20 POWERFUL PARADOXES OF LIFE
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 ...