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Life's a Wick 🍿 — Dodging boredom with movie tickets and rewards

10x your mind • 139 implied HN points • 11 May 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Rewards Motivation Self-care Personal Development
  1. Taking breaks and rewarding yourself with enjoyable activities can boost motivation and recharge your brain.
  2. Using rewards strategically can help in completing mundane tasks by releasing dopamine and increasing motivation.
  3. Rewards should be used thoughtfully, given on a timely basis, and tailored to individual preferences to be effective in maintaining motivation.

The Price of Success

YouTopian Journey • 87 implied HN points • 23 Jul 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Success Self-Improvement Mindset Motivation Personal Growth
  1. Success comes with a price that must be paid: time, commitment, sacrifice, setbacks, and isolation.
  2. To achieve success, one must be willing to go all the way, facing challenges, failures, and isolation with determination.
  3. The path to success involves pushing past doubts, prioritizing goals, embracing failures, and persevering through obstacles.

🤹🏽 The Builders Trilemma: Three things that are Killing Your Creative Spirit.

Day One • 359 implied HN points • 27 Jun 22
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Motivation Purpose Fear Ego
  1. Lack of clarity can hold you back - make sure you understand why you're working on something and what your goals are.
  2. Fear can stop you from achieving your potential - learn strategies to overcome fear and move forward.
  3. Ego can be a silent enemy - recognize how your self-perception affects your success and work on conquering your ego.
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Leadership

We're Gonna Get Those Bastards • 3 implied HN points • 19 Mar 24
💼 Business Leadership Management Motivation Workplace dynamics Success
  1. Leadership styles vary - from raising stress levels to inspiring by example or delegating effectively like Elon Musk.
  2. Effective leadership doesn't always require yelling or being a hardass, but can be achieved through setting high standards and providing incentives.
  3. Different people respond to different leadership incentives - some may be motivated by money, titles, causes, or personal charisma.

Boosting productivity with the FUI framework

10x your mind • 59 implied HN points • 20 Jul 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Productivity Mindfulness Self-care Time management Motivation
  1. Boost productivity with the FUI framework by creating a table with columns 'What', 'Why', 'F', 'U', and 'I' to prioritize tasks.
  2. Focus on tasks that are feasible, urgent, and important (FUI) to achieve maximum productivity.
  3. Take breaks, stay hydrated, and celebrate accomplishments to maintain motivation and productivity throughout the day.

Summon motivation at will

10x your mind • 79 implied HN points • 18 May 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Motivation Mind-Body Connection Personal Development
  1. The 3C Model of Motivation breaks down motivation into three key elements: Head, Heart, and Hand.
  2. The ideal scenario for peak motivation is when a task aligns with all three elements of the 3C Model - Head, Heart, and Hand.
  3. For tasks that lack full alignment with the 3C Model, strategies like finding enjoyment, improving skills, or reprioritizing can help boost motivation.

The book with my name in it

10x your mind • 99 implied HN points • 03 Nov 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-help Inspiration Mental health Motivation Personal Development
  1. Writing something that inspires others can lead to unexpected and meaningful connections, like having your name mentioned in a book
  2. Receiving or giving a good pep talk can help in improving confidence and motivation, especially when facing setbacks
  3. Key elements of a good pep talk include purpose, empathy, and providing perspective or direction tailored to the audience

The Science of Daily Distractions.

Day One • 539 implied HN points • 15 May 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care Productivity Growth Motivation Distractions
  1. Living in today's world means being surrounded by limitless distractions that can hinder focus and productivity.
  2. To eliminate distractions, consider physical separation from tempting items like phones and optimizing your online environment.
  3. Challenging oneself, embracing discomfort, and connecting with high-performing individuals are key to personal growth and achieving greatness.

Going It Alone: The Truth About Building a Successful Business as a Solopreneur

layoffpreneur • 39 implied HN points • 28 Mar 23
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Challenges Tips Success Stories Motivation
  1. Building a successful business as a solopreneur is achievable with the right mindset, tools, and strategies.
  2. Solopreneurship offers benefits like autonomy in decision-making and the flexibility to work from anywhere.
  3. Challenges of solopreneurship include lack of support, resources, and the risk of burnout, but tips like focusing on strengths, building a support network, and prioritizing self-care can help overcome them.

Will people be motivated to learn difficult disciplines and skills without economic incentive?

Engineering Ideas • 39 implied HN points • 20 Mar 23
🕹 Technology AI Education Future Automation Motivation
  1. People are motivated to learn difficult skills for competition, economic gain, intrinsic interest, or altruism.
  2. With automation, economic motivation for learning may decline, leading to a shift in human activities towards physical games, cognitive games, manual labor, spirituality, art appreciation, or passive consumption.
  3. The future of widespread intrinsic motivation for learning is seen as unlikely, requiring a supportive environment and upbringing.

How I Built This In Public: Luca Restagno

Build In Public Newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 11 Aug 23
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Startup Marketing Community Motivation
  1. Start your 'build in public' journey early to engage with your audience and get valuable feedback.
  2. Building in public can be energizing, provide introspection, and offer opportunities for collective learning.
  3. Overcome the fear of judgment and share your journey authentically to gain trust and reputation in the community.

I'm figuring it out

10x your mind • 1 HN point • 14 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Personal Growth Motivation Self-Acceptance
  1. It's normal to feel like you're still figuring things out, even as an adult. The pressure to have everything sorted out at a certain age is unrealistic.
  2. No one has everything figured out - everyone has their own challenges and areas they are still working on. Social media often portrays a false sense of perfection.
  3. It's okay to be in the 'I'm figuring it out' zone no matter your age. Embrace the journey of discovering and don't be too hard on yourself.

Running Out Of Excuses

David’s Substack • 1 HN point • 07 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-Improvement Motivation Personal Growth
  1. Procrastination often stems from using lack of time and energy as an excuse. These beliefs can prevent you from starting on your goals.
  2. Having time and energy can reveal the truth behind your excuses and prompt you to confront your potential and fears of failure.
  3. Facing your fears of failure or not trying can be daunting but taking small steps, putting in effort, and starting slow can help you push forward.

Turnaround #4: Career and money

Turnaround • 316 implied HN points • 13 Aug 19
💼 Business Career Money Entrepreneurship Motivation Work-life balance
  1. When considering a career, focus on meaningful work and opportunities for growth rather than just money
  2. Money is important, but it's considered a hygiene factor in job satisfaction, not a primary motivator
  3. Finding a job that aligns with your values, allows for personal development, and provides opportunities for recognition and responsibility can lead to greater job satisfaction

Ambition

Venture Prose • 239 implied HN points • 10 Feb 20
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Ambition Leadership Networking Motivation
  1. Ambition is within reach of all people and is mostly tied to the limits we set or think exist.
  2. Traveling abroad and interacting with successful entrepreneurs can inspire and broaden ambition.
  3. Successful entrepreneurship requires qualities like obsession, hard work, continuous learning, risk-taking, and the willingness to make radical decisions.

The Hardest Part

CTOrly • 39 implied HN points • 05 Aug 22
🚌 Education Writing Motivation Self-Improvement Learning
  1. Starting is always challenging, but it's not the only difficult part; other complexities follow.
  2. Success depends on evolving definitions, simplification, and finishing well, not just starting.
  3. Knowing how to finish and what to start are crucial; consistently starting without finishing may reveal underlying issues.