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4.4 324 Your Hobson's choices

We pray for those people living on the margins of society, in inhumane life conditions; may they not be overlooked by institutions and never considered of lesser importance.

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4.3 339 It's show time!

1. Praising performance

"I understand that analyzing the vast amount of data for our presentation was a difficult and time-consuming task. You did a remarkable job interpreting the results in a way everyone could comprehend."

"I cannot express how much your extra mentoring efforts for the new employees have impacted the entire team. They were able to hit the ground running quickly due to your help during their crucial first three months with the company. The whole team has exceeded its productivity as a result."

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4.2 339 Who’s in your study group

Warren Buffett Says He Lives by 3 Leadership Rules for Success

Warren Buffett's timeless nuggets of wisdom on being a great leader.

Make Smart Choices

You only have to do very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.

Be Around People Smarter Than You

Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.

. Invest in Your Development

Investing in yourself is the best thing you can do. Anything that improves your own talents.

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3.7 343 Set the narrative aside (pt 08) Clarke's 4th Law, Occam, Categorical...

The long-range forecast keeps shifting

Exactly.

That’s why it’s a forecast, not an accurate account of what’s going to happen in the future.

This seems axiomatic, but our desire for certainty keeps letting us down.

The shifting of forecasts is evidence that they’re merely forecasts.

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

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3.5 352 Grit

It’s simple…

Say, “Something great is going to happen to me today!”

Always look on the bright side https://youtu.be/SJUhlRoBL8M?si=ZD373Szeo-gPlkiQ

Seek discomfort https://bit.ly/TW-SeekDiscomfort-Oct2023

Advice from an 80-yr old Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret

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3.3 341 claude

The new version of Claude can read a document of up to 400 pages in about three minutes.

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3.2 341 it only takes a drop

1. "Do you want to...?"

This phrase is perfectly fine, Bowe says, if you are actually asking somebody what they want, as in, "Do you want to go to the movies tomorrow?" But it will come across as rude if you are in fact telling someone what you want them to do, not asking them what they want.

For example: "Do you want to get that report to me today? I need it for the meeting tomorrow." In cases like that, Bowe writes, "its indirect fake-politeness comes across as belittling."

What should you say instead? Be straightforward, and make it clear that you're making a request or issuing an instruction. To be polite, preface your request with "Will you do me a favor?" or use the word "please." Put it that way, and the person you're speaking with will likely want to comply, he says. "People generally like to pitch in. But they don't like to feel manipulated."

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2.5 321 focus on you

"Change is constant. You can’t stop change, control change, or perfectly plan change. You can ride the waves of change, partner with change, and shape change." adrienne maree brown

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