How I learned to stop worrying and still get better at almost everything

HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND STILL GET BETTER AT ALMOST EVERYTHING.Philipp Sackl @phlsa

FIVE PERSONAL TRUTHSStuff that works for me. (It might not work for you)

WE LIVE LIFE FORWARDS AND UNDERSTAND IT BACKWARDS

ONE

RIG THE GAMELuck favours the prepared.

SUCCESS = PREREQUISITES × LUCK

DUMB LUCK SMART LUCK

ASYMMETRY

FINITE RISK, INFINITE OPPORTUNITY

ASYMMETRY = SUCCESS

TINKERING

RIG THE GAMELuck favours the prepared.

TWO

THINK LESS TO THINK BETTERDoing one thing always means not doing another thing.

IT’S ALL IN MY HEAD

TIME AND ATTENTION ARE LIMITED RESOURCES

ONE THING AT A TIME

MULTITASKING IS TASK SWITCHING

ONE THING AT A TIME

MY BRAIN IS NOT A HARD DRIVE

WRITE IT DOWN. EVERYTHING.

A MIND LIKE WATER

THINK LESS TO THINK BETTERDoing one thing always means not doing another thing.

THREE

LOVE IT, CHANGE IT LEAVE ITComplaining is a sign of powerlessness.

or

COMPLAINING IS A DISTRESS SIGNAL

COMPLAINING IS A VICIOUS CYCLE

COMPLAINING IS A SIGN OF POWERLESSNESS

LOVE IT, CHANGE IT LEAVE ITComplaining is a sign of powerlessness.

or

FOUR

HAPPINESS REALITY - EXPECTATIONSChanging one’s standards is not the same thing as lowering them.

equals

FINDING THE GOOD PARTS

CHANGING MY PREFERENCES

IDENTITY IS TRANSIENT

I AM NOT A CONSTANT

HAPPINESS REALITY - EXPECTATIONSChanging one’s standards is not the same thing as lowering them.

equals

FIVE

IT’S NOT TOO LATE IT’S NOT TOO EARLYPerfect timing doesn’t exist.

ASYMMETRY

THE PERFECT TIME« IS A FLAWED CONCEPT

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IT’S NOT TOO LATE IT’S NOT TOO EARLYPerfect timing doesn’t exist.

FIVE PERSONAL TRUTHSStuff that works for me. (It might not work for you)

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING YOU’VE NEVER HAD, YOU MUST DO SOMETHING YOU’VE NEVER DONE

THANK YOU

@phlsa / philippsackl.com