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A question from The Strategy Deck by Seth Godin:
“Better waves make better surfers. Are you on the right beach?”
“Better waves make better surfers. Are you on the right beach?”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On waiting to judge, the value of teaching, and learning how to lose
The simple life hack is to lower your expectations, regardless of what you’re entitled to. Create the conditions for the outcome you seek, but leave yourself room if it doesn’t arrive.
Lowering expectations is a way to ensure that tomorrow is even better than you hope it will be.
Lowering expectations is a way to ensure that tomorrow is even better than you hope it will be.
Expectations
Perhaps disenchantment (and the desire for hope) is primarily responsible for the rise in make-believe ideas about how the world works, nonsensical medical interventions and the diminished role of facts in decision making.
When we allow others to manipulate us with their magical stories, though, we’re often setting ourselves up for a collision with ... See more
When we allow others to manipulate us with their magical stories, though, we’re often setting ourselves up for a collision with ... See more
The number of people reading a post or following an account is not a useful indicator of whether or not the ideas within are made up or not.
Act accordingly.
Act accordingly.
“Whining in the face of imperfection often ruins what you’ve already got.”
Whining is the evil cousin of complaining. Whining purports to exist to make things better, but it never does.
James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem said, “The best way to complain is to make things.”
And perhaps we can extend that to: “The best way to complain is to make things bett... See more
Whining is the evil cousin of complaining. Whining purports to exist to make things better, but it never does.
James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem said, “The best way to complain is to make things.”
And perhaps we can extend that to: “The best way to complain is to make things bett... See more
Are you making that choice because your labor is cheap and convenient, or because it’s the place of maximum leverage? It’s often easier to be busy than it is to be productive.
Busy-ness and leverage
“Tell me about other strongly-held positions you’ve changed as the result of a discussion like this one...” is a direct way to start a conversation about the argument you’re proposing to have. “What sort of information would make it likely you could see this in a different way?”
Seth's Blog • How to win an argument with a toddler
Confusing status with skill
The tenured philosophy professor at Princeton might not even be half as effective a teacher as the adjunct at the community college.
The head of surgery might be relatively better at meetings and politics than they are at actually helping patients.
Having a lot of social media followers doesn’t mean you’re really good at ma... See more
The tenured philosophy professor at Princeton might not even be half as effective a teacher as the adjunct at the community college.
The head of surgery might be relatively better at meetings and politics than they are at actually helping patients.
Having a lot of social media followers doesn’t mean you’re really good at ma... See more
Status or Skill?
Wishful thinking doesn’t lead to successful skydiving, a working parachute does.