6 Quotes
"The reason most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first" — Anonymous
“In calm waters, every ship has a good captain." — Grover Cleveland
"Comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, then a master. And then it becomes a tamer, and with a hook and whip it makes puppets of your larger desires."— Kahlil Gibran
"All life is a chance. The person who goes farthest is the one who is willing to do and dare." — Dale Carnegie
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." — Robert Louis Stevenson
"Speed of implementation is an asset. The quicker you apply, the quicker you fly." — Teronie J. Donaldson (Yep that's me - cool right?)
Notes/Observations
I use to be afraid to publish content and held it way too close. Eventually, time passes and I was still holding onto the content. I was worried about the content being stolen.
But I realized I shouldn't worry about people "stealing" my ideas.
99% of people won't act on a great idea even if you gave it to them and paid them to act on it.
And the other 1% won't be able to execute it as well as you anyway. So you have nothing to worry about.
Holding back gets you nowhere.
Share, Share, Share.
Articles
Watched
Wall Street trapper interview on Tom Bilyeau
Great interview
(here is the blurb below)
Being trilingual is considered to be rather prestigious. Speaking other languages expands your ability to communicate so greatly it adds to the perceived value people will assign to you. But, when you are fluent in Street, Hustling, Broke Money, and Wall Street it becomes the twist no one ever expected. Wallstreet Trapper comes from a troubled past that includes being homeless at 14 and serving 10 years in prison by the age of 16. What he has learned over the years reaches far beyond knowing how to trade stocks and build wealth.
His superpower is speaking Wall Street in a language that correlates to the same losing game he played on the streets that ended with being shot, in jail, or in prison for nearly everyone he knew. His wisdom and willingness to share and make an impact is affecting future generations and bringing Wall Street to the hood, proving that human potential is truly nearly limitless when you put knowledge to use.
Lessons Learned
No real wrong way towards your goal.
“There are hundreds of paths up the mountain, all leading in the same direction, so it doesn’t matter which path you take. The only one wasting time is the one who runs around and around the mountain, telling everyone that his or her path is wrong.” - Hindu Proverb
also
Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects by Barbara Oakley
This course gives you easy access to the invaluable learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. We’ll learn about how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates (“chunks”) information. We’ll also cover illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and best practices shown by research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects.
https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn
Strategy
Top lesson learned: Every pursuit in life is like lifting weights. Reps. Reps. Reps. The more you practice the better you get, regardless of the skill or venture.
I utilized this to keep a writing strategy going. Consistency is key always
Book of the week
In The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli, the author dives deep into many of our common psychological biases.
With specific examples of our thought patterns and ways to overcome them,
What's cool about this book is that 99 short chapters, all of which are about two and a half pages long, cover the major gaps in our thinking process.
This book makes a good read if you want to learn the art of thinking clearly, but dont want to get bogged down in depth -
However, if you have the time and want depth there are books like Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, Fooled by Randomness, and The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb if you are interested in becoming more aware of your cognitive biases.
No matter how smart you think you are, this will shed light on some of the weak points in your thinking and make you wiser.
For example, it talks of topics like
How attractive people may climb the corporate ladder quickly because of the "Halo effect"
or
Why you take on too much - "The planning fallacy"
or
How you control less than you think which is "The illusion of control."
or
The Paradox of choice where "Less is more."
There are various short, yet detailed descriptions of different subjects which anyone will find useful.
Let me know your thought if you read it.
Rolf Dobelli talk
The Art of Thinking Clearly PDF
Music playlist
Warm summer nights • instrumental hip hop - chillhop - lofi hip hop mix
also
Seinabo Sey - Rather be