HORMESIS

1. 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. 2. THE ADVICE PARADOX  Taking more advice can leave you less well-prepared. Most advice sucks. It's well-intentioned, but it's dangerous to use someone else's map of reality to navigate yours. Winners develop filters and selectively implement advice—take signal, skip noise. 3. THE WISDOM PARADOX  The more you learn, the less you know. More knowledge creates more exposure to the immense unknown. “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.” — Albert Einstein This is empowering, not frightening. Embrace lifelong learning. 4. THE OPPORTUNITY PARADOX  Take on less, accomplish more. Success doesn’t come from taking on everything that comes your way. It comes from focus—deep ...

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1 ‘The Obstacle is the Way' by Ryan Holiday This book is about success and the leading indicator of whether you will be successful or not is how you handle obstacles and hurdles. As an entrepreneur, there will be hurdles from every side: technology, regulation, disruptive competitors. How does one handle these and thrive? Ryan Holiday goes back to history to look at individuals who mastered the art of shining despite deep setbacks and personal challenges. It’s a must read, and I would say every morning you can open a few pages and read this to rise and shine. 2. ‘Deep Work’ by Cal Newport Cal Newport makes a passionate case for ‘Deep  .e. dedicated hours to practicing and improving on the work such that one becomes skillful in it. This involves working with no distractions at a given stretch of time. We are all addicted to our smartphones, and every notification gets our attention. Cal makes the persuasive case that if we focus certain periods of time to Dee...

1. How Not to Die,  Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease By: Michael Greger MD, Gene Stone From the physician behind the wildly popular website NutritionFacts.org, How Not to Die reveals the groundbreaking scientific evidence behind the only diet that can prevent and reverse many of the causes of disease-related death. The vast majority of premature deaths can be prevented through simple changes in diet and lifestyle. In How Not to Die, Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts.org, examines the fifteen top causes of premature death in America -- heart disease, various cancers, diabetes, Parkinson's, high blood pressure, and more -- and explains how nutritional and lifestyle interventions can sometimes trump prescription pills and other pharmaceutical and surgical approaches, freeing us to live healthier lives. 2. The Obesity Code Unlocking the Secrets of Wei...

1. There are plenty examples of very wealthy (and fulfilled) people that had a goal in mind and stuck to it until they succeeded.  🤓 Having a clear idea of what you want will help you persevere until you achieve it. 2. The first step to any sort of achievement must be conquering your own mind.  😎 You must master your fears, doubts, negativity and procrastination if you intend to accumulate any sort of riches or success. 3. Surround yourself with a group of people that share your vision and will push you toward your goal.   👉 This Master Mind group needs to be in harmony with you and must have a different skill set that complements yours. 4. Master your thoughts; if you feed your subconscious mind negative thoughts and poor thoughts, negativity and poverty will become a part of your reality.  🤠 Whatever you want to achieve in life, you must learn how to think toward that goal. 5. If you want to affect your subconscious, you need to mix your though...

10 Top Lessons From The Book “Ego Is The Enemy” Ego Is The Enemy reveals how a tendency that’s hardwired into our brains – the belief the world revolves around us and us alone  – holds us back from living the life it makes us desire so much -what we can do to overcome it at every turn . 1. Talk, Talk, Talk ❓ What is scarce and rare? Silence. The ability to deliberately keep yourself out of the conversation and subsist without its validation. 👉 Silence is the respite of the confident and the strong. 2. Become A Student 🟢 The pretence of knowledge is our most dangerous vice, because it prevents us from getting any better. Studious self-assessment is the antidote. ✅ To become great , you must all know what came before, what is going on now, and what comes next. 3. Don’t Be Passionate ⛔Passion typically masks a weakness.  Its breathlessness and impetuousness and franticness are poor substitutes for discipline and purpose and perseverance. 👉What humans require in our...

10 TOP Lessons From the Book “Can’t Hurt Me” 1. The Worst Conditions are the Best Training Conditions 🧠 From then on, I brainwashed myself into craving discomfort. If it was raining, I would go run.  ✅ Whenever it started snowing, my mind would say, Get your running shoes on. 2. Turn Adversity into fuel for your Metamorphosis 🚫 Because when you’re driven, whatever is in front of you, whether it’s racism, injuries, divorce, depression, obesity, tragedy, or poverty, becomes fuel for your metamorphosis. 3. Confidence comes from personal accountability ✍️ The author says : By the time I graduated, I knew that the confidence I’d managed to develop came from personal accountability which brought me self respect, and self respect will always light a way forward. 4. Write Down What makes you Uncomfortable and go do it 👉 Dig out your journal again and write down all the things you don’t like to do or that make you uncomfortable.  ✅ Especially those things you know are go...