Cortney
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Cortney
"If you make lists of lofty goals, it can be easy to leave them to accumulate, as happens sometimes, into a mountain of to-do's and notes and half-forgotten plans. Dreaming alone is seductive, even a little sweet, since it lacks the pain of trying. So it feels proper to prize attempts more than dreams. You should have ideals, but you cannot only... See more
3-2-1: On getting what you deserve, the power of flexibility, and how good decisions are made
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
—STEVE JOBS
Deliberate practice
Deliberate practice is about, changing your performance, setting new goals and straining yourself to reach a bit higher each time.
Seek constant critical feedback.
Focus ruthlessly on where you need help
Prepare for the process to be mentally and physically exhausting
Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
Hidden Potential - Adam Grant
Get unstuck: A set of 100 cards to overcome pressure packed deadline
What would your closest friend do
Your mistake was a hidden intention
What is the simplest solution
Don’t avoid what is easy
Repetition is an exercise in change
The most important thing is the thing most easily forgotten
Instead of changing the thing, change
... See moreWhat gets you up in the morning? What keeps you up a night?
- Pair each response to a single sentence. Then read what you produced if they both gave you a sense of meaning and direction use them as a compass and re-evaluate them from time to time. If you don't like the answers then you ask yourself what are you going to do about it?
Hidden Potential
... See morePAUSE: Postpone Action Until Serenity Enters.
13 questions that will change your life
Questions are like keys. They unlock doors.
Tim Ferriss once said: “If you want confusion and heartache, ask vague questions. If you want uncommon clarity and results, ask uncommonly clear questions. Often, all that stands between you and what you want is a better set of questions.”
DECISION MAKING QUESTIONS
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... See moreWinston Churchill hit the nail on the head when he said, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”