#7takeaways — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #7takeaways, aggregated by home.social.
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The people you meet are all here to teach you something
– Richard Carlson
via https://go.askleo.com/ama/B000FC1VX8
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The primary goal is always the same: to feel powerful
- Hank Green
via https://werehere.beehiiv.com/p/algorithms-and-nutmeg-the-kitten
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Show up as someone worth supporting; someone who’s trying, someone who’s honest about their struggles but also willing to do the work.
– Darius Foroux
via https://dariusforoux.substack.com/p/feeling-lost-and-unmotivated-read
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Human beings are born willing to ask for help. We’re taught not to.
– Mike Monteiro
via https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-ask-for-stuff/
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Commerce is a war for attention. Social life is a war for attention. Parenting is a war for attention. And we are all feeling battle weary.
– Chris Hayes
via https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/attention-valuable-resource/681221/?gift=n4JHPAep7CFXurpnPlNj_rUm-osoN2aV6voh8XOReR0&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Hype is becoming more common as reporters increasingly regurgitate press releases with barely any skepticism or due diligence.
People don’t realize how vague and dodgy a lot of these headlines can be.
– Rina Raphael
via https://skepticalinquirer.org/2025/02/why-you-should-be-more-skeptical-the-next-time-you-read-a-health-news-article/
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“Arranging your environment for success” isn’t a new idea, but I think it’s easy to underestimate its role in the outcome. Rather than just a helpful boost, I think it’s more like 80 or 90% of the whole thing.
- David Cain - https://www.raptitude.com/2025/02/managing-life-is-about-managing-friction/
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I have a strong dislike of the word “should”. I say it too often, and I hear it too often. It frequently feels like an unrequested obligation, particularly when it involves someone else’s priorities.
More: https://thecuriousleader.work/posts/every--should--is-a-burden/
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"Curious people don’t just acquire more knowledge but also engage more deeply with life, experiencing it more fully through their constant pursuit of new information and experiences."
via https://witwisdom.tomgreene.com/p/curiosity
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"Complexity is a response to fear. Fear of missing out. Fear of being wrong. Fear of missing our shot. Fear of not being special. Fear of the simple answer being too simple."
via https://www.joanwestenberg.com/complexity-is-a-trap/
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"True intelligence isn’t just about retrieving information. It’s about grappling with complexity, navigating nuance, and sometimes, resisting the seductive pull of a quick answer."
via https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-digital-self/202502/the-death-of-i-dont-know
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"The obvious reason to complain is to make a change happen. If that’s the goal, though, we ought to focus those complaints where they’ll do the most good, and be prepared to do the work ..."
via “Can’t complain” (but it might be worth considering) – Seth Godin – https://seths.blog/2025/02/cant-complain-but-it-might-be-worth-considering/
#complaints #7takeaways
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"Growth doesn’t happen by accident. If you don’t actively push yourself into new territory, you’ll stay exactly where you are."
via What New Skill Are You Learning Right Now? – Darius Foroux – https://dariusforoux.com/learning-now/
#growth #learning #7takeaways
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"Most successful people aren’t doing anything revolutionary. They’re usually just doing boring things with an insane level of consistency."
via The Hidden Power of Being Boring – Justin Welch – https://www.justinwelsh.me/newsletter/the-hidden-power-of-being-boring
#boredom #consistency #success #7takeaways
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"Moving forward at 70% takes more guts, more strength of character, than holding out for 100%, because it entails moving forward amid uncertainty, anxiety, and the disagreeable feeling that comes with putting less-than-perfect work into the world."
via Seventy per cent – Oliver Burkeman – https://ckarchive.com/b/wvu2hghk5m82zf9r552rqtn34kzxxc8
#perfectionism #7takeaways
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Epictetus: "The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control."
via The Dichotomy of Control – Steve Makofsky- https://makoism.com/the-dichotomy-of-control/
#stoicism #control #7takeaways
https://makoism.com/the-dichotomy-of-control/
