But What For
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Multidisciplinary insights for self development. Improve yourself in such a way that you might eventually improve more than you.
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5 Takeaways - Knowing History and Knowing Who We Are
Knowing History and Knowing Who We Are by David McCullough One - Standing where you are today, your future can only be seen through an appreciation for the past - through an understanding of the history of who you are. And you are much more than your own story. Without an understanding of this complicated, tangled path we have collectively taken to get to today, we have no roots from which to grow and stand strong…
By But What For4 years ago in Humans
Perseverance is Great, But Don't Forget to Prepare
It is important to realize that we have the ability to manufacture our own fate when we want to. We can… proceed when things look bad, or we can find plenty of reasons to quit if we don't want to go forward. - Eric Haney, Inside Delta Force
By But What For4 years ago in Motivation
Habits Maketh the Man (and Un-Maketh Him, Too)
It is so easy to overestimate the importance of one defining moment and underestimate the value of making small improvements on a daily basis. Too often, we convince ourselves that massive success requires massive action. - James Clear, Atomic Habits
By But What For4 years ago in Motivation
Invert, Always Invert
All I want to know is where I’m going to die so I’ll never go there – Charlie Munger “Suppose I wanted to kill a lot of pilots – what would be the easy way to do it?” That might not be what you want to hear from the guy clearing your plane for take off, but if your fellow passengers are an elderly billionaire and some Cold War era Soviet engineers, they might rest easy knowing the right questions are being asked. That is because thinking about how to do the exact opposite of your goal is sometimes the best way to ensure you achieve it.
By But What For4 years ago in Motivation