think different
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The free-acting individual
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Anonymity is a blessing in disguise. There’s a lot of pretense in signaling past accolades. Success in one role inhibits the other. People like to put gems in boxes to store them away for safekeeping down the road. But identities change, and plans evolve because people are elastic. The great mismatch is how others perceive…
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The capacity to act differently
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Reactive, rarely trying to get ahead. Missiles of external stimuli successfully impede all proactivity. The mind needs psychological conditioning to strengthen itself against constant connectivity; we shouldn’t have to swat flies to maintain voluntary attention. Two things drive sticktuitiveness: purpose and enjoyment. A living thing sets its attention and energy while fending off destruction. We…
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How to avoid the comparison bubble
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It’s easy to get caught up in the comparison bubble. You always want what we don’t have. You are incorrectly taught to copy, just as you’re erroneously taught to think in absolutes. Celebrate what makes you unique You should do what makes you unique. You should feel free to steal ideas from other people and…
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The unique shall inherit the Earth
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There are three ways to stand out and be remembered: Be so good that they can’t ignore you. Be so interesting that they can’t ignore you. Be so unique that they can’t ignore you. Talent is usually enough, but everyone can take a great picture. Technology and the internet leveled the playing field. Grabbing attention…