by Derek Sivers
9/10
Key Idea:
If you’re not feeling “Hell yeah, that would be awesome!” about something, say no.
The standard pace is for chumps. You can do way more than anyone expects.
Judge a goal by how well it changes your actions in the present moment.
Other interesting notes:
Early in your career, the best strategy is to say yes to everything.
Old opinions shouldn’t define who we are in the future.
Know your ‘why’, optimize for that goal, be willing to let go of the others.
Say no to almost everything.
When you’re extremely demotivated, do dull tasks. Have a list ready, to make it easy to start.
If you want to be happy, instead of comparing up to the next-higher situation, compare down to the next-lower one.
There are always more than 2 options when making a decision.
Focus on one thing at a time, knowing you can do the other stuff afterwards.
Everything is your fault.
Derek’s favorite fable – “we’ll see“.
Learning without doing is wasted.
It’s dangerous to think in terms of “passion” and “purpose” because they sound like such huge overwhelming things. Instead, just notice what excites you and what scares you on a small moment-to-moment level.
Whatever scares you, go do it.
When making life-size decisions:
• What makes you happy
• What’s smart — meaning long-term good for you
• What’s useful to others
Thoughts on the book:
Great book, no fluff. Read & listen to the whole book on his website.
Longer summary/notes: SD
If you like this, you’ll probably like: Anything you want, Your music and people, How to live, Essentialism, 4 hour work week, Atomic habits, Derek Sivers, books
Leo :) 