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Monthly Archives: September 2019
The Real Problem
This is an excerpt from Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss. Here, Voss emphasizes that in any disagreement, the real problem is the underlying issue rather than any of the people involved. Focusing on resolving the issue helps everyone … Continue reading
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“What You See Is All There Is”
In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman talks about a concept he calls “what you see is all there is”. This involves overestimating the importance or prevalence of whatever is occupying a lot of your attention. When this occurs, your … Continue reading
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Tagged "What You See Is All There Is", Daniel Kahneman, psychology, reframing, Thinking Fast and Slow
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The Daily Stoic: “Anyone Can Get Lucky, Not Everyone Can Persevere”
This entry from The Daily Stoic fits in nicely with my own thoughts on perseverance and persistence. I do think I have some natural talent but most of my success at the various things I’ve accomplished has come from relentless … Continue reading
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Tagged perseverance, persistence, Practice, Seneca, success, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: "Anyone Can Get Lucky Not Everyone Can Persevere"
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Perseverance and Persistence
Sometimes it takes a lot of patience and persistence before the results you’re looking for begin to appear. Changing the habits around your thought processes, actions, and words can be a slow, gradual process. But if you stick with something … Continue reading
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Tagged commitment, determination, Fear, learning, perseverance, Perseverance and Persistence, persistence, progress
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Perspectives and Understanding
Everyone is working from their own perspective and level of understanding. Although many people share similar viewpoints, each person still adds their own experiences, thought processes, and values to their particular viewpoint, meaning that no two viewpoints are identical. And … Continue reading
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Tagged empathy, perspectives, Perspectives and Understanding, understanding, viewpoints, worldviews
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The Daily Stoic: “Pillage from All Sources”
I really like this entry from The Daily Stoic since it nicely describes my approach for most of my life and the past few years in particular. If I find some useful information, I’ll add it to my knowledge base … Continue reading
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Tagged Epicurus, information, knowledge, learning, Seneca, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: "Pillage from All Sources"
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10 Questions
I think of these questions, or some variant of them, regularly as a way to see if I’m moving in a good direction in life. Normally they stay at a more subconscious level but occasionally they rise to the surface … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Questions, contemplation, dreams, friends, self-care, self-love, self-reflection, time
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“The Dichotomy of Leadership”
“The Dichotomy of Leadership” is a great excerpt from Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. In this segment, Jocko describes the difficult balancing act that all good leaders must maintain for maximum effectiveness. All the leaders I admire … Continue reading
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Review of Extreme Ownership
Extreme Ownership is a fascinating book written by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. It describes the leadership lessons that they learned through their time as commanders in the Navy SEALs, lessons which they now teach through their company called Echelon … Continue reading
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Tagged Echelon Front, Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink, leadership, Leif Babin, Review of Extreme Ownership, Start With Why, strategy, TED Talk
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