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Nico
“The secret of life is to waste time in ways that you like.” - Jerry Seinfeld
Only two reasons to consume content:
If the answer is "no" to both, it's procrastination.
- It's providing an answer to a problem that will remove the current bottleneck in your life or business
- It's going to help you create more content after you've consumed it
If the answer is "no" to both, it's procrastination.
Katherine Dee • Dickie Bush on Substack
The best way to learn is to build a real world project and only search for information when you need it.
How much you learn is directly correlated with how much progress you make on the project.
When you watch endless tutorials, you fill your mind with noise and chaos.
Most of that information goes to waste.
It leads to overwhelm, anxiety, and slows do
... See moreProject-First Learning Method for Better Retention
When I want to learn something new, I don't start learning first.
I outline a project first.
Then I learn exactly what I need and build out the project while learning.
I've found that this solidifies teachings into my brain much faster.
Dan Koe
Starting where you are, and attempting to find improvements from there, naturally leads to incrementalism. In your career, you might think that you want a similar job, but one that pays $10k more and has a few more PTO days. In your business, you might examine a process and decide that it’s basically fine as it is, and that it just needs a little r
... See more“Impermanence means that nothing remains the same thing in two consecutive moments.” Thich Nhat Hang
Curation is the art of selection . It’s the filtering through the vast expanse of information we are exposed to, choosing what deserves our attention.
Jorge Medina • You’re Not Lacking Creativity, You’re Overwhelmed
It’s clear that curating content within a particular niche can be an incredible way to build an audience and add value. Content curation hooks people in with the promise of learning new skills while saving time, and it keeps them coming back by building a sense of community around a particular subject or vertical.
gabygoldberg.medium.com • Curators Are the New Creators. The Business Model of Good Taste | by Gaby Goldberg | Medium
Curation leads to expertise. Through curation, you better understand yourself, history, and unlikely connections across fields. Increasingly, we will curate sources and ideas and let AI handle execution or assembly. Honing an ability to curate and arrange these sources will cultivate depth and meaning in your work—tuning the machine to your specifi... See more