Doing important work
Exploring purpose and impact with how most of society spends time.
by Eli · updated 12d ago
Doing important work
- High Performance Habits
Brendon Burchard
“Often, the journey to greatness begins the moment our preferences for comfort and certainty are overruled by a greater purpose that requires challenge and contribution.”from Daily Review | Readwise
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- To thrive in that world, the skills that matter most are:
- Deep familiarity with the tools
- Staying abreast of changes
- Developing a great intuition for AI tools, where things are going, and how to make use of it
- Resilience and the ability to learn things fast and evolve yourself with technologyfrom Tweet by Rowan Cheung
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Sam Altman advice via X
- 101 Additional Advices
Kevin Kelly
Asking “what-if?” about your past is a waste of time; asking “what-if?” about your future is tremendously productive.from Daily Review | Readwise
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the problem with trying to make time for everything that feels important—or just for enough of what feels important—is that you definitely never will.
from Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
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- We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchillfrom Winston Churchill - We make a living by what we get, but...
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- Your work would probably be better if you focused on enjoying it, rather than on trying to make it better.
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Ali abdal
Some of the best advice I ever got about starting in a new organization is: Don’t cannonball. Ease into the pool. I’ve passed this advice on to those joining my own: no matter how talented you are, or how much you have to add, give yourself time to understand the organization before you try to impact it.
from Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
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- We have a narrow definition of work as something that can be paid for and that typically exists in the form of a job. The real work is to find the things worth committing to. Then the only “job” is to design your life to continue to do those things.
from Tweet by Paul Millerd
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Most people waste four to five hours on a given day, and if you can learn to identify and utilize it, you’ll be on your way toward increased productivity.
from Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
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