Regret Question : Will I regret it if I don’t try or will I regret it if I do try?

If possible do Pre-mortems.

Luxury takes time to be achieved and to be appreciated. Luxury cannot and must not move fast.

-Giorgio Armani

Well-arranged words rearrange reality.

We must expect to misunderstand. We must expect to be misunderstood. For sanity we must try to minimise misunderstanding.

• Create an alter ego to summon confidence

  • Kobe Bryant created his "Black Mamba" alter ego as a way to get through the lowest point of his career. His nickname was inspired by the movie "Kill Bill," in which the snake, known for its agility and aggressiveness, was used as a code name for a deadly assassin. "The length, the snake, the bite, the strike,

Our ‘mind design principle’ for new and more successful mental habits is thus a simple one: because thinking is self-talk, talk and thought are linked. To change patterns of thinking, change patterns of talking.

Simplest explaination are often the best.

Outer Score Cards don’t matter. Inner Score cards count.

Gambler’s Conceit : People hooked on a risky behavior (e.g. gambling, smoking) reassure themselves they’ll be able to quit while ahead (before bankruptcy, lung cancer). However, their future-self tends to act a lot like them, so if they can't quit now, they likely won't quit later when they’re even deeper in.