Definition of an expert
"An expert is a person who has found out by painful experience all the mistakes that one can make in a very narrow field." Niels Bohr
If your choices don’t match other’s expectations, that is their concern, not yours
"The way someone else perceives what you do is a result of their own experiences (which you can’t control), their own preferences (which you can’t predict), and their own expectations (which you don’t set). If your choices don’t match their expectations, that is their concern, not yours." James Clear
Whatever gets measured, tracked and reported is more likely to improve
Just a general business truism that I try to follow.
Awareness is often enough to motivate change.
Awareness is often enough to motivate change. Merely writing down your problems may spark ideas for possible solutions. The process starts with seeing reality clearly. Via James Clear and Atomic Habits.
Don’t stay in a place where no one sees your value
A father told his daughter, "Congrats on your graduation. I bought you a car a while back. I want you to have it now." Before I give it to you, take it to a car dealer in the city and sell it. See how much they offer.” The girl came back to her father [...]
If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead
If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Via James Clear and Atomic Habits.
To make something great, the right way is the hard way
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld on what it takes to make something great: INTERVIEWER: You and Larry David wrote Seinfeld together, without a traditional writers’ room, and burnout was one reason you stopped. Was there a more sustainable way to do it? Could McKinsey or someone have helped you find a better model? SEINFELD: Who’s McKinsey? INTERVIEWER: It’s [...]
Fighting against the existing reality
You never change things by fighting against the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete. Via Buckminster Fuller
People will forget what you said people will forget what you did but people will never forget how you made them feel
People will forget what you said People will forget what you did But people will never forget how you made them feel.
On persistence and luck
The American entrepreneur and investor Sam Altman on persistence and luck: "A big secret is that you can bend the world to your will a surprising percentage of the time—most people don’t even try, and just accept that things are the way that they are. People have an enormous capacity to make things happen. [...]