SIX at 6: Pacific Salmon, a Heartbreaking Thought, the .01%, the Pinnacle, the Nobel Prize, and the Work Itself
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SIX at 6: Pacific Salmon, a Heartbreaking Thought, the .01%, the Pinnacle, the Nobel Prize, and the Work Itself
The “Things I Like To Do” Hierarchy
When Duckworth explained her “goal hierarchy” to the economist Steven Levitt, he replied, “I don’t have goals exactly. I have things that I like to do.” At the top of his “things I like to do” hierarchy is that “I love to play with ideas. I love it when there’s a difficult problem and it seems like it can’t b
... See moreThese are the five profiles that I shared with you: Bobby Knight, Bob Dylan, Danny Meyer, Sam Hinkie, and Katrina Lake. I don't think a single one of them started what they're doing for money.
In each and every story they were chasing a passion and a dream that allowed them to study.
Bill Gurley • "Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love"
Expected elation. Society has built a world that defines what's appealing and what's not. What success should look like. I spent years chasing this idea, and achieved it. And never felt truly happy. Why? It seems so obvious, there are a million songs and movies about how wealth and fame aren't the end all be all for human states. Yet we pursue it a... See more