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Shape Your Week, The 5 Key Habits for a Long Life, Specialists vs. Generalists
Mario Peshev
June 13, 2023
Welcome to The Smarter Brain, a curation of thought-provoking ideas and actionable reads to help you build better habits and become more productive.
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The Smarter Brain Team
Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins
3 Ideas For Better Habits
1
The Influence of Thoughts
Inspirational speaker Germany Kent, on the importance of starting the week on a positive note.
"Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier & healthier life."
Source: Germany Kent
2
Creativity and Self-Doubt
Famous American poet, Sylvia Plath, on confidence and creativity.
"And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt."
Source: Sylvia Plath
3
Action vs. Ideas
Entrepreneur and author, Eric Ries on the importance of taking action.
"Reading is good, action is better."
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Have a productive rest of your week,
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