Bitesize Powerful Life-Lessons I Learned in 2023 🎓

Issue #74: Atomic Advice For Living. 10 AI Business Ideas in 43 Minutes. My Morning Mantra.

💡 Here are 3-tips to help you learn, grow, and be inspired this week!

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🎓 Learn

Throughout the year, I’ve been collecting impactful advice for living.

These are the bite-sized quotes, thoughts, nuggets of life advice, and pearls of wisdom that I revisit every year for inspiration and decision-making.

I initiated this compilation with the hope that someday, I can offer my kids a treasury of my most cherished and impactful life guidance, teaching them the art of peaceful growth.

While some of these insights are (mine) original, it's reasonable to assume that many have been expressed before, and I'm merely presenting them in a simpler form.

There is a lot of wisdom per word in this collection:

1. We often think (and call) the most reliable person in a moment of crisis, not the most smart person.
   

2. Going to different coffee shops, libraries, and/or co-working spaces daily adds a sense of adventure to your work by default.
   

3. There is great competition at the ordinary level, but there is almost none at the extraordinary level. (Robin Sharma)
   

4. Knowledge is not a power; it’s just a potential power. (Jim Kwik)
   

5. No amount of money is ever worth trading for your peace of mind.
   

6. Don’t punish 95% of the good people because of 5% bad people.
   

7. All changes are hard in the beginning, messy in the middle, and great at the end. (Robin Sharma)
   

8. We suffer more in our imagination than in reality. (Seneca)
   

9. Nap is the coffee without any side effects.
   

10. Never let the quest for MORE distract from the beauty of ENOUGH. (Sahil Bloom)
    

11. Look to the beginnings of successful people for lessons, not just their present achievements.
    

12. Stay cautious of ‘Shiny Object Syndrome’ → Allow new ideas a waiting period before you invest significant effort and resources.
    

13. Health is easier to maintain than achieve.
    

14. Want to avoid overeating? → stop eating once you can’t taste the food anymore or you have an appetite for one apple later.
    

15. Simple rule for healthy eating → avoid eating anything that is white because, most likely, it’s not healthy. (Tim Ferris)
    

16. We spend most time of our life in bed (33%) and chair (33%). Don’t hesitate on the quality and comfort of these purchases.
    

17. No one can compete with you at being you. (Naval Ravikant)
    

18. Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. (Gandhi)
    

19. Live a transformational life, not a transactional life.
    

20. When your journey becomes the destiny, you will become invincible.
    

21. Success formula: Discover a passion and dedicate a decade to it.
    

22. If you don’t put your task on the calendar, you have discipline issues;
    If you don’t have availability in your calendar, you have a priority issue;
    if you can’t get it done, even if it’s on the calendar, you have a motivation issue.
    

23. Financial Enlightment: I’m running towards money → I’m walking to money → Money walking to me → I’m walking away from money.
    

24. Leaders Journey: You can attend a meeting → You can run a meeting → You can skip the meeting.
    

25. As a leader and entrepreneur, you should focus on who not how, for problem-solving.
    

26. When nothing works, truth works.
    

27. Reminder if you have an attachment issue: objects like phones, cars, and computers are there to serve us. We shouldn't become their servants.
    

28. Love starts when we stop judging.
    

29. The past is depressing. The future is anxiety-inducing. The present is peaceful.
    

30. Wrong assumptions are the biggest productivity and relationship killer.
    

31. Work from the same place to increase productivity. Go to a new place to increase creativity.
    

32. My self-limiting thoughts are my worst enemy.
    

33. The process of healing is not always roses and rainbows; sometimes, it’s painful and dark.
    

34. Burnout happens when you try to climb the wrong mountain, not when you work on something that you love and are passionate about.
    

35. Don’t make big decisions when hurt, hungry, angry and tired.
    

36. Your email box is a public to-do list for strangers on the internet.
    

37. Progress starts with truth.
    

38. You need to say something at least 5x for someone to get your attention.
    

39. Habit Tip: Put a sticky note on your phone's main screen to remind you of some habit in the morning, and don’t take it out until you finish it.
    

40. We are not afraid of failure; we are afraid of others’ judgment on our failure.
    

41. Winners focus on goals. Losers focus on winners. (Alex Hormozi)
    

42. Peaceful Productivity: Plan in Minutes → Execute in Hours → Measure in Years.
    

43. Growth is peaceful when it's purpose-driven. It's painful when it's motivated by comparison, jealousy, or scarcity.
    

44. A general rule of thumb for winter runners is to dress like it's 15 to 20 degrees F warmer than the temperature.
    

45. Motivation is like a battery it will go out soon. Routine is like plugged power it will keep you going.
    

46. Don’t try to fix something that’s not broken.

Key Takeaway: If you’ve found these ideas impactful, please consider sharing them with someone you care about, bookmarking this page in your browser, or, even better, printing it out. I also encourage you to embark on your own journey of collecting meaningful insights, enabling you to revisit this list whenever you seek profound advice and inspiration. Furthermore, you can share these valuable nuggets of wisdom with your loved ones when they embark on their own life adventures.

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🚀 Growth Tip

If you're already amazed by the scale and growth of AI or curious to explore its potential beyond using ChatGPT to enhance your writing, I highly recommend tuning in to this podcast — 10 AI Business Ideas in 43 Minutes.

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🤩 Inspiration

Memento Mori: Remember you must die, make the most of today.

At the end of each day, I place this coin on my computer. When I wake up the next morning and begin my day, it serves as a powerful reminder that each one of us has an expiration date on this Earth. Every day is a gift; seize it to the fullest!

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