How to Live by Derek Sivers
Author:Derek Sivers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Derek Sivers
Publisher: Hit Media
Hereâs how to live: Learn.
Learning is underrated.
People wonder why theyâre not living their ideal life.
Maybe they never learned how.
You get healthy by learning healthy habits.
You get wealthy by learning valuable skills.
You build a great interpersonal life by learning people skills.
Most misery comes from not learning these things.
The biggest obstacle to learning is assuming you already know.
Confidence is usually ignorance.
Never consider yourself an expert.
Itâs the strong swimmers who drown.
Donât believe what you think.
Have questions, not answers.
Doubt everything.
The easiest person to fool is yourself.
Donât answer a hard question too quickly.
Donât stop at the first answer.
In mystery stories, the first suspect is not the culprit.
If youâre not embarrassed by what you thought last year, you need to learn more and faster.
When youâre really learning, youâll feel stupid and vulnerable â like a hermit crab between shells.
Be surprised by something every day.
Find that exciting moment when you get a completely new perspective.
Like a movie that reveals something at the end which changes the way you think of everything youâve seen before.
If youâre not having these moments often, find new inputs.
Whatever scares you, go do it.
Then it wonât scare you anymore.
Whatever you hate, get to know it.
Then you wonât hate it anymore.
Talk with people you usually avoid.
Pursue subjects you know nothing about, and experiences unlike anything youâve done before.
If youâre not surprised â if you didnât feel your brain changing â then you didnât really learn.
Donât be consistent with your past self.
Only idiots never change their mind.
Sacrifice the things you used to believe, and the ways you used to be.
Learning leaves a trail of little deaths.
Remember what you learn.
Know why youâre learning.
Information doesnât stick without emotion.
You learn better when youâre having fun.
Take notes.
Review them often.
Make flash cards to remind your future self what you learned today.
Quiz yourself with spaced repetition.
Knowledge fades and eventually disappears unless you keep it refreshed.
Internalize it.
Donât expect to just look it up when you need it.
Integrate it into how you think.
Get out of your room and try out a new skill in the real world.
Go to the physical place where itâs happening, and put your ass on the line with something to lose.
A vivid, visceral feeling of danger will teach you better than words.
Knowledge is often described simply â âin a nutshellâ.
But the inside of a nutshell is complex.
So crack open nutshells to understand them better.
Put concepts in a nutshell to keep them in your pocket and pass them around.
Communicate knowledge to others to make sure you understand.
Donât quote.
Put it in your own words without looking up or referencing what others said.
If you canât explain it yourself, you donât know it.
To communicate clearly, you have to think clearly.
Writing is refined thinking.
Public speaking tests your writing on a real audience.
Great public speaking comes from great private thinking.
Teaching and learning are telepathy.
We can connect across oceans and centuries.
Words written by someone long ago and far away can penetrate your mind.
Share what you learn so it can be received by others, even when you are long gone.
Learning makes you a better person and makes the world a better place.
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