3 IDEAS FROM ME
I.
“Mental toughness immediately increases when you find the right subject. You’re more likely to stick with things when you’re genuinely interested.”
II.
“How to see opportunities others miss:
1) Study a totally different field, then return to the original problem. Apply insights from other domains.
2) Invert the problem. Try to achieve the opposite.
3) Find ways to engage with hyper-creative people. Their thinking will rub off.”
III.
“The person who gets 1 shot needs everything to go right.
The person who gets 1000 shots is going to score at some point.
Find a way to play the game that ensures you get a lot of shots.”
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I.
Journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson on going for it:
“Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived, or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?”
Source: Security (1955)
II.
Science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin on the process:
“It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
Source: The Left Hand of Darkness
1 QUESTION FOR YOU
Here’s one from the writer, Isabel Unraveled:
“A good heuristic when making a big decision: would choosing this make me feel more alive?”
Until next week,
James Clear
Author of Atomic Habits
Cofounder of Authors Equity
p.s. Never doubt your greatness.
