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Fredrik Backman on Creative Anxiety and Procrastination
youtube.comBeing a writer is the best way I know how to get paid for being insane.”
People exist on a spectrum between fast-twitch and slow-twitch thinking.
Fast-twitch people speak fast, work fast, and crave novelty. Socially, they're quick and witty. Throw a problem their way and they'll come up with 3–5 solutions in a matter of minutes. They're the people you want in the room when you're brainstorming an idea.
Slow-twitch people ... See more
Fast-twitch people speak fast, work fast, and crave novelty. Socially, they're quick and witty. Throw a problem their way and they'll come up with 3–5 solutions in a matter of minutes. They're the people you want in the room when you're brainstorming an idea.
Slow-twitch people ... See more
“It’s Time to Build,” says Venture Capitalist Marc Andreesen. He’s not wrong. But the summons to create and to break through complacency can only go so far if we do not heed another summons before, after, and alongside it: “It’s Time to Inspire.” In another moment, riffing on Heidegger, I might have said, “It’s Time to Dwell.” But Dwelling sounds a... See more
The entrepreneur Mark Cuban is frequently approached by people who are stuck. “They're stuck in a job they don't like. They're stuck working for a boss they don't like. They're stuck on a team they don't like,” he explained. “I just tell them, 'Be great.'” “The reality of life is that you can't just always quit your job. You can't just always go to... See more
you have control over your attitude
A Plan Is Not a Strategy
youtube.comfind something that’s under-appreciated, not being addressed, or being overlooked, and get really good at it...If you become the foremost expert at something, you make yourself indispensable.
Billy Oppenheimer • SIX at 6: What You’re Made For, John Lennon’s Tea, The Mundanity of Excellence, A Seminal Event, The Common Denominator, and Bob Knight’s Advice - Billy Oppenheimer
