Tuesday, June 28, 2016

30 Days of Genius- James Altucher



James' words are in bold. My personal comments are in italics. 
  • Physical health, personal relationships, creativity, practicing gratitude
    • These are a few of my favorite things! Just kidding, it's what James tries to practice every day. If he takes care of each of these four, he knows he is having a good day.
  • The world is full of hyphens (5 creative projects)
    • CJ has repeated this often, and now he found a supporter. It seems everyone is defined by their side projects now. Do more of these, and you will find more happiness and more success.
    • It has been found that 5 creative projects is the perfect number to inspire the greatest creativity. Juggle lots of balls, because that's when the going gets good. 
  • A lot of success is about knowing how to do tiny experiments
    • Test things in little ways. Run small experiments. Try something, learn to let it go. Create mini versions of the future you want to imagine. 
    • In other words, don't commit 100% of your time and money to something until you've tested a small version of it. 
  • See what’s happening now, and let others decide if that’s the future. 
    • It's too hard to predict the future. Let others do that, because they'll make more mistakes than good decisions. It's your job to do things well today, and make today a priority every day.
  • Technology doesn’t excite me that much- what excites me is the variety of choices it brings
    • I suppose those two are one and the same, but James draws a clear distinction. Technology is a toy box of opportunity. It presents options within itself, and by nature of providing ways for us to explore other opportunities as it saves us time in the realm of the mundane. Thanks, technology!

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