how i learned to stop worrying and still get better at almost everything
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HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND STILL GET BETTER AT ALMOST EVERYTHING.Philipp Sackl @phlsa
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FIVE PERSONAL TRUTHSStuff that works for me. (It might not work for you)
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WE LIVE LIFE FORWARDS AND UNDERSTAND IT BACKWARDS
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ONE
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RIG THE GAMELuck favours the prepared.
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SUCCESS = PREREQUISITES × LUCK
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DUMB LUCK SMART LUCK
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ASYMMETRY
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FINITE RISK, INFINITE OPPORTUNITY
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ASYMMETRY = SUCCESS
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TINKERING
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RIG THE GAMELuck favours the prepared.
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TWO
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THINK LESS TO THINK BETTERDoing one thing always means not doing another thing.
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IT’S ALL IN MY HEAD
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TIME AND ATTENTION ARE LIMITED RESOURCES
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ONE THING AT A TIME
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MULTITASKING IS TASK SWITCHING
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ONE THING AT A TIME
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MY BRAIN IS NOT A HARD DRIVE
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WRITE IT DOWN. EVERYTHING.
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A MIND LIKE WATER
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THINK LESS TO THINK BETTERDoing one thing always means not doing another thing.
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THREE
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LOVE IT, CHANGE IT LEAVE ITComplaining is a sign of powerlessness.
or
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COMPLAINING IS A DISTRESS SIGNAL
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COMPLAINING IS A VICIOUS CYCLE
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COMPLAINING IS A SIGN OF POWERLESSNESS
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LOVE IT, CHANGE IT LEAVE ITComplaining is a sign of powerlessness.
or
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FOUR
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HAPPINESS REALITY - EXPECTATIONSChanging one’s standards is not the same thing as lowering them.
equals
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FINDING THE GOOD PARTS
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CHANGING MY PREFERENCES
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IDENTITY IS TRANSIENT
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I AM NOT A CONSTANT
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HAPPINESS REALITY - EXPECTATIONSChanging one’s standards is not the same thing as lowering them.
equals
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FIVE
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IT’S NOT TOO LATE IT’S NOT TOO EARLYPerfect timing doesn’t exist.
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ASYMMETRY
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THE PERFECT TIME« IS A FLAWED CONCEPT
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IT’S NOT TOO LATE IT’S NOT TOO EARLYPerfect timing doesn’t exist.
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FIVE PERSONAL TRUTHSStuff that works for me. (It might not work for you)
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IF YOU WANT SOMETHING YOU’VE NEVER HAD, YOU MUST DO SOMETHING YOU’VE NEVER DONE