G Lutz
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G Lutz
When was the last time you used a compass? How about an astrolabe? Or even a watch? Technology advances, and sooner or later, the old stuff gets left behind. It’s easy to romanticize some of the classic devices that we built civilization on, and it’s worth remembering that the tech we’re wrestling with now will soon be faded away, with some folks n
... See more"Of all the ways you could be spending your precious time and attention, it is very unlikely that you are currently spending it in the optimal way. The only path I know for figuring out a better way to spend your life is to sit and think. You simply have to carve out some time to think carefully about what you're doing, why you're doing it, and wha
... See moreSteve Jobs explains the secret to focus: "People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm actually as proud of the things we haven't done as the things we have done. Innovation is sayi
... See more"The information you consume each day is the soil from which your future thoughts are grown." from a James Clear email dated 21 Dec 2023 #JamesClear
Writer C. Raymond Beran on friendship: "What is a friend? I will tell you. It is a person with whom you dare to be yourself. Your soul can be naked with him. He seems to ask of you to put on nothing, only to be what you are. He does not want you to be better, or worse. When you are with him, you feel as a prisoner feels who has been decla
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Welcome to the page and Day 01 of AllSwell’s Mindset Reset: Your Seven-Day Journaling Journey. One week, helping you go from bleak to peak. I’m so glad you’ve made the choice to show up for yourself this way.
Gratitude is a life-hack, a super-power of sorts. A regular gratitude practice can literally boost your brain’s baseline
... See more"Curiosity can empower you or impede you. Being curious and focused is a powerful combination. I define this combination as unleashing your curiosity within the domain of a particular task: asking questions about how things work, exploring different lines of attack for solving the problem, reading ideas from outside domains while always l
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Sam Altman What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Optimism, obsession, self-belief, raw horsepower and personal connections are how things get started. Cohesive teams, the right combination of calmness and urgency, and unreasonable commitment are how things get finished. Long-term orientation is in short supply; try not to worry about what people think in
... See more"Many of the best things in life grow along the way. • Start hanging out with someone and love grows along the way. • Start exercising and motivation grows along the way. • Start writing and inspiration grows along the way. Start now and let the feeling follow." from a James Clear email dated 21 Dec 2023
If you’re too busy to work on things you care about but have also spent hours following the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial like it was a sad sporting event where everyone loses, I have some good news. You’re not too busy. Write your book. Run your miles. Build your business.”