Discipline

Future of work

Future of work research by McKinsey. A good summary which skills are here to stay https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/defining-the-skills-citizens-will-need-in-the-future-world-of-work#

Go micro

You got to figure out where the growth areas are, then you got to focus on those growth areas. It doesn’t matter how clever you are, if you’re pushing on a closed door it’s much more difficult.

The Stockdale Paradox

Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties. And, confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.

Life is hard but you can make it. You got to sort yourself out and get your shit together and be resilient. Resilient people possess three characteristics — a staunch acceptance of reality; a deep belief, often buttressed by strongly held values, that life is meaningful; and an uncanny ability to improvise. You can bounceContinue reading “You got to be resilient”

Create your own life & set your own path

“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” Jim Rohn

Bruce Lee

Because you might as well be dead. Seriously, if you always put limits on what you can do, physical or anything else, it’ll spread over into the rest of your life. It’ll spread into your work, into your morality, into your entire being. There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stayContinue reading “Bruce Lee”

The Road Less Traveled

Discipline = Delaying gratification + Acceptance of responsibility + Dedication to truth + Balancing We have to face our problems and suffer to get better and grow. Legitimate suffering involved in facing and tackling problems hone our character and help us to build strength to progress in life.

The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius

Great Work = Natural Ability + Determination + an obsessive interest in a particular topic A great article by Paul Graham: “When you look at the lives of people who’ve done great work, you see a consistent pattern. They often begin with a bus ticket collector’s obsessive interest in something that would have seemed pointlessContinue reading “The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius”

Michaelangelo

“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” – Michelangelo FYI, Michaelangelo created his masterpiece sculpture David way before he turned 30 years old.

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