I've been listening to the 4HR WorkWeek by Tim Ferriss (because 580 is so much better with an audiobook.) In it he describes getting comfortable with rejection. One of his exercises is to ask 3 attractive people for their number. Hmrph...might try that. :)
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#12I really like this approach to life. Opportunity really comes when you least expect it. I've been canned from jobs and thought my world was over only to find an even better job. So now I try to see everything as an opportunity. It sounds cliche but it really helps.
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#13If you liked reading this post, I highly recommend Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five. One of my favorite quotes, "So it goes," is repeated often throughout the book, and though it usually refers to tragic circumstances, it too hints that life will throw major wrenches in our plans that we shouldn't try to completely ascribe meaning to.
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#15I've been listening to the 4HR WorkWeek by Tim Ferriss (because 580 is so much better with an audiobook.) In it he describes getting comfortable with rejection. One of his exercises is to ask 3 attractive people for their number. Hmrph...might try that. :)
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#16If you liked reading this post, I highly recommend Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five. One of my favorite quotes, "So it goes," is repeated often throughout the book, and though it usually refers to tragic circumstances, it too hints that life will throw major wrenches in our plans that we shouldn't try to completely ascribe meaning to.
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That's one of my favorite quotes and I almost mentioned it in the post. "So it goes" is mentioned 106 times in Slaughterhouse Five. After reading the book, I found myself saying it as often as 'good luck, bad luck, who knows?"
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#18Thoughtful, well-written and super inspiring. Nice post Joseph.
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#20Great article. Rudyard Kipling warned us of the same when he wrote: "If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster / And treat those two impostors just the same" This is the main theme of the book "Hannibal and Me: What History's Greatest Military Strategist Can Teach Us About Success and Failure", written by Andreas Kluth of The Economist. If you enjoyed the OP's post, and love history (or just great storytelling), get…
Ordered _Hannibal and Me_. Thanks for the recommendation.