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The Trouble With Expertise In Complex Fields
Fresh out of law school, it’s easy to forget that, compared to the general population, you are already something of an expert. You have the tools to search for, read, and understand just what the hell that legalese actually means. … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Law, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Confusion, Expertise, Lost, mastery, Question, Quora, Quotes
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A Plant Frequently Moved Never Grows Strong
A plant which is frequently moved never grows strong. People who spend their whole life traveling abroad end up having plenty of places where they can find hospitality but no real friendships. We place a big emphasis, and not wrongly, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged experience, Goals, Life, mastery, relationships, Seneca, Stoicism, Travel
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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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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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On Being Too Good
When Roger Bannister broke the 4:00 barrier, a wave of runners suddenly poured through the hole he had smashed. Before Bannister, a sub four minute mile was unthinkable. After Banister, well, who cares if you ran a 3:59? So did … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged Art, Business, Creativity, mastery, Practice, Technique
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Start at the Bottom
I’ve always said that talent is overrated. Â Most people can become really good at most things given enough deliberate practice. Â These photos by Stanley Kubrick, just a lowly photojournalist for Look magazine in 1949, began to show the sort of … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Aesthetics, Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Photography, Self-Improvement, Style
Tagged 1949, Advice, Chicago, Cinema, mastery, Photograph, Stanley Kubrick, Story Telling
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Don’t Break The Chain
There’s no better way to become great at something than to do it every single day. Whether you want to learn to play the guitar, or become a great tennis player, or be a great standup comedian, doing something every … Continue reading
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