Philosophy – Page 5 – Luke McMeeken-Ruscoe

The Map Is Wrong

Don’t listen to what people did, listen to how they think.

Your situation is not the same as their situation so what they do might not work.

You can apply how they think to your situation to consider new answers for what you should do.

You have time

Peter Drucker wrote more in his last quarter of his life than this first 3 quarters.

You just need to be curious and start, you never know, you might change the world.

Think About Less

Warren Buffet doesn’t look at every share, he thinks deeply about a select few.

Thinking about everything doesn’t show your intellect. Refining and thinking more deeply about less things creates better outcomes.

You might be the c*nt

It can feel like other people act like c*nts when they don’t agree with you.

Trying to understand someone else’s point of view can help you understand your position better.

Blindly thinking you are right because you said it, and not looking critically at yourself might mean that you are the cunt.

Skills vs Gifts

No one is born with gifts, no deity has touched someone with their heavenly blessings.

There is skills and hard work. The hard work turns those skills into uncommonly high competency which people confuse for gifts.

Only You Will Know

Your view on the world is unique and singular. What you think is imperfect might be perfect to someone else. And the great thing is you don’t get to decide what they think so put your work out there.

Play Better Games

the childish things behind and enter a world of seriousness. How does this make sense?

207 BCE – there is vicious fighting in China when the Qin dynasty is losing its grip on power. The rebel forces, led by Xiang Yu of the Chu’s is fighting in the Battle of Julu against the much larger Qin. Yu orders his forces to burn their boats. He removed their option to fallContinue reading “Burn Your Boat”

The Trick by William Leith

Th Trick is to avoid all of the name dropping and pick up the few insightful nuggets sprinkled inside.

Changing Choices

Change is a scary part of life and there are many reasons why people don’t want to change.