Lys Leung
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Lys Leung
years ago someone suggested using the word devotion instead of discipline and I swear it’s the only reason I am so committed to the things that I love ~ bc devotion is an act of love ~ while discipline feels like an act of force
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Instead of trying to copy other people’s success stories, here's what I think works better:
Study patterns, not paths.
Look at multiple examples of success in your field. Find the common principles, patterns, and tactics that show up, regardless of someone's advantages.
And don’t forget to pay attention to failures. When someone fails doing exactly... See more
Study patterns, not paths.
Look at multiple examples of success in your field. Find the common principles, patterns, and tactics that show up, regardless of someone's advantages.
And don’t forget to pay attention to failures. When someone fails doing exactly... See more
you want what others want.
you see how they got there.
but remember that you are not them.
you have your own set of circumstances and uniqueness.
you need to figure out your own path of getting what they have.
if you're more realistic about what you can achieve over a certain amount of time, you will increase your chances of success.
Ritual prevents the ordinary from dissolving into invisibility. If you light a candle at dinner, the meal becomes an event. If you walk at the same time each day, it becomes more than exercise. Anthropologists will tell you that rituals function as technologies of attention: certain ordinary acts aren’t trivial, they’re the architecture of meaning.
Only dead fish go with the flow.
-David Ogilvy
You just need to be smart enough to understand that your success is more about your courage than your intelligence.
Orange Book 🍊📖x.comSteal my prompt to work backward from your ideal outcome and map the exact path to get there.
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REVERSE ENGINEERING STRATEGIST
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REVERSE GENIUS PROTOCOL: Outcome-to-Path Mapping... See more
God of Promptx.comYancey Strickler’s Nine Creative Meditations
To me or to the mean - Focus on what makes your work strange or unique rather than trying to fit in with what everyone else is doing.
You are your audience - Create work that satisfies your own desires and interests rather than trying to please an imagined mass audience.
Small is more rewarding than big -