3-2-1: On mistakes of ambition vs. sloth, innovation, and being reliable
Most of the time, “What should I do with my life?” is a terrible question. “What should I do with this tennis serve?” “What should I do with this line at Starbucks?” “What should I do with this traffic jam?” “How should I respond to the anger I feel welling up in my chest?” These are better questions. Excellence is the next five minutes, improvemen
... See moreTimothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
“The Process:
1) Decide what you want to achieve.
2) Try different ways of achieving it until you find one that works for you.
3) Do more of what works. Do less of what doesn’t.
4) Don’t stop doing it until it stops working.
5) Repeat.”
1) Decide what you want to achieve.
2) Try different ways of achieving it until you find one that works for you.
3) Do more of what works. Do less of what doesn’t.
4) Don’t stop doing it until it stops working.
5) Repeat.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: Pushing yourself, listening, and a simple rule for life and work
“Live with a bias toward action.
Ironically, this will teach you patience. When you take action each day, you learn the value of accumulating small improvements over time. You understand how daily habits compound.
Be impatient with your actions. Be patient with your results.”
Ironically, this will teach you patience. When you take action each day, you learn the value of accumulating small improvements over time. You understand how daily habits compound.
Be impatient with your actions. Be patient with your results.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Decision Making, the Value of Friends, and Self-Improvement | James Clear
There are a lot of things I want to do. I want to create and build and make and write.
And then, of course, there are other things that I just have to do, like bookkeeping and responding to emails.
Sometimes, it all gets to be too much. There are too many things to do! I need to figure out where to start! I get paralyzed by the sheer enormity of it a... See more
And then, of course, there are other things that I just have to do, like bookkeeping and responding to emails.
Sometimes, it all gets to be too much. There are too many things to do! I need to figure out where to start! I get paralyzed by the sheer enormity of it a... See more