Sunday, November 17, 2024

Points To Ponder

"Decide the type of person you want to be.

Prove it to yourself with small wins."

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"The more an idea is tied to your identity, the more you will ignore evidence it is false. People seem to have no trouble finding reasons to ignore the merits of ideas they dislike.

To continue to grow and learn, you must be willing to update, expand, and edit your identity. In many ways, growth is unlearning."

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"The creative process:

Discover - Read a lot. Observe the world. Notice.

Collect - Immediately record anything that strikes you.

Generate - Build on your notes to brainstorm lots of ideas.

Combine - Connect previously unconnected ideas.

Refine - Edit, edit, edit. Select the best."

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​"Forever is composed of nows."

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"If, of three friends (A, B, and C), A should die, then B loses not only A but "A's part in C," while C loses not only A but "A's part in B." In each of my friends there is something that only some other friend can fully bring out. By myself I am not large enough to call the whole man into activity; I want other lights than my own to show all his facets."

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Where has your mind been focused recently? Are you primarily thinking about your past, your present, or your future? How does focusing on a different timeframe change your thoughts?