shifting perspectives
things that make you change the way you see something
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shifting perspectives
Wow, what a beautiful framing. Some people feel called to build families, others feel called to build ideas. They're not mutually exclusive, of course, but they're both ways to spread parts of ourselves:
"My religious cousin, who is the same age as I am, she has six kids. And I have six books. Maybe there is no great... See more
“i should build up the technical skills so that I can use them creatively” is very precisely backward
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Stress happens when something you care about is at stake. It's not a sign to run away - it's a sign to step forward.
Kelly McGonigal • The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and H…
Only losers go to networking events
The only people you'll meet at events are people who want something from you or aren't meaningfully engaged in a pursuit of their own
The easiest way to meet interesting people is by having accomplished something yourself
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It's easy to fall into the trap of feeling responsible for other people's emotions, reactions, and inner turmoil. We have an innate desire to be understood and accepted. So when others seem upset with us, judge us, or want us to change, we leap to explain, rationalize, and pacify. But in our quest to please or appease, we often lose ourselves.... See more
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Pessimists see problems. They worry about what could go wrong in the future. Optimists see possibilities. They focus on what could go right in the future. Proactive people turn problems into possibilities. They give us reasons to be optimistic about the future.
Adam Granttwitter.com"Proactive people turn problems into possibilities. They give us reasons to be optimistic about the future."