exemplary leadership” according to Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis (the authors of Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls). It is what enables a sound choice in the absence of clear-cut, relevant data or
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