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levels of man
less why, more wow
finished Outliers and Siddhartha this month, book progress has been amazing this year

will drop my quick thoughts and summary on both books soon

current read: Skin In The Game
“don’t ask yourself what the world needs. ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
20/80 pareto

the last 20% is where the magic happens
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties"

- Francis Bacon
In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.

- Carl Jung
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

easy read with interesting examples and great narration

Key Takeaways
- luck plays a crucial factor in life and a 1% increase in luck can compound into drastic (positive) differences in life down the road

- obsession is a key trait among the outliers
> Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Bill Joy were obsessed with computers even before the dawn of personal computers. when the time came, they simply seized the opportunity and used their abundant knowledge regarding computers to build empires.

- timing and knowing when to take advantage of trends is key
> of the 75 richest people in human history, almost 20% of them came from a single generation in America. they were all born before the 1860s and 1870s, where America went through its greatest transformation. if they were born a few years early or late, they never would've been able to take advantage of the generational opportunity.

- in life, sometimes all we need is a chance to change our lives. however, when that chance comes, will you be able to recognise and seize it?

#book