Field Notes
“The greatest wasted resource in the world is good intentions that you don’t articulate” · Scott Galloway quoting Cyndi Gallup on the prof G pod
“All of life is a series of daring explorations from a secure base” · David Brooks quoting John Bolby on the Prof G pod
“The hard thing to do, and the right thing to do, are almost always the same thing” · James Sexton on the best piece of love/relationship advice he’s ever been told - the Jay Shetty Podcast
“The best measure of your goals is self concordance - how aligned are your goals to yourself interests and motivations?” · Jay Shetty podcast episode 10 Harsh truths I wish I knew in my 20s.
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“Discipline is not the art of saying yes to hard things it’s the art of saying no to easy things. More specifically it’s the art of learning to disappoint the things that don’t matter so you can show up more for the things that do.” · Shetty podcast episode 10 wish I knew in my
“Your life isn’t something to “figure out”. Your life is something to build experience upon experience. Treat yourself as an uncarved block and let your curiosity and experiences carve into the block as you live. Don’t prematurely carve your block into a fixed shape based on what you think your life should be or who you think you should be at a given time because you will change and who you are when you’re 3035 4045 is not who you were prior and is shaped by your experiences along the way. Be present and realize that you are an ever evolving being in person that can change and grow based on your curiosities and experiences along the way.” · Jay Shetty podcast episode 10 hear truths I wish I knew when I was in my 20s.
“Communication advice: What is said isn’t always what is heard” · Jay Shetty podcast with Jefferson Fisher
“A strong measure of emotional intelligence is how quick a person gets to asking for a reset” · Jay Shetty podcast with Jefferson Fisher
“To speak more impactful, let your breath be your first word” · Jay Shetty podcast with Jefferson Fisher
“A strong sign of low emotional intelligence is not having the ability to say I need to take a minute let’s talk again when I’ve calmed down” · Jay Shetty podcast with Jefferson Fisher
“We’re rewarded in public, for what we practice in private” · Shaan Puri
Build Your “Yacht” - “warm” relationships yield social proof and credibility which feeds compounding results and the law of reciprocity. Build your yacht, whether that’s a dinner party, newsletter, podcast, etc · My First Million episode
"A mind that's all logic is like a knife that's all blade. It cuts the hand that wields it." · Rabindranath Tagore
Regret Minimalization Framework: what would your 80 year old self look back and tell you about an action you’re contemplating taking or not taking? · Jeff Bezos
Parenting - eyes. Make eye contact when talking to, and especially when listening. Show someone you are truly paying attention to and interested in them. · Meredith Kopit Levien - Prof G Podcast
“Love’s receipts are anxiety and grief” · Scott Galloway - The Prof G podcast
“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; ... you'll be a Man, my son!” · Rudyard Kipling, If
“You are indirectly contributing to evil by ignoring your entrepreneurial and agentic human nature.” · Purpose & Profit by Dan Koe
Have fun and take things a little less seriously.
Be the role model your family can rely on when things are hard.
Assume good intentions first, then look for evidence before reacting.
Consume less news and content, and focus your attention on what actually matters in your life.