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Don’t take non-practitioner advice
Don’t learn how to do the thing from people who don’t do the thing. Most financial “gurus” who tell you how to make money in the market only make money from shilling online courses and e-books. If they knew the secret to “quitting your job and retiring at 30,” why are they promoting their online…
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Rental car envy
You have a nice car at home that you love. Maybe it’s even paid off. It has a few miles on it, but it still runs well. You’re happy. But then you go on a trip and rent a brand-new car with 4,000 miles on it. The seats have heaters (and coolers). There are cameras…
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Explanations vs. excuses
An explanation helps all parties understand why something went wrong. By offering an explanation, you’re saying, “This thing happened because Y. It’s my fault Y happened. I’m not sure how I didn’t see that coming. In the future, I will do X and Z to make sure Y never happens.” That is a great explanation…
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Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. believed in hard work and knowledge. He remarked, “most things in this world, half their terrors vanish when you walk up and tackle them.” The anxious thoughts about what “might” happen were often worse than the actual situation. Once “you lay hold of the lion’s skin it comes off and the…
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Give specific directions, or don’t change what’s done
One of my old bosses was a genius. He knew how to influence people in meetings, pitch ideas to decision-makers, and inspire his direct reports to get things done. But more often than not, there were situations where he gave us vague directions about a project and then disappeared. Being good employees, we followed his…
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Useful sentences that will change your life
Someone asked on Twitter, “does anyone have any useful sentences that will change my life immediately upon being read?” I saw a few of the responses on my feed and thought they were great. Maybe a bit cheesy, but helpful. Here are some of the ones I liked the most. Do it scared. “You know…
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