Don't Sweat the Small Stuff For Men
Richard Carlson
Summary
Short read that gives some good lessons in a easily digestable format
Rating: 3/5
Notes
Have a love affair w/ life
Spend more time with kids because they remind you how magical life can be
Commit to a cause other than yourself
GOLF: gift of life forever
Life is a series of tests and you’re never going to be perfect
Flash forward for instant perspective
Share your dreams
Spend time with your really close friends
Our actions determine whether we become a part of the solution or part of the problem
Be careful of the comparison trap
Don’t let extremely difficult people bring you down
Write an ‘easier life’ list on how to make your life easier
Life is full of trade-offs: take the quirks with the perks
Be CALM: centred, attentive, lighthearted, magical
Blow off steam
Have a beginner’s mindset
Accept life as it is in any given moment, not what you expect it to be
Sometimes less effort is better
Be more present: when you find yourself wandering, come back to the moment
Reflect on the power of prevention
Never over identify with your job
Diversity your life and your interests
Consider reducing commitments to free up more time
Check your blind spots
‘We cannot do great things on this earth. We can only do small things with great love.’ - Mother Teresa
Ask yourself ‘is this going to matter in a year from now?’
Have a favourite cause
‘If not now, when?’ Seize the moment
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Make Something Wonderful
Steve Jobs
Summary
The life of Steve Jobs in his own words
Rating: 5/5
Notes
Make something wonderful and put it out there
‘You appear, have a chance to blaze in the sky, then you disappear’
When you’re a stranger in a place, you notice thing you don’t otherwise (Jobs after India trip)
Whenever you start with nothing, always shoot for the moon. You have nothing to lose.
You never achieve what you want without falling on your face a few times
Never be afraid to fail. You never achieve what you want without falling flat on your face a few times
We are never taught to listen to our intuitions, to develop and nurture them. But if you do pay attention to these subtle insights, you can make them come true
Creativity equals connecting previously unrelated experiences and insights others don’t see
Believe that some of what you follow with your heart will come back and make your life richer. And it will. And you will gain even firmer trust on your instincts and intuitions
Make your avocation your vocation. Make what you love your work.
The journey is the reward. The reward isn’t in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, it’s in crossing the rainbow
To find A+ talent, if experienced, look at their track record and results
The world we know is a human creation and we can push it forward
The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do (read whole ad ‘here’s to the crazy ones)
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit - Aristotle
Hire people better than you are
You can’t plan to meet the people who will change your life
It’s impossible to connect the dots looking forward, but they make sense looking backwards so you have to trust the dots will somehow connect in your future
Everything around you that you call life was made up by people no smarter than you
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