No. 534 — July 23rd, 2023 — Read on FS — Free Version

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Relax. Not Everyone is Out to Get You

“If you ever feel that the world is against you, you are not alone. We all have a tendency to assume that when anything goes wrong, the fault lies within some great conspiracy against us. A co-worker fails to give you a report in time? They must be trying to derail your career and beat you to a promotion. Your child drops and breaks an expensive plate? They must be trying to annoy you and waste your time. WiFi in a coffee shop not working? The staff must be lying about having it to lure you in and sample their crappy espresso. But the simple fact is that these explanations which we tend to jump to are rarely true."

— Source

Insight

“The greatest successes are explained by the establishment of clever arrangements for the reduction of risks rather than by excessive risk taking.”

— From Predators to Icons: Exposing the Myth of the Business Hero

Tiny Thoughts

Short-term efficiency is not the same as long-term optimal.

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Who controls your focus?

“Focus was ingrained in Jobs’s personality and had been honed by his Zen training. He relentlessly filtered out what he considered distractions. Colleagues and family members would at times be exasperated as they tried to get him to deal with issues—a legal problem, a medical diagnosis—they considered important. But he would give a cold stare and refuse to shift his laserlike focus until he was ready.”

— Source

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Cheers,
— Shane

P.S. An Iridescent cloud.

P.P.S. Members already have access to Dr. Gurner, part 2.