Practice makes permanent.
Archive for June, 2010
Practice
Saturday, June 19th, 2010Patterns
Saturday, June 12th, 2010We go based on the patterns that have worked before to get us where we’ve got, as if where we are is exactly where we want to be.
– T Harv Eker
Alarm clock
Saturday, June 12th, 2010Alarm clock serves as a medium for humans to synchronize.
Joy
Friday, June 11th, 2010Joy is a clue from the heart.
– T Harv Eker
Bars in your prison
Thursday, June 10th, 2010My contention is that every single one of the things that you’re doing based in fear and obligation is simply another bar in your prison — the prison that you’re holding yourself in.
– T Harv Eker
Scarcity + Shipping
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010Scarcity creates value. People pay extra for things that are hard to get, while things that have a surplus go cheap. That’s basic economics.
So, what’s scarce? The ability to ship.
– Seth Godin
The Pie Fallacy
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010A surprising number of people retain from childhood the idea that there is a fixed amount of wealth in the world. [...] What leads people astray here is the abstraction of money. Money is not wealth. It’s just something we use to move wealth around.
– Paul Graham on How to Make Wealth
Deadlines
Monday, June 7th, 2010Handing in work just a little bit early is a sure-fire way to tell a positive story and get the attention you seek.
– Seth Godin about Deadlines
Out Of The Box
Sunday, June 6th, 2010I think our nature is to be active and engaged. I’ve never seen a 2-year-old or a 4-year-old who’s not active and engaged. That’s how we are out of the box.
What To Do with Your Millions
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010Many people with jobs have a fantasy about all the amazing things they would do if they didn’t need to work. In reality, if they had the drive and commitment to do actually do those things, they wouldn’t let a job get in the way.
The point is that actually doing stuff is about a million times harder than just dreaming about it, which is why 99% of people wouldn’t actually do it even if money weren’t an issue.