Tom Schmidt
@neverbeneedy
Tom Schmidt
You get to pick a new career based on one factor: Your job is to do the activity that most frequently puts you into a flow state.
3-2-1: On the secret to self-control, how to live longer, and what holds people back
Charlie Munger: Your goal in life should be to build a seamless web of deserved trust; work with the people in this web, and do life with these people – it is all about the people
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Charles Miller on balance:
"Spend a handful of hours a day going fast. Crush a gym session. Do deep work on a project you care about. Spend the rest of the day going slow. Take walks. Read books. Get a long dinner with friends. Either way, avoid the anxious middle where you never truly relax or truly move forward."
"Spend a handful of hours a day going fast. Crush a gym session. Do deep work on a project you care about. Spend the rest of the day going slow. Take walks. Read books. Get a long dinner with friends. Either way, avoid the anxious middle where you never truly relax or truly move forward."
3-2-1: On the power of inputs, how to build a creative career, and the one habit that matters most
“Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness, and of their soul’s resources in general, much like a man who, out of his whole bodily organism, should get into a habit of using and moving only his little fi
... See more"You are as old as the risks you take. In many ways, aging is not the process of growing old, but rather the slow death of becoming overly protective, scared, and worried about losing what you have. Youth is found in the energy of going for it, taking the risk, and trusting that you'll figure it out along the way."
3-2-1: On the secret to youth, how to achieve what you want, and the challenge of being yourself
Start small and learn fast. Your first move doesn't need to be perfect; it just needs to teach you something. Focus more on the next small step that moves you closer to the goal.
Brain Food: Greats Don't Wait
The pursuit of predictions over explanations turns problems of science into problems of engineering
5 New Thinking Styles for Working With Thinking Machines
The loudest signals come from the emptiest sources. Those who truly possess something rarely need to announce it.
Brain Food: The Loudest Signals
I believe that nobody wants to be treated just as they are. People want to feel encouraged to become more than what they are, to become the best versions of themselves.”