Learnings

Clear mind results in better judgement which results in better outcome

Chris Labs

If you want to be effective in business, you need a clear, calm, cool mind. Warren Buffet spends his days playing bridge, taking walks, not constantly feeding his mind with information. If you want to operate at peak performance, you have to learn how to tame your mind, the same way you have to learn to tame your body. Naval Ravikant, Joe Rogan Experience #1309, 19mins Continue reading Clear mind results in better judgement which results in better outcome

Happiness

When unhappy, look for the underlying unfulfilled desire

Chris Labs

Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get that thing you desired. It’s okay to have desires. But don’t pick too many. Pick ONE desire that you can suffer for, but for all the others, you want to let go so you can be calm and peaceful and relaxed. Naval Ravikant, Joe Rogan Experience #1309, 17mins Continue reading When unhappy, look for the underlying unfulfilled desire

Learnings

Am I playing a stupid game?

Chris Labs

Play a stupid game, get a stupid prize. A stupid game is to try to win an argument on twitter. To convince somebody you’re right. Ex: You’re at the carnival and you pull up at the water squirt game. And you play that game. 40mins later you’ve put in $80 and you win. You’re the big winner and you get the giant stuffed animal. You’ve just won a $6 stuffed animal. Shaan Puri, MFM Mini, A guide to asking better questions, 9min Continue reading Am I playing a stupid game?

Learnings

Instead of asking “How is it going”, “How’s your day”…

Chris Labs

That results in “Fine”or “Good”, it’s a dead end question. Try to go for something specifc that will go beyond the trap of fine or good. The words don’t matter, but here are some examples: “You got a little pep in your step today, what did you have for breakfast?” “You look happy, what were you doing right before this?” Shaan Puri, MFM Mini, A guide to asking better questions, 1min Continue reading Instead of asking “How is it going”, “How’s your day”…