Beginnings
“Things everyone should know.” “Things I wish I’d learned before I was 20.” “Things I should have learned in Kindergarten.” I’m looking for a great advice book to fill in the many holes — the things I somehow missed growing up. Something that’s easy to read, an idea a day. Use it almost like a yearly devotional. I haven’t found it. So, “just for myself,” I’m assembling pieces of it. Maybe this is along the lines of “things I wish I could tell my 20-year old self.” , or “best advice I’ve ever received.”
- Background on Beginnings
- Delayed Gratification
- Begin with God
- Dear Younger Me
- Embrace Paradox
- Read More
- Co-Reading
- Start with Values and Purpose
- Focus on the Long-Term
- Hunger-based learning
- Pre-made Decisions
- Happiness is a choice
- Communication
- Embrace humility
- Failure as the path to success
- From shame to no shame
- Progress may be an about turn
- Repetition is the motor of learning
- The two biblical truths. Jesus Saves. Sin is death. Learn the 2nd one first!
- Stress: External Pressure over Internal Strength
- Habits and discipline
- Ask great questions
- We learn by?reflecting?on experience, not just from the experience
- Say ‘no’ to some things to allow room for better things.
- Consequences are a good thing!
- A place for each thing
- It’s not about me!
- Be around the right people
- Time chunking
- Single Tasking
Last Updated 1/17/2015