24,000 people are injured in bus accidents every year. 283 of those aren’t lucky enough to walk away with a few scratches.
I’ve always imagined getting hit (and killed) by a bus like this: You cross the street, hear a noise, look to the side and in the last split second you realize what’s going to happen.
You only have time for one, last thought. What’s it going to be?
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Has anyone ever asked you for directions and you were too embarrassed to admit you don’t know? So much in fact, that you tried to tell them where to go regardless? Just to save your face?
“Uhhh, I think it’s that way.”
That’s what most career advice feels like these days. Nobody has a clue, so everyone goes with their best guess — which is everybody else’s best guess also.
Hence, we live in a world of depressed millennials, which is permeated by two ideas:
If you’re fine with putting your life into the hands of chance, then you can stop reading right now.
Or, you can flip both of these ideas on their head.
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tl;dr: I created a free, 14-day email course that’ll help you build a daily reading habit. You can sign up here.
Back in July, I asked the people on my Four Minute Books newsletter what their biggest struggle with reading was.
Here’s the unanimous answer:
It doesn’t get much clearer than that.
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You know the feeling. You’re watching a Youtube video or reading a book, and in a sudden moment of clarity, you realize you just heard the truth.
Of course you agree, but it also forces you to admit something, because it’s not just any truth – it’s an ugly truth.
Not ugly in general. Ugly for you, because you’re not living in alignment with it. Over the past few days, I’ve had plenty of these moments.
Most of them came from reading The Dip by Seth Godin. If I could recommend just one book for you to read, this would be it. That means something, coming from someone who’s written over 365 book summaries in 2016.
His words are still ringing in my ears.
“Mediocrity is for losers.”
And then he explained how to be the best in the world.
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Let’s talk about habits and money.
We all have spending habits and saving habits.
Policy makers talk a lot about them. They’re all over the news.
But neither of those make you richer.
Have you noticed?
3104.
That’s the number on my locker. Wanna see it? Sure, here it is:
6 out of 7 days of the week I go to the library. None of the lockers belong to anyone by the way.
Anyone can choose whichever locker they want on any given day of the week. You come, you pick one, you go, you leave it open.
Then how come on all 6 days I get to use that same locker, again and again and again?
Why can I walk around and tell everyone with 100% confidence that that’s my locker, number 3104, Nik’s locker?
Here’s why (and why you should care): because it’s on the bottom.
Over the years, I’ve accumulated tons of business ideas I know I’ll never do anything with. Time to throw them out there.
Disclaimer: All of these could be invented already, worthless, or gold.
1. Readmypaper.com (domain might be for sale) — a platform for students to read each other’s scientific research papers. I always thought it was frustrating in college that we write these theses, papers, and reports, and no one actually gave a damn about them. People could ask others to read their paper and get positive/constructive feedback.
2. Google Maps for old people — seriously, I think you could make millions teaching people aged 50, 60 and above how to use the most basic apps, like Google Maps, WhatsApp or Skype.
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Do you bounce from side project to side project?
Then this is for you.
Are you having a tough time finding your passion?
Is your stickability factor (your ability to persevere) maybe not high enough?
No!
That’s not it.
“You can’t do that.”
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Do you know those annual review posts household names publish every year?
Like Pat Flynn’s annual income report (I’m sure he cracked $1 million this year, go Pat!).
Or James Clear’s annual review.
Well, what about those?
They suck!
They’re supposed to be inspiring and helpful.
But the truth is, you’re nowhere near having any of the problems these guys have.
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