Michaela Petrova
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Michaela Petrova
I saw somebody on social media on Threads who was saying that their rule on this is that before they try to persuade someone they know of something, they ask three questions. I’m not saying I do that, but that struck me as a very wise rule. That before you ever try to talk somebody else out of their position, you ask three questions
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1. about how th- It seems odd to look at achievement through this lens, not as the thing the newspapers tell us it is, but – very often – as a species of mental illness. Those who put up the skyscrapers, write the bestselling books, perform on stage, or make partner may, in fact, be the unwell ones. Whereas the characters who – without agony – can bear an ordinary ... See more
from Overcoming the Need to Be Exceptional by The School of Life
- “Energy management beats time management.” ― Katherine Morgan Schafler
- More and more it seems to me that about the best thing in life is to have a piece of work worth doing and then to do it well.
from Leadership Quotes by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- I contend that the best way to understand all the crazy beliefs out there — aliens, conspiracies, and all the rest — is to analyze them as crony beliefs. Beliefs that have been "hired" not for the legitimate purpose of accurately modeling the world, but rather for social and political kickbacks.
from Crony Beliefs | Melting Asphalt by Kevin Simler
- There is the kindness of ‘please’ and ‘thank you.’ And the kindness of “I was wrong, I’m sorry.” The small kindnesses that smooth our interactions and help other people feel as though you’re aware of them .
from Three types of kindness by Seth Godin
- A large percentage of people’s problems in work, love and life are due to some combination of vagueness and passivity. You don’t know what you want to spend your time on; you don’t know what kind of person you really get along with; you don’t know what kind of clothing looks good to you; you don’t know what you value in a city; you don’t know how t... See more
from Why You Should Write More by Ava
Don’t ask yourself where your true gifts lie. Ask what other people seem weirdly bad at.