Oh man, oh man… this will be SO GOOD.
Happy Monday!
This week’s book is
For sure one of the best books that I have read in my life, covering one of my favorite topics and from one of my favorite writers. No more words needed.
Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 55 seconds.
Here’s my top 10 takeaways:
1. Transcendence
The most important questions a person can ask in life.
Who I want to be?
Which path am I going to take?
Quod vitae sectabor iter.
2. Blessing or Curse?
For people with ambition, talents, drive and potential to develop, the ego is a natural characteristic.
What makes us so promising as thinkers, doers, creatives, and entrepreneurs also makes us vulnerable to this dark part of the psyche.
3. Meaning
The need to be better than, more than, recognized by, beyond any reasonable utility. That is the ego.
The sense of superiority and certainty that exceeds the limits of self-confidence and talent.
Successful people, who can't see what the ego prevents them from doing because all they can see is what they've already done.
4. Action
A man is forged by what he works on.
The only relationship between work and talk is that one kills the other.
5. Learning
Have someone better from whom you can learn, someone inferior to whom you can teach and someone equal with whom you can measure yourself, not compare.
6. Student Always
Pretending that we know is our most dangerous vice, because it prevents us from improving.
It is impossible to learn what one thinks one knows.
7. Talk < Walk
You are the least important person in the room, until you change that situation at the point of results.
Talk little, do a lot. Be less, do more.
8. Humility
Pride, even when there are real achievements, is a distraction that creates illusions.
The question to ask when experiencing a burst of pride is: What am I missing right now? What would I see if I were a humble person?
9. Purpose
When we achieve our purpose, we must resist the desire to pretend that everything went exactly as planned.
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10. Ego Breeds Insecurity
The relentless fight to be number one is a mask of weakness, insecurity and instability.
The ego needs honors in order to feel validated. Self-confidence, on the other hand, is able to wait and focus on the task at hand, without thinking about external recognition.
“Each of us has a unique potential and purpose, which means that we are the only ones who can evaluate and define the terms of our life.”
— Ryan Holiday
Until next week,
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Gracias Andrés la verdad es un muy buen libro y de gran reflexión muy bien se dice el conocimiento podrá abrirnos puertas, pero la humildad nos abre el corazón de las personas increíbles reflexiones que aportas