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You're Not Lazy, Instantly Summarize Text, Workaholics Waste Time

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Mario Peshev
September 24, 2022

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3 Key Ideas For Better Habits

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Weak Leaders Silence Critics. Strong Leaders Embrace Them.

Organizational psychologist Adam Grant, on the power of criticism.

“We learn more from people who challenge our thought process than those who affirm our conclusions. Strong leaders engage their critics and make themselves stronger. Weak leaders silence their critics and make themselves weaker. This reaction isn’t limited to people in power. Although we might be on board with the principle, in practice we often miss out on the value of a challenge network.”

Focus On Things that Won't Change

Entrepreneur Jeff Bezos on preparing for the future.

“I very frequently get the question: 'What's going to change in the next 10 years?' And that is a very interesting question; it's a very common one. I almost never get the question: 'What's not going to change in the next 10 years?' And I submit to you that that second question is actually the more important of the two -- because you can build a business strategy around the things that are stable in time...

[I]n our retail business, we know that customers want low prices, and I know that's going to be true 10 years from now. They want fast delivery; they want vast selection. It's impossible to imagine a future 10 years from now where a customer comes up and says, 'Jeff I love Amazon; I just wish the prices were a little higher,' [or] 'I love Amazon; I just wish you'd deliver a little more slowly.' Impossible. And so the effort we put into those things, spinning those things up, we know the energy we put into it today will still be paying off dividends for our customers 10 years from now.

When you have something that you know is true, even over the long term, you can afford to put a lot of energy into it.” ​Source​

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Workaholics Waste Time

Basecamp CEO Jason Fried on the myth of hardwork.

“Workaholics aren't heroes. They don't save the day, they just use it up. The real hero is home because she figured out a faster way.” ​Source​

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"For centuries, so-called experts and motivational speakers have preached that we should conquer the ‘enemy’ called procrastination, at all costs. Because if we fail to avoid laziness, we’ll waste away our life’s potential... But when we procrastinate, we beat ourselves up and blame it on our laziness.

What if instead, there was a better explanation behind why we procrastinate, other than a lack of willpower or motivation?

Here’s what scientists have recently discovered."

Brain Food

Today I Learned: In 1982 the most common source of wealth was inheritance. Of the 100 richest people, 60 inherited from an ancestor. There were 10 du Pont heirs alone. By 2020 the number of heirs had been cut in half, accounting for only 27 of the biggest 100 fortunes. (​Source​)

Science: When did marriage become so hard? (​Source​)

Have a productive week,

The Smarter Brain Team

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