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Category Archives: Self-Improvement
Why You Don’t Really Believe In Yourself
“You just have to believe in yourself.” We hear this all the time. Professional athletes toss off this one-liner so frequently we hear it without even thinking about it anymore. Of course you have to believe in yourself. I believe … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief In Yourself, Commitment, Culture, Media, Motivation, Passion, Self-Improvement, Society
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Do It Because You’re Bad At It
From 0 to 18, we’re constantly doing stuff we’re bad at. It starts out with just being by ourselves at night, then walking, then talking. Eventually, we go off to school. We’re out of our comfort zones, meeting all kinds … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad, Fear, Poor, Scary, Self-Improvement, Skill
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The Problem With Old People
They’re afraid of breaking shit. Put some technology in their hands, and they’re afraid to do anything. “I don’t want to break it.” “What if I mess something up?” So, of course they never learn how to use it. You … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged Break, Break through, How it Works, Kids, Learning, Old People
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The Danger of Being Self-Deprecating
Being self-deprecating can be extremely useful, especially if you wield any sort of power or authority. Making fun of yourself, or belittling your own skills, can put other people at ease, can make people like you, and strangely enough, make … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrogance, Criticism, Deprecation, Humor, Pride, Self-Deprecating, Skill
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Money Is Not Wealth
Imagine if you suddenly had the power to make anything you thought about appear in front of you. *Juicy Steak* Zap. A sizzling, pink New York with a great crust on your kitchen table. *Rolls Royce* Boom. Brand new Phantom … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Money, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Business, Capitalism, Money, Paul Graham, Wealth, Zero-Sum
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How To Befriend Anyone
When Ben Franklin was running for Clerk of the General Assembly, one of his colleagues delivered a speech to the legislature skewering him. This was a problem, because this was a guy Franklin couldn’t afford to just start a feud … Continue reading
Other People’s Faults
It’s silly to try to escape other people’s faults. They are inescapable. Just try to escape your own. – Marcus Aurelius, Book 7, ¶ 71 The ironic bit is, once you do escape some your own faults, you unthinkingly tend … Continue reading
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Tagged Escape, Faults, Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Self-Improvement, Stoicism
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You CAN Argue With Success
Arguing with failure is pretty tough. By definition, there’s nothing left to argue with. It’s dead. You can argue about failure, who’s to blame, or what caused this or that to happen, but there’s usually not a whole lot to … Continue reading
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Tagged Dell, Failure, Inspiration, Rockefeller, Seth Godin, Steve Jobs, Success
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Self Delusion And The Dumbest Excuses Ever
You’re almost certain to get two answers if you ask any student why they’re not doing something that would benefit them, whether it’s taking more rigorous (or simply more) classes, getting an internship on the side, working out, joining an … Continue reading
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Tagged Dumb, Excuses, Lazy, Rationality, Self Delusion, Seth Godin, Stupid
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The Idiocy of Worrying About Your Legacy
Marcus Aurelius, the 16th Emperor of Rome, the most powerful man on earth for a time, kept a journal of thoughts and notes for himself, to keep himself grounded. The twelve “books” worth of writings cover a broad range of … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Rationality, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Goal, Legacy, Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Purpose
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Skill Rot, or Why You Shouldn’t Learn That
It’s not like riding a bike: you can’t hop right back on and it doesn’t come back easily, even though you still might end up getting your groin impaled by the contraption you’re trying to control. Skill rot is what … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Future, Planning, Pursuing Mastery, Rot, Skill
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The Prodigy Fraud
Wolfgang Mozart was composing music at five years old. By eight, he was giving public performances as a violinist and a pianist. Before his death at age 35, he produced some of the most renowned music that has ever existed. … Continue reading
Look Better and Get Better By Culling
It’s important to go back and review your old work. Just a little time away from it and you can look at it with fresh eyes. Enough time away from it and you can look at it with someone else’s … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Inspiration, Photography, Self-Improvement
Tagged Bad, Creativity, Cull, Improvement, Old, Review, Skill, Work
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The Tipping Point Is Bullshit
The concept of “the tipping point” has been bastardized. People now seem use the expression to mean that there’s some sort of silver bullet or fatal flaw. If you could just do this one thing, or eliminate this one flaw, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Inspiration, Productivity, Self-Improvement
Tagged Improvement, Incremental Change, Malcolm Gladwell, Results, Success, Tipping Point
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