Self-betterment
I would love to live like a river flows
carried by the surprise of its own unfolding
— John O’Donohue
Tommy Dixon • How to design a good life
Embrace the many things you’ll never do . Enjoy saying, “I’ll never learn Chinese,” or “I don’t need to visit every country.” Everything you say no to creates space for the most important things to say yes to.
Nat Eliason • 40 Lessons From 30 Years
Wow! This is new. I just realized how many things I leave on my plate just for the sake of optionality. I don’t need this many options in my life. It’s actually destroying me. Make serious decisions. Throw the plate and buy a new one, one that’s as big as one small yet delicious meal.
We can ditch our managers, offices, or professions, but any horizontal leap will only land us on another treadmill. Resignation does not liberate us from the rat race. The ultimate escape—transcendence—is vertical, not horizontal. Otherwise, our individuality will be used for anything but our own good.
Sherry Ning • Transcending the Rat Race
I think business networking is a complete waste of time. And I know there are people and companies popularizing this concept because it serves them and their business model well, but the reality is if you’re building something interesting, you will always have more people who will want to know you. Trying to build business relationships well in adv
... See moreTim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
If you find yourself looking for a tool to solve a problem, you’re probably just procrastinating.
Nat Eliason • 40 Lessons From 30 Years
95% of content consumption is procrastination disguised as productivity.
Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.”
Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.”
Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
Dickie Bush • Tweet
Err on the side of too early over too late . Related to that point, since there’s never a “right time,” it’s almost always better to do things “too early.” Your conception that it’s too early is just your fear, and once you dive in you’ll figure it out. Old people tend to regret the things they didn’t do, or didn’t do earlier. Not the things they d... See more
Nat Eliason • 40 Lessons From 30 Years
If you’re going to do something do it early in its timespan not later. This means that your core task is to identify what you wanna do and then do it directly.
Remote relationships cost you real relationships . Every minute you spend cultivating relationships with people through a screen is a minute you’re not deepening relationships with people you can actually see and touch and smell.