Another lil’ sneaky by Simon Sinek. This book has value, but I was not ready to extract that value on my first pass-through. I will have to revisit the book at a more opportune time in my life to get the full juice out of it. The idea is simple, and I embrace it – we cannot win at life. We play the game to perpetuate the game. It’s a book that invites an existential crisis in many ways....
It’s easy for me to fall for the idea that once I find a perfect system, I’ll be done. I’ll have a recipe for life that just works. It’d be amazing to have a set of habits and routines that I practice until they’re baked in, and they’ll be all I need to be doing my absolute best for as long as I live. The problem is the territory is shifting....
A book about liberty, competition, and the common good. This review is slightly different to others, in the sense that it’s over a month since I read the book, and I no longer have it with me. It’s a good test of how much really sticks. For this read, only one key idea stuck – probably the idea the author wanted to make sticky! The idea is: In markets where there is intense competition on a specific parameter, the market does not optimise effectively for the group OR for the individual....
As soon as you notice that you’ve dropped the ball, do this: Stop Look around for the ball Find the ball Pick up the ball Keep going with the ball It’s that easy. Pony up!
There seem to be two distinct categories of response when it comes to receiving critical feedback. Lean in or lean away Dig deeper or cover it up Embrace or deflect Sit with the discomfort or make the hurt go away Open or closed Detached or attached The first approach gets to the root. It’s part of the hunt for better. Leaning in, digging deeper, embracing the opportunity, sitting with discomfort, opening oneself as a target....