anime
An amateur is defensive. The professional finds learning (and even, occasionally, being shown up) to be enjoyable; they like being challenged and humbled, and engage in education as an ongoing and endless process. (Location 1334) at this age, i'll be a contender! But he has the secret of
death
Fear is the cause of every problem. It’s the root of all prejudices and the negative emotions of anger, jealousy, and possessiveness. If you had no fear, you could be perfectly happy living in this world. Nothing would bother you. You’d be willing to face everything and everyone
deep-life
Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish. (Location 1328) The Values Document cannot be fully distilled into words, but words can serve as a key-value store for the feelings the values are meant to
creativity
I find that the muses come to me when I'm in the process of creating, whether it be through routine or hard work.
deep-life
https://youtu.be/nJ-ehbVQYxI 00:32 now this is pod racing 01:41 i love the dedication to the bit, buy space to fulfill obsession 04:31 d&d actually had the stranger things satan/cult leader vibe. stranger things seems to be pretty accurate! 06:42 multiple generations
deep-life
“In the movies there’s this idea that you should just go for your dream,” Glass tells them. “But I don’t believe that. Things happen in stages.” Glass emphasizes that it takes time to get good at anything, recounting the many years it took him to master radio to
marketing
We want to get into the mind of our prospect. What do they really want? It’s rarely the thing you are selling; it’s usually the result of the thing you are selling. The difference may seem subtle, but it’s huge. For (Location 726) We don't
deep-life
It takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes of focused attention to reach a flow state. Once in flow, it may last from 30 minutes to a couple of hours. However, it is possible to achieve flow more than once a day, given the right conditions time to enter flow state
youtube
YouTube is the perfect evolution of the Peekaboo World Neil Postman warned us about, as it gives the illusion of learning but is often not as effective as reading.
deep-life
To do a job effectively, one must set priorities. Too many people let their “in” basket set the priorities. On any given day, unimportant but interesting trivia pass through an office; one must not permit these to monopolize his time. The human tendency is to while away time with unimportant
deep-life
Compelling careers often have complex origins that reject the simple idea that all you have to do is follow your passion. (Location 295) What is a compelling career, anyway? IMO, a good career isn't fully replicable or fully automatable to the point that anyone could be hired. Working[