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Do people with this mindset believe that anyone can be anything, that anyone with proper motivation or education can become Einstein or Beethoven? No, but they believe that a person’s true potential is unknown (and unknowable);
At least there is hope for me!
“You only get better if you lean in to the uncomfortable.”
― Skip the Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals
― Skip the Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals
“After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die.”
― Charlotte’s Web
― Charlotte’s Web
“Repetition, it turned out, was less important than struggle.”
― Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
― Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
“But data are about the past, and strategic inflection points are about the future.”
― Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points that Challenge Every Company and Career
― Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points that Challenge Every Company and Career
“It's crazy how much you can get get done when you actually want to do the thing. The difference between forced, uninspired work and passionate work is astounding.”
― Organised Chaos
― Organised Chaos
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