How Curious!
By Peter Duffy
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#63 Bonus Edition: How Curious! 32 Life Enhancing Learnings
I’d love to hear which of these resonates with you. Or which do you have a different take on? What learnings have shaped your worldview?You can reply directly to this email to let me know!- Peter
#62 How Curious! One Simple Job, Time Management for Mortals, Coolguides
Life is not measured by length but by depth. Birthdays tell us how long we have been on the road, not how far we have traveled. — Ralph Waldo EmersonA dream written down with a date becomes a goal. A goal broken down into steps becomes a plan. A plan backed b…
#61 How Curious! Probably the best one yet
It's only work if you would rather be doing something else. Find a way to carve a career out of what you already want to do. - James ClearYou’re going to die one day, and none of this is going to matter. So enjoy yourself. Do something positive. Project some …
#60 How Curious! Stealing, Premortems & Prioritising
Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again. - André GidHe who knows only his own side of the case, knows little of that. - John Stuart MillIn the long-run, prioritization beats effici…
#59 How Curious! 103 Bits of Advice, Unpredictable Prediction, Book of Talent
When it comes to developing talent, mistakes are not really mistakes - they are the guideposts you use to get better.Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. - Maya AngelouJust because it didn’t work doesn’t mean it was…
#58 How Curious! Directional Arrows, The Art of Learning, Pricing Psychology
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. – Robert L StevensonIf you knew you’d go blind tomorrow, how intensely would you look at the world today? If you knew you’d go deaf tomorrow, how intensely would you listen? Fill yo…
#57 How Curious! The Psychology of Money, Longevity & 100 Mental Models
Simple is nearly always better. But if it's going to be complicated, then make sure the problem is worth the complexity. A great deal of time is wasted creating complex solutions to relatively unimportant problems. - James ClearWe do not learn from experience…
#56 How Curious! How Not to Die, A Stoic Life, plus Bypass Paywalls
The highest form of wealth is the ability to wake up every morning and say, “I can do whatever I want today.”An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.To generations of Americans, owning a car represented freedom. To the next generation, not owning a ca…
#55 How Curious! The Best of the Best
If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner. - Tallulah BankheadSurfing should be called paddling, cause that’s what you’re actually doing most of the time. What you get to show at the end of the day is the cover shot surfing the b…
#54 How Curious! Indexing The Earth, Matters of Time & Monitoring Reddit
Things that never happened before happen all the time. - Scott SaganTry new things, but always keep a realistic option to quit. If you're on the wrong train, every stop is the wrong stop. - Daniel VassalloMen, for the sake of getting a living, forget to live.…
#53 How Curious! Metaphors, Web3 and The Last Time
A small act is worth a million thoughts. - Ai WeiweiThe single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place - George Bernard ShawRemember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. - Dale Carnegie
#52 How Curious! Grand Theft Life, Happiness, & Sober Activities
A step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction. -Kurt VonnegutTreat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are. - Roy T BennettGrowth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer…
#51 How Curious! Enhancing Life, Lego Magic & The Metaverse
Consensus is just another way of saying 'average'. - NavalSmart people learn from everything and everyone, average people from their experiences, stupid people already have all the answers. – SocratesIf it costs your peace of mind, it’s too expensive.
#50 How Curious! How to Live, Making the Future plus 50 ideas
If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner. - Tallulah Bankhead We think we understand the rules when we become adults, but what we really experience is a narrowing of the imagination. – David LynchChoosing the priority is as impo…
#49 How Curious! - Studying Death, Value Creation & 34 Mistakes
A failure is like fertiliser; it stinks to be sure, but it makes things grow faster in the future. – Denis WaitleyJoy is an inside job. – Lorraine WeissCourage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try a…
#48 How Curious! - Rethinking, City Guessing, and Minimalism
Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. - Susan ErtzThe world is what you think it is.Wisdom is the regard you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk. - Doug Larson
#47 How Curious! Tools & Weapons, 99 Bits of Unsolicited Advice
Two things to remember in life. Take care of your thoughts when you are alone, and take care of your words when you are with people. First prize is to do something big. Second prize is to do something. Success rarely comes to people who do nothing.Things turn…
#46 How Curious! Future Tech/Debunking Experiments/Deep Nostalgia
Most events in life can be categorized in one of two ways: a good time, or a good story. - Margot LeitmanRemember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. – Dale CarnegieIf we see someone throwing money away, we call that person crazy. Money has va…
#45 How Curious! Bridge jumping next Sunday if you fancy?
Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity. - SenecaWe do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience. - John DeveySurfing should be called paddling, cause that's what you're actually doing most of the time. What you get to show at th…
#44 How Curious! Distributed work, Greenlights & Happiness Hacks
Never be a prisoner of your past, it was a lesson, not a life sentence.When you’re more fortunate than others, you’re supposed to build a longer table. Not a taller fence.Just have one good day. Then repeat. - James Clear