The Fallback Question For many people, the interesting career path that they feel most passionate about is one fraught with risk. Entrepreneurship. The creative arts. Professional sports. All of those career tracks – and many more – are ones where success is relatively hard to come by. Let’s say you’re a relatively skilled high school baseball player. The usual advice given to people in such high-risk career paths is to have a fallback career. Many people in many different career paths are given that same advice. Here’s the thing, though. When I find myself in situations where I can just shrug my shoulders and easily take another path if things don’t work out, I don’t perform at my best. When my back is against the wall and I know that I must pull through here, I tend to perform better than ever. It might sound like I’m advocating throwing a “fallback career” to the wind and just going for it. For some people, I am. I wouldn’t encourage anyone with health issues to do it. To me, it’s a good compromise.
15 Amazing Paulo Coelho Quotes That will Change Your Life To those who don’t know who Paulo Coelho is, he is a famous brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is one of the most widely read authors in the world. His book The Alchemist has gone to sell more than 65 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best selling books in history. So I’ve decided to make a list with the best Paulo Coelho Quotes. 1. 2.”When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Also Read: Why You Need To Man Up and Chase Your DreamsAlso Read: 50 Inspirational Quotes to Live ByAlso Read: How to optimize yourself for success
Deep Habits: Three Tips for Taming Undecidable Tasks December 24th, 2014 · 18 comments Deciding the Undecidable In a recent blog post I introduced the notion of undecidable tasks — a particularly important type of work that’s not well covered by standard productivity advice. These tasks are crucial to my job as an academic — as they are to many creative fields — so I devote a lot of attention to understanding how best to tackle them. Today I want to share three tips along these lines that have worked well for me… Work on Undecidable Tasks Both During and Outside Work Hours. The above tips have helped my work with the undecidable (i.e., my proof rate is higher when I structure my thinking in this manner). Better understanding this type of work is something I plan to pursue in the New Year.
30 Things You Should Stop Putting Yourself Through If you really think about it how much effort do you put into routines, situations and people that are not actually benefitting your life? It’s time for a change. Here are 30 crucial things you need to stop doing to yourself: When you stop chasing the wrong things you givethe right things a chance to catch you. As Maria Robinson once said, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Here are some ideas to get you started: Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself | The Unbounded Spirit Most couples develop some bad habits over time that can wreak havoc on the relationship. 10 Things Every Couple Needs To Stop Doing Featured photo credit: d_oracle via photopin cc
10 Signs You’ve Found Your Calling By: Lissa Rankin MD, Wakeup World How can you tell if you’ve found your calling? As a doctor who was called to medicine at a young age but then wound up disillusioned by the system, questioning my calling, I’ve asked myself this question a lot. It’s been a long strange trip- first leaving medicine, then feeling called back, then leaving again only to find my role in healing our broken healthcare system as a writer, speaker, revolutionary, and teacher of physicians. Along the way, I’ve learned a few things about how to know whether you’re on the right track. 1. Even the gritty things, the disappointments, the regrets, and the screw ups, they were all prepping you for what you’re now being called to do. 2. You might be tempted to write them off as coincidences, only they’re too perfect, too exactly what you need in that particular moment, too much like miracles to call them accidents. 3. Doors you longed to walk through will slam shut. 4. 5. 6. Take Andy Mackie, for example. 7. 8. 9. 10.
31 Quotes That Will Give You Chills I think quotes have a powerful way of conveying an attitude to you which sometimes resonates so much that you feel ‘chills’ inside. Here’s a list of the quotes which have given me the most of these “chills”. Enjoy! Some people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75. 10 Inspirational TED Talks for People Having a Bad Day You know those days when your boss blames you for something that wasn’t your fault, or your co-workers are passive-aggressive, or you get some horrible news, or you weren’t picked for the job? Yeah, those days suck. And to be honest, there’s not much you can do besides ride the suckiness out. Luckily, I’ve found a new cure: TED talks. 1. Performance artist and storyteller Tom Rives is obsessed with 4 AM. As you watch this talk, you’ll probably be intrigued but a little confused (at least I was). 2. Amy Purdy loved to skateboard and travel. Purdy’s story of her life post-amputation is so impactful, I yelled, “That’s amazing!” My favorite line: “Because my legs haven’t disabled me. 3. This presentation is perfect for anyone who’s feeling creatively challenged. I’ll let Gilbert explain the why and how of this theory. 4. Neil Pasricha, whose 1000 Happy Things blog won a Webby , lets us in on his secrets to a happy life. 5. Well, Ron Finley definitely qualifies. 6. 7. 8. Stress. 9. 10.
Find The Thing You're Most Passionate About, Then Do It On Nights And Weekends For The Rest Of Your Life I have always been a big proponent of following your heart and doing exactly what you want to do. It sounds so simple, right? But there are people who spend years—decades, even—trying to find a true sense of purpose for themselves. My advice? Just find the thing you enjoy doing more than anything else, your one true passion, and do it for the rest of your life on nights and weekends when you’re exhausted and cranky and just want to go to bed. It could be anything—music, writing, drawing, acting, teaching—it really doesn’t matter. Is there any other way to live? I can’t stress this enough: Do what you love…in between work commitments, and family commitments, and commitments that tend to pop up and take immediate precedence over doing the thing you love. Before you get started, though, you need to find the one interest or activity that truly fulfills you in ways nothing else can. Say, for example, that your passion is painting.
How To Accomplish More By Doing Less Two people of equal skill work in the same office. For the sake of comparison, let’s say both arrive at work at 9am each day, and leave at 7 p.m. In truth, a 10-hour workday is too long, but in most companies long hours are the norm at the management level. Bill works his 10 hours essentially without stopping, juggling tasks at his desk and running between meetings all day long. Nick, by contrast, works intensely for approximately 90 minutes at a stretch, and then takes a 15-minute break before resuming work. At 3 p.m., he closes his eyes at his desk and takes a rest. Bill spends 10 hours on the job. By 1 p.m., Bill is feeling some fatigue. By 1 p.m., Bill is feeling some fatigue. It’s called the law of diminishing returns. Nick puts in the same 10 hours. Nick takes off a total of 2 hours during his 10 at work, so he only puts in 8 hours. It’s not just the number of hours we sit at a desk that determines the value we generate. During my 30s and 40s, I wrote three books. What Do You Do?
6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person 2017, motherfuckers. Yeah! LET'S DO THIS. "Do what?" Feel free to stop reading this if your career is going great, you're thrilled with your life, and you're happy with your relationships. Via Upscalehype.com For the rest of you, I want you to try something: Name five impressive things about yourself. Note: I originally posted this in December of 2012, and to date it has drawn more than 20 million page views and been shared on Facebook more than half a million times. #6. Getty Let's say that the person you love the most has just been shot. Getty"OK, which one is the injured one?" You ask, "Are you a doctor?" The guy says, "No." You say, "But you know what you're doing, right? At this point the guy becomes annoyed. Confused, you say, "How does any of that fucking matter when my [wife/husband/best friend/parent] is lying here bleeding! Now the man becomes agitated -- why are you being shallow and selfish? Getty"I don't get it. Getty"Here's that shit you needed. #5. "Nice guy? #4.
zen habits 15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy Here is a list of 15 things which, if you give up on them, will make your life a lot easier and much, much happier. We hold on to so many things that cause us a great deal of pain, stress and suffering – and instead of letting them all go, instead of allowing ourselves to be stress free and happy – we cling on to them. Not anymore. Starting today we will give up on all those things that no longer serve us, and we will embrace change. Ready? Here we go: 1. There are so many of us who can’t stand the idea of being wrong – wanting to always be right – even at the risk of ending great relationships or causing a great deal of stress and pain, for us and for others. 2. Be willing to give up your need to always control everything that happens to you and around you – situations, events, people, etc. “By letting it go it all gets done. 3. Give up on your need to blame others for what you have or don’t have, for what you feel or don’t feel. 4. Oh my. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Change is good. 10. 11. 12.