Funny story.
When I first heard the title of Ryan Holiday’s new book “Perennial Seller,” I knew it’d teach me more about how to make something timeless, which I’ve been obsessed with recently.
For some reason Amazon Germany shipped the book a couple days early, so I thought it’d be fun to let Ryan know.
Lo and behold, I might actually have gotten the first real-world copy:
On July 20th, 2017, Chester Bennington died by suicide. He was 41 years old. You may not know who Chester is, but you might recognize this picture:
It’s a bit old, here’s a more recent one with his friend Mike:
He was my friend too. Chester wasn’t the kind of friend you could call on a Thursday and grab a coffee with. No, he wasn’t like that.
But whenever you needed him, Chester would sing for you.
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It never ceases to amaze me how much you can learn from movies, books and music, even if they’re completely fictional. No matter how many times I watch, read, or think about Harry Potter, for example, I always find something new that’s interesting. Here’s what I learned from it this week:
In every trio there is a thinker, a watcher and a doer.
Read MoreNone of these cost much. Most of them don’t cost anything at all.
That’s what morning rituals are for. Forget productivity. It’s about looking forward to the dawn of a new day. Have your coffee. Do your yoga. Read. Whatever makes you excited for your feet to touch the ground when you wake up.
Love your mornings, love your life.
When I was 14, my great-grandma gave me a 500€ note for my Confirmation. I was awestruck at the mere sight of it, but little did I know.
It would take me 10 years to find the true meaning of this gift.
October 2014. I looked back on the last 30 days and threw my arms up in despair. I had made zero euros. Why couldn’t I get this translator thing to work?
As I was racking my brain I watched an interview with Noah Kagan in which he said:
“When you have a business, have ONE goal. You want to have all these things, but what’s your ONE goal?”
That’s when it hit me: I didn’t want all these things. The website. The video. Not even the translating. I wanted to earn 500€.
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Why get out of bed when you might get fired today?
Why eat breakfast when you have to eat it again tomorrow?
Why take the car to work when a truck may squish you before you get there?
Why say ‘hello’ to your co-workers when you see them every day anyway?
Why try to make your customer happy when your salary will be paid regardless?
Why get fish for lunch when you could get sick from it?
Why ask the cute girl from IT for coffee when she might say no?
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In linguistics, there is a phenomenon called the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, which suggests that “the structure of a language affects its speakers’ world view or cognition.”
Grammar, rules, tenses, depth, available words and combinations — the hypothesis argues these things either influence our thinking or determine it entirely.
If there’s only a hint of truth to this idea, then you should be racing to the bookstore right now. The question is: is there?
Read MoreI looked at my Facebook feed for the first time in a few weeks this morning. Here’s the first thing I saw:
This is a friend who I went to school in the US with and sadly, her situation seems to be the norm these days, rather than the exception. What makes her exceptional is that she was brave enough to share it and reach out for help.
Here’s the comment I wrote:
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David Blaine might be the mentally toughest person on earth.
Here’s a short excerpt of the death-defying feats he’s pulled off over the years:
…and, my personal favorite, Blaine standing atop a 100-foot high column for 35 hours with no sleep.
On multiple occasions, David was closer to dying than surviving. His strength to endure these situations is unfathomable.
More so, he has the courage to seek them out repeatedly, all because they fuel his ultimate goal: bring magic to the people.
Here’s what you and I can learn from him:
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“Get the feeling.”
“People first.”
“The Power of Dreams.”
Horse apples! Seriously, does anybody believe fancy car slogans? Don’t think so. But I do think it’d be fun it the brands could honestly speak their minds.
Here’s my guess at what they’d say…
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