Sebastian“90% of success is not getting distracted.”
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JasonPeople spend too much time on the last 24 hours and not enough time on the last 6,000 years.
— Will Durant
via the #FarnamStreet newsletter, https://fs.blog/brain-food/may-19-2024/
Necessary Virtues
Brain Food – No. 577 – May 19, 2024 Not subscribed? Learn more and sign up. Welcome to Brain Food, a weekly newsletter full of timeless ideas and insights you can use in life and work. (Read the archives). FS “Knowing virtues is like having a map; adopting them is actually taking the journey.” — The …
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CreativerlyCreativerly 248 is out featuring
Tools: #HelloIvy, plus news and updates from #Pitch (launched v2.0), #Reflect, #BundleHunt (incredible new app deals), and #Polywork (introducing a new main product).
Articles: #ShaneParrish (#FarnamStreet), #IvayloDurmonski, #KyleEschenroeder, and #OmMalik.
Read the whole issue here: https://creativerly.com/one-place-for-all-your-projects-and-tasks/
Nine sources of advantage:
1. Raw talent/intelligence - Some people are just naturally better and smarter.
2. Hard work - Some people work harder.
3. Differentiation - Seeing the world differently. Doing something different. Reading different books. Interpreting the same information differently.
4. Process / Discipline - Creating a process and following it. Working out every day is a great example.
5. Talent Collector - The ability to hire the best people and get the most out of them.
6. Patience - A lack of patience changes the outcome.
7. Ability to take pain - Are you willing to look like an idiot to get better? How much risk are you willing to take, AND, importantly, can you handle the losses?
8. Temperament - Keeping your head when everyone else is losing theirs.
9. Luck
Most of these are within your control.
— Shane Parrish
https://fs.blog/brain-food/august-20-2023/
Sources of Advantage
Brain Food – No. 538 – August 20, 2023 Timeless ideas and insights for life. (Read the archives). FS On avoiding foolish opinions: “The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic, because in arithmetic there is knowledge, …
DrBob, 🧠 MechanicThe nine sources of competitive advantage.
A great Tiny Thought this week in the #farnamstreet newsletter.
Sources of Advantage
Brain Food – No. 538 – August 20, 2023 Timeless ideas and insights for life. (Read the archives). FS On avoiding foolish opinions: “The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic, because in arithmetic there is knowledge, …
Writing gives poor thinking nowhere to hide.
When your invisible thoughts are made visible, you are forced to confront them as they are, not as you wish them to be. You can’t simply take a few minutes here and there, get the gist of the problem, and expect to have clear thinking and unique insights.
Good thinking, like good writing, demands patience.
*(and practice —me)*
— Shane Parrish
Something Unique
Poor writing transfers the work from the writer to the reader. Good writing, on the other hand, nearly reads itself, allowing the reader to spend more time thinking about the ideas than pulling out meaning. Poor writing might be one of the single biggest invisible costs in organizations.
Good writing is expensive, but poor writing costs a fortune.
Poor writing transfers the work from the writer to the reader. Good writing, on the other hand, nearly reads itself, allowing the reader to spend more time thinking about the ideas than pulling out meaning. Poor writing might be one of the single biggest invisible costs in organizations.
— Shane Parrish
Something Unique
Poor writing transfers the work from the writer to the reader. Good writing, on the other hand, nearly reads itself, allowing the reader to spend more time thinking about the ideas than pulling out meaning. Poor writing might be one of the single biggest invisible costs in organizations.
“If my critics saw me walking over the Thames, they would say it was because I couldn’t swim.”
— Margaret Thatcher
Something Unique
Poor writing transfers the work from the writer to the reader. Good writing, on the other hand, nearly reads itself, allowing the reader to spend more time thinking about the ideas than pulling out meaning. Poor writing might be one of the single biggest invisible costs in organizations.
"Why Write?, by #FarnamStreet.
The Surprising Reason Writing Remains Essential in an AI-Driven World
In a world of AI-powered writing tools, it's tempting to think human writing skills are losing their value. But this article reveals the surprising reasons why writing remains essential for clarifying your thinking, deepening your understanding, and standing out in an increasingly automated future. Discover the cognitive benefits of wrestling with words and ideas, and learn why original, well-compressed writing is becoming even more of a rare and valuable asset. If you want to hone your thinking, learn deeply, and communicate with impact, writing is an irreplaceable skill.