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Use Oterap’s Principle To Live A Miserable Life
Pareto’s principle states that a mere 20% of the causes produce 80% of the effects. Cool, right? People like Tim Ferriss, who made his name exploiting this principle to its fullest, have shown that you can produce extraordinary results by … Continue reading
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Tagged Effort, Oterap's Principle, Pareto's Principle, Production, Sebastian Marshall, Work
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Yes, It Matters, Even If No One Sees
For the first thirty years of your life, you make your habits. For the last thirty years of your life, your habits make you. – Old Hindu Proverb We tell kids that their homework is important, even when we know … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Character, Habit, Priorities, Proverb
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When To Finish
We talked last week about the importance of quitting. Now, not paradoxically, we should talk about when to finish. Mastery is important. It not only makes you a master of something, it teaches you how to learn and it builds … Continue reading
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Tagged Experiment, Finishing, Goal, Inspiration, Plan, Quitting
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How To Set A Goal
Most people set horrible goals. Because of this, they never even get close to reaching them. “Lose 10 pounds.” “Earn $100,000 next year.” “Spend more time with my family.” If you set goals like this, you have a 0% chance … Continue reading
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Tagged Accomplishment, goal setting, Goals, Happiness, Money, Success, Systems, Time
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“You Can’t Compete On My Level”
Someone said that to me today. It’s 100% true. He’s been doing this for 30 years, and he’s goddamned good at it. Unlike most people, he doesn’t have 1 year of experience 30 times over, or even 5 years of … Continue reading
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Tagged Compete, Competition, experience, Skill, Time, Youth
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The Necessity of No
Most people saw the iPad as a revolutionary, unexpected device. Some people thought it would never sell, or that it was a useless, stupid device. But, journalists and people on tech blogs and forums had been clamoring for Apple to … Continue reading
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Tagged GTD, No, Productivity, Renaissance, Steve Jobs, Success
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Quit
Stephen Dubner, author of Freakonomics, also runs podcast by the same name. He recently put out an episode titled “The Upside of Quitting” that was full of interesting thoughts. Full transcript here, and my favorite quote below. “A quitter never … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Aptitude, Choice, Life, Path, Quitting, Sunk Cost Fallacy, Talent
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How to Earn Their Trust and Stop the Nagging
There’s generally a big lag time between the time you make a change and the time that change is recognized. You undoubtedly noticed this as a child. You demonstrate you know something, or know how to perform some task, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Goal, Growth, mastery, relationships, Skill, Trust, Wow
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Why We Really Loved Steve Jobs (It Wasn’t The Toys)
Steve Jobs was, by all accounts, an asshole. He was an ego maniacal, contemptuous, perfectionist who screamed at and even humiliated his employees when things weren’t to his liking. He was petty, held grudges, and went out of his way … Continue reading
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Tagged Dedication, Inspiration, Passion, Purpose, Steve Jobs, Work
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Embracing Death
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these … Continue reading
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Tagged Accomplishment, Death, Goal, Life, Plan, Steve Jobs
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How To Not Care When The Shit Hits The Fan
Successful people plan. People who don’t plan rarely become successful. You might hit the lottery, but if you want to succeed, you need a plan. Easy enough. But one plan is probably not enough. Now, someone who makes a plan … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Pessimism, Planning, Prepare, Travel
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A 10 Second Guide To Mastering Capitalism
Capitalism is the ability to accumulate capital, which can then be deployed at will. The key to accumulating capital is delaying gratification.
Posted in Art, Business, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Art, Business, Capitalisim, JSK, mastery, Rationality
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Minimum Viable Personality
Excellent thoughts here on cultivating personality in your products. Note that just about everything can be thought of as a product. If you produce reports for a living, the report is your product. You can create a brand out of … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Business, Creativity, Personality, relationships
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Stop: You Don’t Know His Motivation Until You Ask
A friend of mine once bought a house for roughly half of what it was worth. The market was still booming. The seller certainly could have gotten more. Why would anyone make such a terrible deal? John G. emailed to … Continue reading
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Tagged Interaction, Negotiation, people, relationships
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