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Lots of good personal development links today!
>> 60+ improvements to make in your life <<
Dumb Little Man gives a list of some siple things you can do to make life better. “Life is a never-ending improvement process. No matter what you do or how perfect your life seems, there is always something to improve.” This is a great little list. (Jay, your sidebar is broken in Safari!)
>> The difference between experts and dropouts (and the gradual nature of success) <<
“Everyone starts as an absolute beginner with no ability. The drop outs never get anywhere because they give up at the first sign of adversity. The amateurs achieve a degree of success but become complacent and stop improving. The experts are the only group to reach the top tier because they continuously improve.”
>> AskMetafilter: Overcoming fear of success <<
“I deeply want to be successful, yet I seem to fear success almost as much as I fear failure. Towards that end I often find myself doing things that are somewhat self sabataging. For instance, if a job pays well or requires a lot of responsiblity, I’m usually too scared or intimidated to apply for it. [...] I also struggle with difficulty defining my goals. I have many, many interests, and consequently find myself expending energy in multiple career directions. [...] Does anyone have suggestions for overcoming a deeply ingrained fear of success?”
This article is about Administration Friday, 18th May 2007 (by J.D. Roth)
May 18th, 2007 at 6:54 am
[...] my theory of the day, anyway, heavily cribbed from here and here and here and here. As for me, I’m about 9,500 hours behind in my efforts, and I’m not getting [...]
May 18th, 2007 at 7:29 am
I enjoyed the gradual nature of success article. Thanks for sharing!
May 18th, 2007 at 9:23 am
In the “60+ Improvements to Make in Your Life”, the author repeats himself at least once. Also, I think if you lie to your children about Santa Claus you’re still a liar. It’s fine to share a fictional story, and have fun with it, but why do people feel the need to trick children into believing something is true when it so clearly isn’t?
May 18th, 2007 at 10:49 am
I agree with Maitresse, why lie to your kids? Don’t you want them to trust you? If you tell them Santa Claus exists and they find out otherwise, they may also eventually conclude that God doesn’t exist. (Of course some people might think God is no more likely to exist than Santa.)