I pulled this out of an old thread dozens of pages long and I thought it worth a thread. As I mentioned many times, I'm an introvert. As such, I don't enjoy being at the center of attention. I don't like public speaking. I hate going on podcasts. I hate doing YouTube videos. I hate...

I've been here two years and have nothing to show for it, I don't blame anyone but myself but hanging around here any longer is a waste of time. Time is ticking and life is going by, I want to enjoy my life and I'm no longer waiting to be rich before that happens. I'm leaving, bye.

Never tell them they are "smart" or "gifted." Don't Call Kids 'Smart' - The Atlantic TL;DR When you tell kids that they are intelligent, they have an (unwarranted) sense of self-worth. They fear making mistakes to grow and improve, because they want to keep their worthless title of...

Couldn't resist, but sometimes I get the best content ideas emailed to me!

I've been trying to mentor a young man in the last year (lets call him "G"), and in doing so, it has provided me with a keen insight into just how "f*cked up* our media, educational, and entertainment complex has brainwashed our youth into accepting mediocrity as state of normalcy. G is...

So I stepped on a video on Ted Talks that discusses Grit. Widely known here on the forum and elsewhere as: the grind grinding courage determination firmness fortitude guts hardihood heart stamina tenacity toughness will willpower What is grit? Grit in psychology is a positive, non-cognitive...

Awesome stuff from Derek Sivers http://sivers.org/mindset