4 Life Lessons I Learned From Our Elders
...Be persistent...Be patient...Be grateful...Smile...
...Be persistent...Be patient...Be grateful...Smile...
...Reid employs several decision making hacks to prioritize speed as a factor for which option is best — and to speed up the process of making the decision itself...
...But research also shows that by taking steps to make sure our social compromises are our own choices — not based on the way technology makes us feel — we can employ the best time hack of all. It’s called social economizing, and it means we make active decisions about how we spend our time, and we then save and invest our time where we want...
...A well-lived life without calibration is unlikely...
...If you ever find yourself stressed, overwhelmed, sinking into stasis despite wanting to change, or frustrated when you can’t respond to new opportunities, you need more slack in your life...
...A body in motion tends to stay in motion. Create systems that spark initial movement. Engineer small wins (they become big wins over time)...
...There is this universal force that weighs us down and promotes inaction and comfort. It is seductive and it sneaks up on us...
...The existence of TK means we don’t have to stop and wait for everything to be perfect before we proceed...
...Building wealth is a skill. A skill anyone can master given enough time and a relentless desire to learn and work hard...
...aim to identify and flip the highest order bit because if you don't, you're not going to be able to make up for it by flipping everything else...
...While we’re busy tackling small tasks that we’ve convinced ourselves we have to do, we avoid the more complicated projects that will take us to the next level...
...The last minute is an easy habit to fall into. Once you start focusing on crises, it makes it really difficult to find the focus and energy to begin planning ahead. But the last minute can be risky and expensive...
...People often limit their creativity by continually adding new features to a design rather than removing existing ones...
...Golden eras are constantly coming and going, and that means some are happening now — they’re just harder to recognize until you feel their absence...
...So how can you propel your firm toward an anywhere, anytime model? Start by identifying key jobs and tasks, determine what the drivers of productivity and performance are for each, and think about the arrangements that would serve them best...
...It never pays to wait until a deadline, but when you see the world changing, it might be a good excuse to redouble your efforts...
...Work diligently to avoid regrets related to the core four: stability, growth, goodness, and love. They’re important. But for lesser things, take it easy...
...Money is a touchy subject in relationships — even in friendships. If you make less than your friends, you may feel less-than; make more and you risk taking on too many financial favors or coming across as out of touch...
...I’m sure there was a really good reason twenty years ago for all the steps that are now involved in the thing you do right now, but your competitor, the one who is starting from scratch, is skipping most of them...
...Using a true multidisciplinary understanding of things, Peter identifies two often overlooked, parabolic “Big Ideas”: 1) Mirrored Reciprocation (go positive and go first) and 2) Compound Interest (being constant). A great “Life Hack” is to simply combine these two into one basic approach to living your life...