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A THREAD - @sivers on “The Knowledge Podcast” with @ShaneAParrish
Source: https://sivers.org/2020-06-fs
It was the most explosive episode as Sivers’ philosophy of life resonates with me deeply.
Here are my takeaways.
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Source: https://sivers.org/2020-06-fs
It was the most explosive episode as Sivers’ philosophy of life resonates with me deeply.
Here are my takeaways.
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When you want to change your role in a job, try to find someone to fill your shoes and offer them up to your boss. Normally they’d agree because it saves them a lot to time. Train your replacement; giving back to your job.
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The world works on miming each other; but what’s the point in that? Invent instead of imitate.
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Do what’s best for you; not what everyone else is doing.
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Simple is not always easy. Initially it may be hard, but it pays for itself in the long run.
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Just because some one doesn’t think about how something affects them and other people, doesn’t mean you don’t have to think about it either. If you know you can improve, iterate and improve.
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Innovation versus imitation is because people like to do what’s fun. To some people fun would involve building a website, to some furniture. Try to take this approach to life.
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First principles thinking gets you to the root of something. So you always know how to act when there is change coming because the fundamentals are strong.
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Difference between innovators and imitators: Rhetorical question??
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Hell Yes or Hell No: When you say yes with FOMO approach you’re going to be swamped with work. Say No to almost everything; then when that big opportunity drops you have all the time to say Hell Yeah! and get to work on it.
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Hell Yes or Hell No: Use it like a tool - mostly when you’re overwhelmed and drowning in opportunities and not paying attention to any of them.
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Hell Yes or Hell No: Good approach to raise the bar everywhere instantly.
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Hell Yes or Hell No: If nothing’s going your way, then it might be better to say yes to everything - who knows a big opportunity may be hidden among them.
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On Running CD Baby - The Importance of Delegation:
* Don’t avoid delegating because its hard to train and recruit someone; might cause you to breakdown.
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* Don’t avoid delegating because its hard to train and recruit someone; might cause you to breakdown.
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On Running CD Baby - The Importance of Delegation:
* You may not be necessary to be running your company entirely on your own.
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* You may not be necessary to be running your company entirely on your own.
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On Running CD Baby - The Importance of Delegation:
* Explain your philosophy of how your thought process works and then let your employees handle the daily situation.
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* Explain your philosophy of how your thought process works and then let your employees handle the daily situation.
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On Running CD Baby - The Importance of Delegation:
* When everyone is aligned with the philosophy growth happens as you can focus on the necessary parts instead of the daily routine.
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* When everyone is aligned with the philosophy growth happens as you can focus on the necessary parts instead of the daily routine.
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On Running CD Baby - The Importance of Delegation:
* Book reference on this subject: E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280
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* Book reference on this subject: E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280
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On Running CD Baby - The Importance of Delegation:
* Delegating Initially is going to be painful, but in the long run this is profitable.
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* Delegating Initially is going to be painful, but in the long run this is profitable.
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Pairing Ideas and Execution:
* Having excellent ideas without the power of execution is nothing.
* Book reference on this subject - Marshall Goldsmith’s book “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There”
* Don’t add your two cents to everything
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* Having excellent ideas without the power of execution is nothing.
* Book reference on this subject - Marshall Goldsmith’s book “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There”
* Don’t add your two cents to everything
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On “Awaken the Giant Within” by Tony Robbins:
* You change how you feel by flipping your emotions.
* Events are painful or an opportunity.
* Ask “What is great about a situation?” It changes your perspective-Opportunity!
* Look where you want to go, not where you don’t want.
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* You change how you feel by flipping your emotions.
* Events are painful or an opportunity.
* Ask “What is great about a situation?” It changes your perspective-Opportunity!
* Look where you want to go, not where you don’t want.
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Filters to read books:
* Read books to solve problems.
* Read to gain insights - esp Mark Manson and Steven Pressfield
* Highlight interesting passages, d/l them onto a test file and write your own thoughts about them.
* Only consume interesting ideas, no book summaries.
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* Read books to solve problems.
* Read to gain insights - esp Mark Manson and Steven Pressfield
* Highlight interesting passages, d/l them onto a test file and write your own thoughts about them.
* Only consume interesting ideas, no book summaries.
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Taking Notes from Books:
* Refine passages into idea summaries of a few sentences
* Tag them using keywords
* When in need of an idea, search for a keyword
* Surround yourself with a bunch of thoughts about an idea & draw your own conclusions
* Reflect on the ideas to learn
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* Refine passages into idea summaries of a few sentences
* Tag them using keywords
* When in need of an idea, search for a keyword
* Surround yourself with a bunch of thoughts about an idea & draw your own conclusions
* Reflect on the ideas to learn
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The Directives:
* Chop out the excesses ruthlessly, leave out only the minimal that is required
* Action oriented
* You need to come up with your own directives; using one of another directly will not help you much
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* Chop out the excesses ruthlessly, leave out only the minimal that is required
* Action oriented
* You need to come up with your own directives; using one of another directly will not help you much
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How to Be Antifragile in an Uknowable World:
1. Always prepare for the worse: Best case doesn’t need preparation, but the worst one does
2. Expect disaster to hit - That way you're ready to face it. Think about all that you can lose, then you'll appreciate all that you have.
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1. Always prepare for the worse: Best case doesn’t need preparation, but the worst one does
2. Expect disaster to hit - That way you're ready to face it. Think about all that you can lose, then you'll appreciate all that you have.
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How to Be Antifragile in an Unknowable World:
3. Own as little as possible. Let lesser you have, the lesser your worries.
4. Be an opportunist not a loyalist to everything that will make your life better. Be loyal only to the most valuable relationships in your life.
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3. Own as little as possible. Let lesser you have, the lesser your worries.
4. Be an opportunist not a loyalist to everything that will make your life better. Be loyal only to the most valuable relationships in your life.
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How to Be Antifragile in an Unknowable World:
5. Choose the plan with the maximum number of options. The best plan lets you change you plans.
6. Avoid planning in the first place; you may never get to execute them.
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5. Choose the plan with the maximum number of options. The best plan lets you change you plans.
6. Avoid planning in the first place; you may never get to execute them.
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Charlie Munger’s - Guaranteed prescriptions for Misery - A good approach how not to live life.
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How to Stop Being Rich and Happy:
1. Prioritise lifestyle design - Satisfy every craving you have; be a hedonist
2. Chase comparison - Compare everything you have. Crave for every new thing. Keep upgrading your lifestyle.
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1. Prioritise lifestyle design - Satisfy every craving you have; be a hedonist
2. Chase comparison - Compare everything you have. Crave for every new thing. Keep upgrading your lifestyle.
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On How to Stop Being Rich and Happy:
3. Buy everything; don’t rent anything. Accumulate stuff.
4. Internalise your new status: Now that you’ve arrived make it felt everywhere. Show your “Status".
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3. Buy everything; don’t rent anything. Accumulate stuff.
4. Internalise your new status: Now that you’ve arrived make it felt everywhere. Show your “Status".
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On How to Stop Being Rich and Happy:
5. Be a connoisseur: See what others say is the finest and head for it. Be unhappy with anything but the finest.
6. Count your possessions: Constantly look at them and upgrade them; work on them.
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5. Be a connoisseur: See what others say is the finest and head for it. Be unhappy with anything but the finest.
6. Count your possessions: Constantly look at them and upgrade them; work on them.
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On How to Stop Being Rich and Happy:
7. Embrace comfort and eliminate discomfort. Blame others when life is not upto standards.
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7. Embrace comfort and eliminate discomfort. Blame others when life is not upto standards.
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Making ideas and thoughts actionable is a powerful thing to do.
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The decision making process:
* Look for the winning perspective when you’re in trouble - keep asking the question that will make you take the leap of faith. When the answer is yes, take it.
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* Look for the winning perspective when you’re in trouble - keep asking the question that will make you take the leap of faith. When the answer is yes, take it.
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The decision making process:
* Exploring different perspectives for fun is a strategy. Failure is a possible outcome, but since the approach is fun and since trying the approach is the “goal", it is acceptable.
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* Exploring different perspectives for fun is a strategy. Failure is a possible outcome, but since the approach is fun and since trying the approach is the “goal", it is acceptable.
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The decision making process:
* This approach came from formative years of learning music - trying different things just for fun.
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* This approach came from formative years of learning music - trying different things just for fun.
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The decision making process:
* Also, music thinkers have had a large impact on thinking process and life; here is a quote:
* Art doesn't end at the edge of the canvas - Brian Eno
* Collection of quotes on http://musicthoughts.com
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* Also, music thinkers have had a large impact on thinking process and life; here is a quote:
* Art doesn't end at the edge of the canvas - Brian Eno
* Collection of quotes on http://musicthoughts.com
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The right action to take: No one can tell you about this. This has to come of your own volition.
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Learning from the biggest mistake:
1. One that broke a relationship; listening to somebody else’s perspective of how to make amends or take decisions in a relationship is fatal. It is your path to walk alone.
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1. One that broke a relationship; listening to somebody else’s perspective of how to make amends or take decisions in a relationship is fatal. It is your path to walk alone.
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Learning from the biggest mistake:
2. Do not take relationships for granted. If it is one that is making you happy, put in all the efforts to work things out when there’s trouble. It’s almost always worth it.
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2. Do not take relationships for granted. If it is one that is making you happy, put in all the efforts to work things out when there’s trouble. It’s almost always worth it.
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On finding direction:
* Find an aspect of life thats lacking, then take action so that it overflows
* Look at another aspect that’s lacking, iterate
* Continue exploring
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* Find an aspect of life thats lacking, then take action so that it overflows
* Look at another aspect that’s lacking, iterate
* Continue exploring
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Doing things that align with our nature gives us enormous benefits and acts like a propellant!
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No multiple activities; obsess on one activity and keep at it till completed.
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On Foundational Values:
* Values change with respect to circumstances
* The method of learning may change, but the source does not. Ex: A people make up a culture. Instead of learning about a culture by travelling, talk to the people who make up culture.
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* Values change with respect to circumstances
* The method of learning may change, but the source does not. Ex: A people make up a culture. Instead of learning about a culture by travelling, talk to the people who make up culture.
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On Foundational Values:
* Foundational values that don’t change:
* Changing your mind
* Understanding a different point of view (Which is a subset of previous value)
* Creating useful things - books, companies, software, etc.
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* Foundational values that don’t change:
* Changing your mind
* Understanding a different point of view (Which is a subset of previous value)
* Creating useful things - books, companies, software, etc.
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On Foundational Values:
* These values don’t take/ require money
* Money doesn’t solve problems, only multiplies them.
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* These values don’t take/ require money
* Money doesn’t solve problems, only multiplies them.
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Embraced the concept of minimalism while moving homes; most of the stuff we hoard is unnecessary.
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Most important possessions - passports, IDs, pen drive with backup containing personally created stuff.
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Enjoy the time you spend with your children at whatever age they maybe. There is no perfect age that you enjoy with your children.
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Don’t ask people about who they are; watch them and they will let you see who they are.
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When people say something is wrong, try understanding “why” they think so from their perspective. Not your perspective. Helps you gain new insights.
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Also, when you think something is wrong, ask, why?
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Living a meaningful life:
* Inherently life has no meaning; it is a blank canvas - we can paint our own picture.
* Meaning is a perspective you’re using right now; this can change as situation changes.
* Meanings are not facts.
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* Inherently life has no meaning; it is a blank canvas - we can paint our own picture.
* Meaning is a perspective you’re using right now; this can change as situation changes.
* Meanings are not facts.
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