Know about paradoxes which can change your perspectives about life.
THE GROWTH PARADOX
Growth takes a much longer time coming than you think, and then it happens much faster than you ever would have thought. Growth happens gradually, then suddenly When you realize this, you start to do things differently.
The Persuasion Paradox
The most persuasive people don't argue. They observe, listen, and ask questions Argue less, persuade more.
The Effort Paradox
You have to put in more effort to make something appear effortless. Effortless, elegant performances are often the result of a large volume of effortful, gritty practice. Small things become big things
The Wisdom Paradox
"The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know."- Albert Einstein
The more you learn, the more you are exposed to the immense unknown.This should be empowering, not frightening.Embrace your own ignorance. Embrace lifelong learning
The Productivity Paradox
Work longer, get less done. Parkinson's Law says that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. When you establish fixed hours to your work, you find unproductive ways to fill it.Work like a lion instead-sprint, rest, repeat.
The Speed Paradox
You have to slow down to speed up. Slowing down gives you the time to be deliberate with your actions. You can focus, gather energy, and deploy your resources more efficiently. It allows you to focus on leverage and ROI, not effort.
The Money Paradox
You have to lose money in order to make money Every successful investor & builder has stories of the invaluable lessons learned from a terrible loss in their career. Sometimes you have to pay to learn.
The News Paradox
The more news you consume, the less well informed you are.
The Nassim Taleb noise bottleneck: More data leads to a higher noise-to-signal ratio, so you end up knowing less about what is actually going on.
The lcarus Paradox
Icarus crafted wings-but flew too close to the sun, so they melted and he fell to his death What makes you successful can lead to your downfall.
The Failure Paradox
You have to fail more to succeed more Our greatest moments of growth often stem directly from our greatest failures Don't fear failure, just learn to fail smart and fast.