“Using AI to summarize 16 newsletters you never read isn’t productivity. Running an agent to manage an overscheduled kid’s calendar isn’t a solution — it’s automation of a problem you created. The worst thing we can do is get really efficient at something that shouldn’t be done at all.” Thanks to: Rohan at A Learning …
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More than 11
Sitting for 11 hours/day increases your risk of death by 48%. Bryan Johnson – Blueprint
Upgrade
“The day we stop working to upgrade ourselves is the day we start to become obsolete.” Arnold Schwarzenegger
Settling
Settling Sometimes it pays to accept and celebrate what we get. And sometimes, we only get something because we settled for it. It helps to be able to discern the difference between the two. Thanks Seth
What we love about Winter?
“Necessity may be the mother of invention, but interdependence is the mother of affection, and the cold its midwife.” Eric Weiner h/t to rohanrajiv dot com
Conflicts as a Process
This comes from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s daily newsletter. Reminding us there is nothing inherently wrong with conflict and the process can be done in a harm free, constructive way designed to build instead of destroy. Mindset How Conflict Can Build Stronger Kids (And Adults) We often think that arguments between parents harm kids. But new research …
Excellent Advice from the sage: Seth Godin
Advice: Should we wait to act? ‘The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second-best time is today.”
From the hyper-optimist and thought leader: Peter Diamandis
17 Habits to Live by: •Prioritize sleep •Eat less sugar •Exercise for 30 minutes •Cook more at home •Practice gratitude •Meditate •Don’t watch the news •Plan your day •Get a morning routine •Get a night routine •Track your finances •Set your goals •Cut back on alcohol •Invest in your future •Educate yourself always •Get out …
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A little help is nice…..
“It’s nice to have a little help, but we often resent when someone else tries to do it all for us. Each individual wants to make their own dreams a reality. If someone hands you the whole thing on a silver platter, they gift you the result, but rob you of the accomplishment. Remember this …
Fed up with feedback?
Transforming feedback to actionable insight Feedback often shows up like a lump of coal in a clean room – unwelcome and annoying. Here’s what we need to do to help us get to actionable feedback – (1) Acknowledging that all feedback is between 1% and 99% true. It is our responsibility to figure out what …