Tag: thinking
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Creative or quantitative
Are we getting too carried away with the ‘quantitative’ side of things in todays data-driven algorithmic world, at the expense of ‘creativity’? Quote to ponder: “What’s taught is it’s about trade offs. Now, the problem is that new way of doing it requires creativity. And in a world where everything, including the practice of economics…
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You already have what you need to start
We often focus on what we don’t have. Thinking we need more, more, more. But do we really need more?
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To stay or go
“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” J.P. Morgan Have you decided yet? We often get caught straddled between two places. Neither here nor there. No meaningful progress and time keeps slipping by. It can be scary to face up to change. So…
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On having it all figured out
I will have it all figured out when I am 25. I will have it all figured out when I am 30. I will have it all figured out when I am 35.
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All decisions lead to… here
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” Stephen R. Covey Look at where you are today. This place is the culmination of many decisions.
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More fears and self-doubt
So, you have decided to make the change, great! But then comes a surge of new fears and self-doubt.
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Wonder leads to wisdom
“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.” Socrates Do you ever feel like you have lost your sense of wonder? Sometimes it feels like the “requirements” of modern-day life are beating down any sense of wonder. We would like to sit around and wonder, but who has time? We are piled up with endless responsibilities, from…
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Caught in the past and future
“If you’re not mindful, you might spend much of your day feeling like you’re fleeing a burning building or swimming to dry land after a shipwreck.” Sam Harris We spend much of our time thinking about the past and future. We can’t change what happened in the past, although we can learn from it. And…
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Make time for thinking
“You were born with the greatest weapon in all of nature—the rational, conscious mind. It has the power to expand your vision far and wide, giving you the unique capacity to distinguish patterns in events, learn from the past, glimpse into the future, see through appearances.” Robert Greene We all have a powerful tool in…
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Our choices matter, regardless of ‘Free Will’
“You can’t take credit for your talents, but it matters that you use them. You can’t truly be blamed for your flaws, but it matters that you correct upon them.What does make sense is a commitment to wellbeing, to improving your life, and the lives of everyone around you.” Sam Harris I was listening to…