Shane Parrish
Author of NYT bestseller Clear Thinking (https://t.co/BHBTqVjMAO). Mastering the best of what other people have already figured out. Over 600k read my newsletter.
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On habits ... You need to consciously arrange your time. the biggest leverage point here is picking what to work on. A good way to do this is to ruthlessly eliminate low-value task...
1/ A lot of people misunderstand value creation in the workplace. The value you create is a function of delivered value minus the costs to get that value (drag).
4/ our parents *nurture* us. Which gives us a tailwind and tragectory. The better (luckier) the parents the better the tragectory and tailwind. We donβt control this.
Opinion: Uncertainty about whether you are right. And if you are right, not being sure why. Knowledge: Knowing you have the truth and why itβs true.
1/ Evolution isnβt about perfection ... itβs about being good enough to survive ... adapting to dynamic environments without plans.
1/ Wasting money is more acceptable than wasting time. This shouldn't be so.
1/ If you canβt adapt, changes become threats instead of opportunities.
1/ The differences between amateurs and professionals.
1/ To improve your knowledge you can learn something (true) or unlearn something (false).
1/ We think that what we see is representative of all there is. This is almost never true.
A few ideas I can't stop thinking about:
Often success is nothing more than putting yourself in a position to take advantage of unexpected opportunities. A lot of people waste time trying to accurately predict the future...