It’s ok to fail. It’s not ok to suck. Fail fast and grow. (if you can’t fail fast then fail slow — but GROW) Don’t fail without good reason. Fail then grow — so that you are actually good at something, so that you innovate, so that you elevate, so that you push the envelope …
Tag: Learning
if you knew who was smart then you would be smart
if you knew who was smart then you would be smart if you knew who was smart then you would be smart, you would know what to do, you would do what the smart one does if you knew who was smart then you would be smart, you would know what to decide, …
You Will Compare Yourself
You will compare yourself How could you not? How else would you know how to solve your problems? You try to solve your problems — and not until you solved them — obviously you turn to those who did. You will compare yourself — like you’d compare two strategies, two solutions, two ideas. You will …
It’s Not So Easy to Stay Ignorant if You Ask Questions
I observed that fools don’t ask questions. I also observed that real fools don’t ask questions — even when they don’t have a clue Know a fool if he doesn’t ask you questions about something he clearly doesn’t have a clue about Some men ask questions. Some men ask questions about that which they …
Make It Harder to Make It Easier
Make it harder to make it easier Try doing it the hard way so that the regular way will become easier Easier and more effective and more successful This making-it-harder strategy is basically finding a new angle, new approach, finding a way to look outside the box The added difficulty forces you to adapt …
You’re Not Qualified To Have An Opinion
You’re not qualified to have an opinion You are only qualified if it’s: -your direct experience/observation -or a result of thorough study of the subject Everyone is good at talking Everyone has an opinion I won’t say no one is qualified — most people are qualified to speak of some subjects But they …
Perils of Learning Alone
The greatest peril of “self-taught” mentality is the bubble of greatness you blow around yourself, also referred to as “ignorance”, “Dunning–Kruger effect”, et al. It’s not that KNOWLEDGE isn’t there It is But you applying it — within your echo chamber of self-satisfaction — prevents you from receiving the crucial negative feedback The …
EVERYONE IS IGNORANT BUT THE REAL-WORLD DOERS
here’s the Truth, and I mean it when I say it, THE TRUTH: —EVERYONE IS INVARIABLY IGNORANT BUT THE REAL-WORLD DOERS —EVERYTHING WHICH IS NOT APPLIED IS NONSENSE —ONLY REAL WORLD ACTIONS MATTER There are infinitely many possibilities. A “possibility” is by definition logical. It’s a possibility. It “could” happen. Nothing’s illogical about it. …
Sit In The Room Until You’ve Figured It Out
You should always conclude Why half-do things and half-finish things? It’s either done or not We don’t conclude and it’s a problem and it’s perhaps the main reason we’re so ineffective — leaving half the things half done — therefore NOT done And it’s no different with our understanding of the world You should …
Everything Is Different Then It Looks
Everything is different then it looks Obviously How something looks conveys only limited information about the object And yet we act and we think as though our perception of a thing, coming from indirect experience, is objective, and gives us realistic image of the whole You think you want something but what do you …