From 06a9bb60f8ddda45faf4c93bd327123ff7f9d0a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Keck Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:39:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Updated=20titles=20for=202018!=20=F0=9F=8E=89?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- archive.md | 6 ++++-- readme.md | 8 ++++---- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/archive.md b/archive.md index 15a107f..6af84aa 100644 --- a/archive.md +++ b/archive.md @@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ Articles > The challenge with this last epiphany is to somehow figure out a way to lose respect for your own fear. That respect is in our wiring, and the only way to weaken it is by defying it and seeing, when nothing bad ends up happening, that most of the fear you’ve been feeling has just been a smoke and mirrors act. Doing something out of your comfort zone and having it turn out okay is an incredibly powerful experience, one that changes you—and each time you have that kind of experience, it chips away at your respect for your brain’s ingrained, irrational fears. -* [Four Things Procrastinators Need to Learn - David Cain](http://www.raptitude.com/2018/04/four-things-procrastinators-need-to-learn/) +* [Productivity - Sam Altman](https://blog.samaltman.com/productivity) -> Almost always, the most predictable, most damaging, and most easily avoidable dangers come from stalling. The longer you spend doing a nervous little warm-up dance, the taller the diving board grows. +> It doesn’t matter how fast you move if it’s in a worthless direction. Picking the right thing to work on is the most important element of productivity and usually almost ignored. So think about it more! Independent thought is hard but it’s something you can get better at with practice. + +> The most impressive people I know have strong beliefs about the world, which is rare in the general population. If you find yourself always agreeing with whomever you last spoke with, that’s bad. You will of course be wrong sometimes, but develop the confidence to stick with your convictions. It will let you be courageous when you’re right about something important that most people don’t see. * [The frightening thing you learn when you quit the 9 to 5 - David Cain](http://www.raptitude.com/2014/04/quitting-the-9-to-5/) diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index 6e68fb9..a07410e 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ Articles ======== ##### 4. -- [x] [How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You - Tim Urban](https://waitbutwhy.com) +- [x] [How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You) - Tim Urban](https://waitbutwhy.com) > It seems like facing death makes all of those voices in your head who aren’t actually you melt away, leaving your little authentic self standing there all alone, in reflection. I think end-of-life regrets may simply be your authentic self thinking about the parts of your life you never got to live—the parts of you that someone else kicked down into your subconscious. ##### 5. -- [x] [Productivity - Sam Altman](https://blog.samaltman.com/productivity) +- [x] [Four Things Procrastinators Need to Learn - David Cain](http://www.raptitude.com/2018/04/four-things-procrastinators-need-to-learn/) -> It doesn’t matter how fast you move if it’s in a worthless direction. Picking the right thing to work on is the most important element of productivity and usually almost ignored. So think about it more! Independent thought is hard but it’s something you can get better at with practice. +>Finish something every time you sit down to work. Get to the end of a chapter, a section, a definite stage of some sort. -> The most impressive people I know have strong beliefs about the world, which is rare in the general population. If you find yourself always agreeing with whomever you last spoke with, that’s bad. You will of course be wrong sometimes, but develop the confidence to stick with your convictions. It will let you be courageous when you’re right about something important that most people don’t see. +> If you can’t answer the question “What are you trying to finish right now?” then you’re probably making the task bigger, rather than moving towards its end. ##### 6. - [x] [Money and Confidence are Interchangeable - Mr. Money Mustache](http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2018/03/09/money-and-confidence-are-interchangeable/)