What You're Good at Now You Once Sucked At
Reminder to myself: Everything you’re good at now, you were once shitty at. Don’t forget this fact as you continue to age.
Reminder to myself: Everything you’re good at now, you were once shitty at. Don’t forget this fact as you continue to age.
Reminder to myself: Always strive to do things in a way that make sense to you. Even if it takes longer.
Reminder to myself: If you improve just 0.1 % every day for 10 years you’ll be: 38 times better than when you started. Now, if you improved 0.2 % every day for those 10 years in the end you’ll be: 1 469 better than when you started.
Reminder to myself: New rule. You’re not allowed to judge your ability to do something before you’ve done that thing for at least a year. Try it out for a year, then decide if you want to label yourself as “good” or “bad” at it.
Reminder to myself: Attention can’t be demanded, it must be earned.
Reminder to myself: You and your life partner are on the same team. Remember this whenever you find yourself in an argument.
Reminder to myself: In your pursuit of success make sure to not imprison yourself. If you get what you always wanted but you are miserable as a result, then you lost. True success is freedom to choose how and with whom you get to spend your limited time on this earth.
Reminder to myself: If few people have a credential, then it can be seen as something unique and valuable. If everyone has the credential, then it is as if no one has it.
Reminder to myself: Any type of change in this world starts with one person. It has been like this since the beginning of human history. Always remember this whenever you’re afraid to do something purely because of your fear of “what will other people think?”.
Reminder to myself: The best way to “change the world” is to do it harmoniously with the existing world. If you are impatient and stubborn you will lose. The world is the way it is because of very good reasons. If you want to make a meaningful impact then you first need to take in the world the way that it is and let it influence and change you → Personal growth....