Derek Sivers podcast

<p> No matter what choice you make, someone will tell you it’s wrong. </p><p> It’s wrong because it’s not what they would have chosen. </p><p> It’s not what they need. </p><p> It’s not the choice of other people they...

<p> After you privately internalize a belief, talk about it with friends. Explaining it to different people helps you refine it. They might see an angle or consequence you hadn’t considered. </p><p> You hear it for the...

<p> Once you find a viewpoint you want to adopt, a great tool to internalize it is a private journal. Whether you write, type, or just talk, the point is to fill your mind with this new perspective. </p><p> Strengthen...

<p> You load the program into the computer, and it begins its calculations. It’s computing. It’s working hard, and it’s going to take some time. </p><p> If you interrupt it with new instructions, it has to begin all...

<p> Picture the stereotype of an explorer, hundreds of years ago, on an expedition to uncharted lands. The explorer tries everything. Up that river. Down that valley. Into every inlet. The explorer finds a nice harbor...

<p> You can do anything. But you can’t do everything. You have to decide. If you don’t decide, you get nothing. </p><p> You can think of a hundred paths to follow. But you can’t follow them all. Use time. One path now...

<p> This is where I would share powerful questions that you can answer for big insights and change. But here’s why I’m not: </p><p> I’ve read books that have long lists of questions. But when I’m reading, I want to keep...

<p> On the Olympic podium stood the winners of the gold, silver, and bronze medal. The silver medalist was so angry at herself for not being just a little bit faster — just milliseconds away from winning the gold. The...

<p> To list all the beliefs I’ve found useful would fill a whole book. (Actually, four books so far, since that’s what my previous books were about.) So instead, for your own ideation, it might help if I list the traits...

<p> To change, reach past what comes naturally. Avoid your defaults. Get guidance outside of yourself. Use a different tool. </p><p> “Oblique Strategies” is the name of a deck of cards where each card has one creative...

<p> When things aren’t going well, you’re in a bad state of mind. If you ask yourself a healthy question, like “What’s great about this?”, your answer will probably be “Nothing! This is just bad!” </p><p> Don’t be so...

<p> Pick something that’s holding you back from what you want to do, be, or feel. </p><p> It might feel like physical fact. “I’m too old.” “I can’t afford it.” Even if you are old and have no money, that has not stopped...

<p> You might say, “I can’t help the way I feel”, as if it’s completely out of your control — as if you have no choice and are unable to feel any other way. But you do have a choice. Think a different way and you’ll...

<p> Imagine you’re reframing a painting. First, you remove the old frame. Then you try different frames. </p><p> The first three parts of this book were helping you remove the old frame. That was just preparing for...

<p> Los Angeles, 1952. Igor Stravinsky, the composer, was 70 years old, and rehearsing the orchestra. </p><p> A young girl who lived next to the orchestra hall snuck in through the back door to listen to the rehearsals...