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#8 Modern Protestant Ethic
The Protestant Work Ethic and its "calling" still has a strong influence on our current relationship to work. Statements like "work is life" and "use your gifts" are clear derivatives of Calvin & Luther
The Protestant Work Ethic and its "calling" still has a strong influence on our current relationship to work. Statements like "work is life" and "use your gifts" are clear derivatives of Calvin & Luther
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You don't need more intensity, you need more consistency. Intensity impresses; consistency transforms.
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If your desire is genuinely unleashed and you are obsessively focused on what you want, you will be called to do whatever it takes to make your dream a reality. There are no limits to the energy and flexibility you'll have in pursuit of what you want. In your heart, you know massive action is the cure-all. - Tony Robbins
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Start with what you want to achieve, instead of limiting yourself to what’s realistic or sustainable.
Will Guidara • Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
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The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.” ― James Baldwin
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People who do exceptional work may be glad to be paid and even more glad to be well paid, but they do not work to collect a paycheck. They work because they love what they do.
Alfie Kohn • Why Incentive Plans Cannot Work
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We only get value from finishing projects, and getting a project over the finish line is the magical moment it goes from risk to leverage. Time spent getting work finished is always time well spent.
Will Larson • Work on what matters.
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To be happy I think you have to be doing something you not only enjoy, but admire. You have to be able to say, at the end, wow, that's pretty cool.
Paul Graham • How to Do What You Love
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Many of us found ourselves out of a paycheck, and more importantly, reconsidering our foundational conceptions of work. Trauma and clarity are congenitally entwined,
Luke Winkie • The jobless Americans chasing the dream of ‘passive income’
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