Winning at life
No, my worry is that, you won’t put enough really excellent stuff into your brain. I’m talking about what you might call the “theory of maximum taste.” This theory is based on the idea that exposure to genius has the power to expand your consciousness. If you spend a lot of time with genius, your mind will end up bigger and broader than if you spen
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"The shortest answer is doing the thing." - Ernest Hemingway
Stop talking about the thing. Stop asking about the thing. Stop gathering more information about the thing.
Just do the thing.
Stop talking about the thing. Stop asking about the thing. Stop gathering more information about the thing.
Just do the thing.
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No one benefits from you scrolling on your phone and feeling sad and then going to Starbucks.... See more
The antidote is figuring out what you care about, what you're good at, and what you like doing that can make the world a little bit better.
Then, really do that thing.
You can’t do everything, but there are a few things you can do really well. You have to
Alex Dobrenko • No one benefits from you scrolling and feeling sad
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The only way to get out of the spot you’re in is to do something that feels unreasonable , that’s unreasonable in the short term, that a similar person in a similar situation would say is unreasonable.
Seth Godin • Being stuck is reasonable
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“There is no such thing as a quantum leap. There is only dogged persistence – and in the end, you make it look like a quantum leap.”
James Dyson
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Recover quickly. After every point you lose, recover quickly. After every game you lose, recovery quickly. Don’t wallow in loss. After brain surgery, recover quickly.
In his words: “It’s okay to cry. It’s okay to feel lonely. It’s okay to be sad. It’s okay to feel that you are disappointed in yourself or in someone else. It’s okay. But what’s import... See more
In his words: “It’s okay to cry. It’s okay to feel lonely. It’s okay to be sad. It’s okay to feel that you are disappointed in yourself or in someone else. It’s okay. But what’s import... See more
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