Joshua Wicks
@vagrantoptimist
Joshua Wicks
Cultivating a long attention span
Whatever he’s doing right now, that’s the most important thing. So I encourage him to keep doing it as long as possible. I never say, “Come on! Let’s go!”
We’ll go to the beach or forest, and make things with sticks and sand for half a day before he’s ready to switch.
Other families come to the playground for twent... See more
Whatever he’s doing right now, that’s the most important thing. So I encourage him to keep doing it as long as possible. I never say, “Come on! Let’s go!”
We’ll go to the beach or forest, and make things with sticks and sand for half a day before he’s ready to switch.
Other families come to the playground for twent... See more
Derek Sivers • Parenting : Who is it really for?
Compulsion. I think about that word a lot. I believe that all of us, carelessly walking about planet earth, are intrinsically compelled to do something . It’s in our nature, in the shape of our soul. To excel, to truly be the best, I think it’s crucial to spend time thinking about what that is. Because if you do something other than that, you’re no... See more
Dan Shipper • How David Perell Uses ChatGPT as a Creative Partner
I think that being an artist ultimately is about searching for a kind of freedom, a freedom of spirit, and a freedom in making. The moment when that is possible comes at different times for different people. You should never give up, because being an artist—there’s no one path to it. It’s not like some other fields. If you’re an artist, you’re alwa... See more
Impostor syndrome: “I don't know what I'm doing. It's only a matter of time until everyone finds out."
Growth mindset: "I don't know what I'm doing yet. It's only a matter of time until I figure it out."
The highest form of self-confidence is believing in your ability to learn.
Growth mindset: "I don't know what I'm doing yet. It's only a matter of time until I figure it out."
The highest form of self-confidence is believing in your ability to learn.
Adam Grant on Substack
Product advertising explains the product to me. Brand advertising explains me to me. (via John Bevins)
Rachel Karten • Great Campaigns Start With Great Copy
The greatest thing I did for my personal and business development was selling a product as soon as I started.
That way, I had an incentive behind my actions. I was aiming to earn an income with a product that helped others.
I had direction.
I knew that if I wasn’t earning an income, I wasn’t actually valuable. And if my income wasn’t increasing, my ... See more
That way, I had an incentive behind my actions. I was aiming to earn an income with a product that helped others.
I had direction.
I knew that if I wasn’t earning an income, I wasn’t actually valuable. And if my income wasn’t increasing, my ... See more
Social Capital: The Currency Of The New Rich - Dan Koe
"Most good material is forgotten.
Write down the funniest or most interesting thing that happens to you each day. Most days will be boring, but if you write something each day, then you'll have 5 to 10 entertaining stories within a year or two. People are sitting on more funny stories than they realize because they do not have a habit of capturi... See more
Philosophers have been worrying about distraction at least since the time of the ancient Greeks, who saw it less as a matter of external interruptions and more as a question of character—a systematic inner failure to use one’s time on what one claimed to value the most. Their reason for treating distraction so seriously was straightforward, and it’... See more