A Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Mark Manson
Summary
A recent New York Times Bestseller, this book teaches you literally about how not to give a f*ck. Great plane read (no wonder it’s at every airport)
Rating: 4/5
Notes
Happiness is about solving life’s problems, just find the ones you enjoy
Pain serves a purpose. Life is about the pain you’re willing to sustain
Whatever makes us feel good will inevitably make us feel bad
Want the struggle, not the reward
You and your problems are not special
Stop worrying about stupid problems because you’re also fed a bunch of BS in your life
Obsess over improvement
To not confront your problems leads to meaningless life
Self-improvement: prioritizing better values
We are responsible for everything in our lives, no matter the external circumstances
Difference between fault and responsibility (you are responsible for everything)
You are probably wrong about everything
All beliefs are wrong, some are just less wrong than others
What if I’m wrong? What would it mean if I’m wrong?
Pain should be the best part of the process
Don’t just sit there. Do something. The answers will follow
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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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