It’s not about what someone can do for you, it’s who and what the two of you become in each other’s presence
Ronald Sharp on how friendship or any great relationship transforms us.
How to make meaningful connections in life and business
Psychiatrist Mark Goulston on how to make meaningful connections in life and business: "Understanding a person's hunger and responding to it is one of the most potent tools you'll ever discover for getting through to anyone you meet in business or your personal life."
If you have the choice, always choose to sprint and then rest
Most people are not wired to work 9-5—long periods of steady, monotonous work. If your goal is to do inspired, creative work, you have to work like a lion. Sprint when inspired. Rest. Repeat. Sahil Bloom
You are tough when your mood is not dependent on your conditions
"Mental toughness is often portrayed as determination and persistence, but it can also be flexibility and adaptability. - I can be happy anywhere. - I can work with what I have. - I can have a good day with anyone. You are tough when your mood is not dependent on your conditions." James Clear [...]
Science Has Confirmed That If You’re Not Outside Your Comfort Zone, You’re not learning
Stability shuts down the brains learning centers. Do hard things 70 percent of the time.
Change happens slowly. Then all at once
It's the tipping points you have to watch for that might cause change to happen all at once. There is no apparent difference between an ice cube at 0 degrees and 31 degrees, but at 32 degrees, change occurs rather dramatically. Underneath, there is change from 0 to 31, because otherwise the dramatic change at [...]
Before you try to increase your willpower, try to decrease the friction in your environment
Before you try to increase your willpower, try to decrease the friction in your environment. James Clear
Consumers don’t want more choices, they want more confidence in the choices presented
The average American adult makes 35,000 decisions every day — from what we wear to what size coffee we order. Each decision puts some degree of strain on our mental capacity. As the day goes on, we get tired and stop wanting to make decisions. It’s called decision fatigue. The biggest mistake we make in [...]
Embrace the shit
You might have to wade through a lot of shit, which sucks, but that same shit can become the fertilizer that helps you grow in ways that you may have never imagined possible.