by Derek Sivers
10*/10
Key Ideas:
Ways to live:
Be independent. Commit. Fill your senses. Do nothing. Think super-long-term. Intertwine with the world. Make memories. Master something. Let randomness rule. Pursue pain. Do whatever you want now. Be a famous pioneer. Chase the future. Value only what has endured. Learn. Follow the great book. Laugh at life. Prepare for the worst. Live for others. Get rich. Reinvent yourself regularly. Love. Create. Don’t die. Make a million mistakes. Make change. Balance everything.
Other interesting notes:
Some of my favorites:
The only way to be deeply happy is to break all dependencies. Don’t even rebel, because that’s reacting. You don’t owe anyone anything. Be willing to walk away from anything.
All actions are optional. People mistakenly say yes to work, people, and places they don’t like. Be still and silent.No craving and no fixing. Desire is the opposite of peace.
Decisions are easy when you have only one priority. Live among your fellow freaks, where obsession is normal and ambition is rewarded. Amplify your strengths.
Learning is a pursuit you can’t lose. To communicate clearly, you have to think clearly. The easiest person to fool is yourself. If you’re not embarrassed by what you thought last year, you need to learn more and faster. Whatever scares you, go do it.
Thoughts on the book:
*Perfect book for me, but not for everyone. Can’t be summarised. Pause and reflect after each sentence, as each of them is already a distilled summary of an idea.
Longer summary/notes: KK
If you like this, you’ll probably like: Anything you want, Hell yeah or no, Your music and your people, Derek Sivers, books
Leo :) 