Bits of wisdom
I came across Kevin Kelly's work this week.
He is the former founding executive editor of Wired, a photographer, and a writer. He has a special knack for boiling down essential life advice in its simplest form.
I jotted down a few of his gems. Enjoy!
Bits of wisdom
Don’t keep making the same mistakes; try to make new mistakes.
A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others.
Criticize in private, praise in public.
When you lead, your real job is to create more leaders, not more followers.
About 99% of the time, the right time is right now.
There is no such thing as being “on time.” You are either late or you are early. Your choice.
When you forgive others, they may not notice, but you will heal. Forgiveness is not something we do for others; it is a gift to ourselves.
Life lessons will be presented to you in the order they are needed. Everything you need to master the lesson is within you. Once you have truly learned a lesson, you will be presented with the next one. If you are alive, that means you still have lessons to learn.
Ask anyone you admire: Their lucky breaks happened on a detour from their main goal. So embrace detours. Life is not a straight line for anyone.
Whenever there is an argument between two sides, find the third side.
It is the duty of a student to get everything out of a teacher, and the duty of a teacher to get everything out of a student.
Three things you need: The ability to not give up something till it works, the ability to give up something that does not work, and the trust in other people to help you distinguish between the two.
If winning becomes too important in a game, change the rules to make it more fun. Changing rules can become the new game.
Get more wisdom from Kevin Kelly:
- 68 bits of unsolicited advice
- 99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited Advice
- 103 bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
I highly recommend his articles.
How's life your end? I am always happy to hear from you.
Have a great week!
Cheers,
Olle
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