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You should relentlessly apply the Pareto principle to how you spend your time!

You should relentlessly apply the Pareto principle to how you spend your time!

Dan Sulivan and Benjamin Hardy – 10x is easier than 2x

Motivational books are typically easy to misinterpret.

You have to work hard before good stuff manifests itself

You have to work hard before good stuff manifests itself

Mike Dooley – Playing the matrix

Feel-good take on: ‘there is no such thing as a free lunch’ from the guy who (somewhat pretentiously) signs his daily newsletters with: “The Universe.”

Exposure  therapy is highly effective to overcome fear of rejection

Exposure  therapy is highly effective to overcome fear of rejection

Jia Jiang – Rejection proof

Contageous enthusiasm of authentic curiosity comes across best in his Jia Jiang’s youtube videos (cf. Olympic rings).

Mel Robbins – The 5 second rule

Mel Robbins – The 5 second rule

Counting back from 5 to 1 and then ‘go’ is a  useful mind trick that helps to bypass inertia.

Entertaining proponent of the emerging trend of ‘self re-programming’ within ‘self help’, leveraging scientific insights from fields such as neuro science and behavioral economics to train the mind.

Adam Grant – Give and take

Adam Grant – Give and take

In order to be successful, ‘givers’ have to be smart about how they direct their giving.

Remarkable how social environment and incentives can shape giving/taking behavior of individuals.

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