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Category Archives: Great Books
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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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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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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“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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The Daily Stoic: “The Philosopher’s School Is a Hospital”
Self-improvement is downright painful at times. The Daily Stoic makes that clear when it talks about how much healing can hurt. Deep-seated pain from early in my life is the most difficult stuff for me to work through and overcome. … Continue reading
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Better Than Nothing
I’m usually pretty driven when it comes to completing my daily routines. Even when my schedule is tight, I still manage more often than not to get everything done. But I occasionally have days in which I just feel off … Continue reading
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Tagged Better Than Nothing, chinups, Consistency, exercise, gym, habits, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, routines, stretching
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Personality vs Character
In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey talks about his extensive research into success literature. He draws a sharp distinction between the earlier works that focused on character and the later works that focused on personality. Since … Continue reading
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Tagged Art of Manliness, character, Character Ethic, personality, Personality Ethic, Personality vs Character, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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Review of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway is the best book I’ve read in a while and one of the best I’ve ever read. The late Susan Jeffers packs a ton of great stuff into just over two hundred pages … Continue reading
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