Life is a Cow
Nice: People pleaser How do i get people to like me Personality changes depending on who you are with Don’t want to look bad Don’t want to rock the waves Don’t want to upset anybody Externally motivated Nice only when they Have the Time for the homeless or someone who has had a bad day […]
Humility is not making others feel inferior. – Jay Shetty
I’m not worried about my years, because i’m squeezing the fuck out of my seconds, let alone my days. – Gary Vaynerchuk Every smart person and stable person i know both walks and meditates. – Jimmy Fallon Open up your perspectives by engaging in 5 fresh experiences each month which you are usually not comfortable […]
If utility theory doesn’t work, then what does? One alternative is prospect theory, developed by the author. Kahneman’s prospect theory challenges utility theory by showing that when we make choices, we don’t always act in the most rational way. Imagine these two scenarios for example: In the first scenario, you’re given $1,000 and then must choose […]
How can you make predictions on whether certain things will happen? One effective way is to keep the base rate in mind. This refers to a statistical base, which other statistics rely on. For example, imagine a large taxi company has 20 percent yellow cabs and 80 percent red cabs. That means the base rate for yellow […]
Do you ever put off a task you hate, like doing your taxes? Of course you do. Here’s why. Humans aren’t great at comparing short-term and long-term benefits. Psychiatrist George Ainslie found that, when offered a choice between $50 now and $100 in the future, most people chose the $50 up front. But he also […]
Some people have trouble with critical feedback. But the truth is, feedback is crucial to improvement. Let’s face it, no one’s perfect. Deep down, we know that there’s room for improvement, yet we don’t like to hear about our shortcomings from a colleague. When we receive feedback with suggestions on how to improve, we may […]
In 1956, Andy Warhol offered one of his paintings to the New York Museum of Modern Art. The museum refused, seeing no potential in the young painter’s work. Fast forward a few decades and Warhol had become so successful that he had his own museum. Shortly before recording an album that would go on sell […]
Woods didn’t let any of that get to him, however. In fact, he demonstrated just how important adaptability is when you’re faced with setbacks. He continued working hard, even as his stats slipped, and learned how to deal with the media pressure he was under. His perseverance paid off. By March 2013, he was back […]