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Now’s The Best Time To Be Poor
I don’t mean “now” in terms of the Gregorian calendar, though it’s unquestionably true that it’s better to be “poor” now than at any other time in history, but “now” in terms of whatever stage of life you’re at. If … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Money
Tagged Age, Broke, Goal, Life, Money, Poor
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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
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Self-Improvement
Tagged Experiment, Finishing, Goal, Inspiration, Plan, Quitting
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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
Posted in Art, Business, Creativity, Inspiration, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Goal, Growth, mastery, relationships, Skill, Trust, Wow
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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
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Accomplishment, Death, Goal, Life, Plan, Steve Jobs
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Slow Heroism
Some people risk their lives in briefs act of heroism. They pull a fellow soldier to safety during a gunfight, or land a plane in the Hudson after it loses both engines, or chase down the guy who stole an … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Inspiration
Tagged Change, Goal, Heroism, Inspiration, Nathan Myhrvold, Passion, Slow, Work
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Selling Out Your Dream For $140 A Week
You’ve got two job offers: Option 1 is a job at a fantastic company, with great people, doing something you want to be doing. Option 2 is a job at a good company, with good people, doing ok work. But, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Rationality
Tagged Decision making, Dream Job, Evaluation, Goal, Priorities
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The World’s Second Most Valuable Skill
Awareness is vital. If you can’t pick up on the things going on around you, you’ll almost certainly never be phenomenal at anything. Curiosity isn’t far behind. You can be aware of everything at all times, but if you’re not … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged Accomplishment, Dream, Goal, JSK, Perseverance
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