Forced To Observe

Weekly Wisdom 8/12

  1. Everything happens for a reason, whether true or not, is a beneficial belief.
  2. Prioritize failure-learning over book-learning.
  3. Treat your brain like a pet dog. Don't trust it to simply do what is right without direction.

Weekly Wisdom 8/11

  1. Bad habits, like good ones, must be maintained.

Thoughts

Some of the thoughts I have are not mine. They are my mom's, or a bully's, or some other source I can't identify.

And if I'm not careful, I'll treat them as my own. I'll believe them. I'll stamp them as valid and rather than veto their proposals.

Weekly Wisdom: 7/29/19

  1. Life is what you pay attention to:https://www.brianhertzog.com/blog/29
  2. Being too agreeable will hurt you in the long run.
  3. Don't take anything too seriously—but still, work hard.
  4. We learn what to do from reading, but we do not learn from reading alone. We must do.
  5. “People definitely need to be made aware that our wills are largely untapped resources”
  6. If you tell someone yes, stick with it. This will mean saying no upfront more often. You'll make mistakes. You'll also learn faster.
  7. Self-confidence is the reputation you have with yourself. Do the things you tell yourself you're going to do. It's impossible to get them all done, so at the very least, do the small things you say you'll do.

Wisdom of the Week: 7/22

  1. Money will not afford you happiness, but it can stand in the way.

  2. Physical states often dictates emotional state. If you're stuck in an unwanted emotion—doubt, sadness, victimhood, frustration, fear, shame—you can shock yourself out of it with intense exercise, cold showers, completely new situations. These break emotional patterns.

  3. An artist never starts with nothing. At the very least they start with the desire to make something.

  4. Stop trying to make something different. Make something good. Good is different enough.

  5. There are people who have clear goals, and there are people who have unclear goals. There are no people who have no goals.

Interview tips I've learned after being the interviewer

  1. Show your personality, but don't let it get in the way.
  2. Understand WHY you are applying.
  3. If you don't vibe with the people, you won't move forward. (culture fit)
  4. Coming with prepared documents or projects regarding the role isn't being an overachiever—it simply shows you care.

Things you can do other than use electronics:

Stretch Nap Read a physical book Write Think Breath properly Daydream Be Bored Play an instrument Juggle Stretch Be Bored Think Nap Write Test your patience Test your will Test your patience Test your will

Wisdom of the Week: 7/15

  1. Sliced bread wasn't popular for the first 15 years it was introduced. It took Wonder to brand it correctly.
  2. The only failure is to give up trying.
  3. You can't wait to be good before you get up and perform. You must get up and perform in order to become good.
  4. Lower your standards until you're willing to begin.
  5. If someone sits next to you at a bench or communal table, you have to wait at least 7 minutes before leaving. Even if you planned on getting up anyhow. (not sure how I feel about this)
  6. There's no such thing as writer's block because there's no such thing as talker's block
  7. Watching educational YouTube videos at a certain juncture, become unproductive.
  8. Top performers are not on all the time. They are either ON or OFF and they strategically switch between the two. Do not try to be ON when you should be OFF. Do not be OFF when you could be ON.
  9. A vulnerable and brave person gives no disclaimer before they start singing. They'll simply begin. There is no “you should know I'm terrible”. They are okay with what others think.
  10. The best songs don't sound like they were written.

Wisdom of The Week: 7/8

  1. Set a date for anything you want to accomplish. This is scary, but necessary. And even if you fail, you're still better off.
  2. Go cold turkey or hot turkey. In other words, go all in or not at all. This alleviates the cognitive load of “should I or should I not?”.
  3. You don't need to change your decision to go, but you might have to change your direction to get there.

Wisdom of the Week: 7/1

  1. We spend much of our lives waiting for moments that are worth being present for.
  2. Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
  3. It is impossible for us to break the law. We can only break ourselves against the law.
  4. “The way to change the game is to change the frame.” – Getting Past No
  5. Knowing how to transform failure into success is more important than knowing how to succeed. – Sir Ernest Hall