2 kinds of people

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit.

Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there. —Indira Gandhi

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How fast you learn

Judging others

 New maxim:

"Judging others does not define who they are.  It defines who you are."

Matthew 7 says:

Great post from Facebook today on the subject:

Everyday habits that drain your energy.

 I stole this from Amy Thompson, an Instagram and Bethel U friend:

1. Taking things personally.
2. Holding on to the past.
3. Always checking your phone.
4. Over-stressing.
5. Sleeping in late.
6. Having a poor diet.
7. Fueling drama
8. Complaining all the time.
9. Overthinking.
10. Gossiping.
11. Not living in the moment.
12. Trying to please others.

Failure is not an option, or is it?

Great advice from many different leaders.

 "Fail often, fail forward, screw up, just don't screw off. "

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Radical Open Minded

"You're entitled to your own opinion if you keep your opinion to yourself. If you decide to say it out loud, then I think you have a responsibility to be open to changing your mind in the face of better logic or stronger data. I think if you're willing to voice an opinion, you should also be willing to change that opinion."

— Adam Grant on rethinking your position


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Tweet by Shane Parrish on Twitter

	Shane Parrish ⁦‪@ShaneAParrish‬⁩ What's boring doesn't get attention and what's exciting doesn't drive results. Most people are so focused on optics they forget that it's the repetition of the boring basics that makes a difference.   6/3/21, 10:39 AM

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Ugh!

Just another stormy day in the Ozarks

And the beat goes on...

Roger Hawkins was a great drummer best know for his work with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (also know as the Swampers). He died last week at the age of 75. Here is drumming out the beat for Wilson Picket. What a great song.

Click here for a history of the song Mustang Sally from Wikipedia.

New (old) word

 Here is additional proof that I am not very intelligent.   When used in a sentence with context, I have always thought the word was metal.   

From one bullshitter to another.

 

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FS quote

If you are great at what you do then you want need a resume

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Tweet by Shane Parrish on Twitter

	Shane Parrish ⁦‪@ShaneAParrish‬⁩ Happiness has its own language and it isn't telling everyone how happy you are.   5/1/21, 10:57 AM

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Be great at what you do

 

Ray D quote

The purpose of investing is to have money in a storehold of wealth that you can convert into buying power at a later date.

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Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. —

@BillGates

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Can't do epic shit with basic people.

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"The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks." —Mortimer Adler

5 Invariant Principles for Dealing with Others from Shane Parrish.

 From Shane Parrish's twitter feed - @ShaneAParrish

Here are 5 Invariant Principles for dealing with others:

1. Contrast matters:  For example: Being slightly kinder than average is rewarded, while being slightly less kind than average is punished asymmetrically.
2. Don't keep score:  For example; If you're keeping score in any relationship, it's already over.
3. Take the high road:  For example: Have patience for all but malicious acts.  Be humble. Don't make excuses.  Don't speak for others or talk about them behind their back.
4. Win/Win is the way:  For example: The key to making life easier the older you get is a history of relationships where everyone wins.  Trust can't happen without time.  Time can't happen if someone is losing.
5. Go First; Go Positive:  For example: One of the most powerful behavioral algorithms we're hard wired with is tit-for-tat.  You can easily make this work for you by going positive and going first.

Shane says that if you consistently combine these you can't help buy win at life.

Check out more from Shane at fs.blog

Great Team

Great Team

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 A quote I picked up while reading "The Great Mental Models; General Thinking Concepts" by Shane Parrish & Rhiannon Beaublien

"Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results." - Margaret Atwood

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Don't try to win over those who ridicule, mock or hate. You're not called to be the jackass whisperer. -Scott Stratten

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Life/Leadership maxim

Chess masters know that to win you have to avoid losing.

The first thing they do after an opponent makes a move isn't to think about strategy or winning but rather to ask themselves: what's the threat?

Avoid stupidity before seeking brilliance.

From Farnham Street

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