“5. BE BOLD ENOUGH TO MAKE STUFF THAT’S SMALL BUT GREAT”
“Leaving the system behind and creating something of your own may actually be thing that gets you into the system, hopefully on your own terms.” — Mike Birbiglia
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/movies/mike-birbiglias-6-tips-for-making-it-small-in-hollywood-or-anywhere.html?_r=0
Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Oprah Winfrey All Use the 5-Hour Rule
Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Oprah Winfrey All Use the 5-Hour Rule
“Being right keeps you in place. Being wrong forces you to explore”
“Taking tests increases performance – even when you fail the tests. Deliberately making mistakes during training led to better learning than being taught to prevent errors.”
“The most effective way to change your behavior over the long term is to manipulate your environment. Change your surroundings to make what you should do easy and what you shouldn’t do hard.”
“Merely deciding you’re committed for the long-term vs the short-term dramatically increases progress and improvement.”
“Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How:”
“The differences were staggering. With the same amount of practice, the long-term-commitment group outperformed the short-term-commitment group by 400 percent.”
http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/11/never-stop-growing-learning/
RESCUER’S DILEMMA
“Rescuing is working without a contract”
“Find out what people want first!”
http://ta-tutor.com/tatutor/slideshows/rescuers-dilemma
“If your are wrong, accept it.
It is not called giving up.
It is called growing up.”
“Learning from history is cheap. And worth it.
“What are the five best decisions your competitor or your predecessor made last year?
“Not only because they worked, but because they showed you a new way of thinking, something that went against your instincts or biases…
“Every political candidate ought to be able to outline the five lessons learned from the men and women who came before–especially the positive things they’ve learned from those in other parties. Those unwilling or unable to do so are either demagogues or ignorant.
“…The number one thing to steal from your competitors: Wisdom.”
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2016/01/the-five-top-things.html
“Are Habits Overhyped? Here’s What Really Works”
“Habits vs. Routines – There is a Difference”
“So what are habits, really?”
“…habit works by generating an impulse to do a behavior with little or no conscious thought.” Habits are simply how the brain learns to do things without deliberation. These impulses can be put to good use, but only certain behaviors can become habits.
“Building a habit is relatively simple — just harness the impulse. For new habits to take hold, provide a clear trigger, make the behavior easy to do, and ensure it occurs frequently. For example, by completely removing unhealthy food from my home and eating the same thing every morning, my diet became a healthy habit. I extracted the decision making process out of what I eat at home.
“However, if the behavior requires a high degree of intentionality, effort, or deliberation, it is not a habit. Although proponents of habits tout them as miracle cures for doing things we’d rather not do, I’m sorry to say that’s snake oil. All sorts of tasks aren’t habits and never will be. By definition, doing things that are effortful aren’t habits.
“… A routine is a series of behaviors regularly practiced. Routines don’t care if you feel an urge or not, they just need to get done.”
http://www.nirandfar.com/2016/01/habits-overhyped-heres-really-works.html