Sebin Thomas
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Sebin Thomas
"One way to instantly gain a competitive edge is to work on things that genuinely interest you. The person who is having fun has a better chance of winning because they are more likely to stick with it when things get challenging.
If it felt like a hassle from the start, you're likely to quit as soon as things get tough. But if you've been having... See more
If it felt like a hassle from the start, you're likely to quit as soon as things get tough. But if you've been having... See more
"A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it."
3-2-1: On the ultimate form of preparation, how to increase your power, and living with conviction
Do not fear what you can address. What should worry you is not the problem, but if you are resisting addressing it."
"My favorite type of mental toughness is not forcing one path, but being open to many paths: Whatever comes my way, I can handle it. Whatever resources I have, I can make it work. Whatever the day brings, I can thrive."
Look closely at anything someone builds, a product, a piece of writing, a company, even a home, and you’ll see the inner world of the creator made external.
Messy thinking produces messy systems. Shallow curiosity produces shallow work. Anxiety shows up as over-engineering. Ego shows up as noise.
what you create tells the truth.
The dangerous part is
... See more"To enjoy life, the adventurous state of mind must be grasped and maintained. The essential feature of adventure is that it is a going forward into unknown territory."
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” - Steve Jobs
Sociologist Erving Goffman called this impression management , our instinct to perform versions of ourselves for others. But in the internet age, that instinct has been industrialized. We no longer perform depth occasionally; we live inside that performance.
The Performance of Depth
When the cost of mistakes is high, we're paralyzed with fear. When the cost of mistakes is low, we can move fast and adapt.
Make mistakes cheap, not rare.