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Good self-help books are underappreciated. They can provide the push needed to us in critical moments of our lives, e.g. to overcome short-term pain / excessive risk-aversion when making an important decision, and let us change the fundamental frames / instill useful mantras into our lives, changing our trajectories significantly. These two self-help books definitely changed my life, providing both motivation and timeless advice:
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odd by David Goggins
I recommend these to all my friends and everybody who read them so far loved them (note that for max effect probably best to space them out and to first read Adams and then Goggins a few months later).
Book recommendation that kind of answers your question in a very roundabout way
https://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-ebook/dp/B00COOFBA4
> A combination of mediocre skills can make you surprisingly valuable
it is simply one indicator of a few you should use. among them, google (obv), your smart peers, professional opinions as well.
here's a book that taught me to not react with "i already know" kind of attitudes.
https://www.amazon.ca/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-ebook/dp/B00COOFBA4
good luck man!
I wish this book had been around when I was your age: https://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-ebook/dp/B00COOFBA4
I think this point in your life is the perfect time to read it and use some of the principals to orient yourself while you make plans for your next step into the future.
That's why Scott Adams has a book about how "goals are for losers" and he recommends focusing on the process instead.
With goals, when you're still working towards it you feel like a loser and then when you reach it, you feel empty.
Instead he says to have processes that will make your life better and your focus should be on doing it. Doing the c25k will make your life better by making you healthy. The real win here is not reaching 25k, it's sticking to doing something that makes your life better by making you healthier.
Here's the book if you're interested : https://www.amazon.ca/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-ebook/dp/B00COOFBA4
You've landed on one of the best brain hacks available.
Ever feel stuck on the couch and don't want to get up? Make the smallest of movements towards getting up. Wiggle a finger. A small action toward what you want to do starts a chain of movements toward more actions. This point is raised in How to Fail At Almost Everything and Still Win Big.
You may listen to a lot of tech podcasts and hear them talk about other brain hacks. Atomic Habits is recommended often. This book came out a bit after How to Fail at Almost Everything. Expands on the example in that book and fleshes it out in a more complete system.
I've been thinking about your post and wanted to say more. I am pretty smart, and I say this not to brag but to explain. My IQ has served me well in some ways, but boy, it's no guarantee of success. Many people less bright have done much better with their lives. This is because much of life is not about being smart, but about having other abilities and virtues. I'd have done far better if I'd had more discipline, patience, "stick-to-it-iveness," better habits, more social graces, etc.
The world has many people who have done well despite not being smart. The core secrets include lots of boring, old-fashioned advice:
- Study in school, and keep studying for your whole life. Keep your brain active by reading. I'd recommend any good non-fiction books about anything that interests you: history, psychology, etc. Even fun/trashy fiction is better for your brain than TV.
- Don't do drugs or commit crimes.
- Develop good habits about food, exercise, etc.
- Get married and stay married. Don't have kids until that is well-established.
- Save and invest your money.
I'd especially recommend this self-help book: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams. It's an easy and fun read with lots of good advice, especially about systems (as opposed to goals) and the value of a "talent stack."
Best of luck!
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams.
It's not specifically about work-life balance but an interesting read.
Try this book... - https://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-ebook/dp/B00COOFBA4
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Lots of good relatable ideas.
Scott Adams (Dilbert creator) has a great book on this subject.
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life
He has some amazing insights and I've had similar experiences in my life. It doesn't just build character it is also how we improve. Fear of failure is the biggest thing keeping people from being truly successful. Instead they settle on a comfortable level of risk and typically sell themselves far short of their potential.
Cartoonist Scott Adams (Dilbert) had this problem and he couldn't draw anymore. He was told it was incurable, but he cured himself of it.
You can read about in one of his books ... I think it was in "How To Fail At Everything And Still Win Big".
Hi I recommend reading "how to fail at everything and still win big" https://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-ebook/dp/B00COOFBA4
You are still young so you have plenty of time to suceed and you will see that what looks like failure can be useful down the road. Practice the law of attraction https://www.reddit.com/r/lawofattraction/wiki/usefulposts enjoy :)
Mastering Manga with Mark Crilley: 30 drawing lessons from the creator of Akiko https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006WUD10S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_YjREBbKPVP282
Since you have a specific interest area in mind, here's a link to a cheap Kindle book about how to do that. The artist is on YouTube, so you don't have to blindly drop three bucks.
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams, of Dilbert fame, has had a huge impact on my daily life. He covers a lot of ground here. I'm personally not a big fan of his recent political agenda, but this book stands strong and I have to give it credit for having a positive impact on my life.
> Both of Sam's fundamental moral values and his criticism of Trump.
Sams Morals are freely chosen and arbitrary utilitarian constructs. You can not derive an Ought from an Is.
> Sam believes that Trump was never as successful as he pretended. This is a pretty big deal, since that was one of the major selling points of Trump.
That is demonstrably false.
Some estimates are up to 90%. Thus, without placing a brick or spending a single dollar, through sheer persuasion, he has decreased illegal immigration by a massive margin. If I remember correctly, Sam ignored this when this was pointed out on the podcast.
The topic of failure is interesting for a persuader, and there is a deeper conversation to have here. Remember, Scott's big book is literally,
> "How to fail at everything, and still win big".
https://www.amazon.ca/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-ebook/dp/B00COOFBA4
He even jokes in the video here, that he will call his religion, "Failology". Basically the two summarized points are,
- Trump sets up his failures to benefit him, or at worst, not hurt him.
- Trump engages in a lot of A B testing, which by design will lead to many failures before reaching a success.
> In the podcast there were some more examples brought up, but now maybe you will have a chance to teach me something, because I don't remember Scott asking Sam about why it's bad to lie or why Trump's lies are bad, and I definitely don't remember him refusing to answer. Could you point me to that part?
I will consider it, as that will require me to listen to the podcast again, and mark the timestamps. Definitely a fair request. I will save the thread and get back to you if I do. Feel free to hang your hat up until then.
I highly recommend picking up Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice by Ivan Brunetti amazon link. It will ease you into making comic pages, while giving you some great tips on techniques and tools.
That being said, just start making comics. You will learn naturally as you go. Just make sure that when you run into a wall, or problem, you spend the time it takes to find the solution. You will have more problems than comics at the beginning. Slowly you will have fewer and fewer problems, and more comics.
Don't rely on motivation, cause when you rely on it, you're gonna need it forever.
Create a system to study them on a basis, that way you won't need motivation and will actually do it without hesitation. (reference)
This guy is a great writer. I am reading this and it is an incredible read.
He was the first guy who brought Mr.Trump to my attention and since then I have been on the train. And I am still not sick of winning.
He offers plenty of interesting thoughts in his book. I've read it twice now and find his thinking to be very practical and actionable.
I recommend reading How to Fail at Everything and Still Win Big, by Scott Adams (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00COOFBA4/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title).
He talks about eliminating reliance on sheer willpower, since willpower is a huge drain on your energy, which results in poor productivity.
It's not about pushing yourself, it's about helping yourself along. Sometimes I get into this mindset that I'm my own worst enemy, but the reality is, I'm my own greatest ally. When I remember that, that's when it feels like things are coming together and working out for me (even though I know it's just me taking care of me, it FEELS like I'm being taken care of, because it didn't take any willpower to choose to take care of myself). Hope this helps! :)
I read a book recently by Scott Adams called "How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big", and the slightly unorthodox tip he has is "goals are for losers, systems are for winners".
For example, instead of setting a goal of losing ten pounds, get into a daily system of healthy activities, there is no end point, so you have no reason to stop.
The book goes into it more, I recommend you read it!
Goals vs Habits
Both Steve Pavlina and Scott Adams recommend skipping the whole goal-setting thing, and instead setting habits.
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2009/02/goals-into-habits/
http://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-ebook/dp/B00COOFBA4
Scott Adams covers this in How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life. People with goals are always in a perpetual state of feeling like losers, until briefly when they achieve their goal, and then they lose the focus of their life. But having a successful process means you win over and over.