12 things to learn from successful people
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Unconventional ideas to learn from successful people.
Eminent personalities like Daniel Kahneman, Charlie Munger, Ben Franklin, Kobe Bryant, Ryan Holiday, and many more have exposed people to new insights and practical ideas for living a better life.
Whether it’s building better habits, elevating the level of happiness, or earning more, their ideas can greatly benefit your life.
So here are 12 of the best and most unconventional ideas to learn from successful people.
Use people’s favorite sound.There’s
Use people’s favorite sound.
There’s a simple technique you can use that can have a huge positive impact on how others perceive you: remember the names of everyone you meet. Why?
First, it makes that person feel respected. When you don’t remember someone’s name, especially when they’ve told you their name multiple times, it can make that person feel slighted.
Second, using someone’s name in conversation, makes that person feel more engaged and interested.
This is a very subtle, yet powerful way to win people over.
Mise en placeProfessional chefs
Mise en place
Professional chefs use a term “mise en place,” which is French for “put in place.”
Chefs don’t start cooking until everything is organized. Starting from the spices to pre-chopped vegetables. This is a simple concept that helps chefs cook better, but it also extends outside of the kitchen.
Like professional chefs, reduce the friction needed to do your desired habit.
Be a whiner Mark
Be a whiner
Mark Cuban is a huge whiner. But that’s exactly why he’s so successful.</p
Whining is the first step toward change. It’s the moment when you realize something is very wrong and that you have to take the initiative to do something about it.
Tear up your to-do
Tear up your to-do list.
To-do lists can oftentimes do more harm than good because a to-do list is essentially everything you think you need to do, not everything you ought to do.
What you need is a success list that aims you in a specific direction.
Take a few extra minutes to list everything on your to-do list in order of priority and then focus on only doing the 3 most important things.
Take sabbaticals from your
Take sabbaticals from your work.
If you ever feel like you’re experiencing creative roadblocks in your work or are burnt out, take a sabbatical.
Many successful entrepreneurs, creatives and VCs who rely on sabbaticals to feel refreshed. It’s a great way to cultivate new ideas, experience fewer creative blocks, and avoid burnouts.
Turn “have-to” into “get-to”
Turn “have-to” into “get-to”
Don’t view your habits as challenges. Instead, view them as opportunities.
By simply changing one word in your life, from “have-to” into “get-to,” you will start to see building habits as a privilege rather than as a burden.
Instead of “I have to go running today,” say, “I get to build endurance and get fast today.”
Reframe your habits to highlight their benefits rather than their drawbacks.
Look at people’s feet.How
Look at people’s feet.
How do you know if a person is engaged in the conversation, disinterested, or just uncomfortable to be there?
Look down at their feet as they are the most honest parts of our body.
If you’re talking to someone, but their feet are pointing away from you, it means they’re ready to get out of the conversation immediately or that they don’t feel comfortable being there.
So the next time you’re standing and talking with someone, look at where their feet are pointing.
Never ask for someone’s
Never ask for someone’s ‘opinion.’
If you ever want to ask someone for input on an idea, never ask for their “opinion.” Instead, always ask for their “advice.”
Asking for their opinion puts the other person in an introspective state of mind, which makes them focus more on themself and not on you.
So whenever you’re seeking input from your customers, peers, or even your boss, it’s worth asking them for their “advice.
Pare down the number
Pare down the number of decisions you make every day.
Decision fatigue is the psychological condition where making a decision in the present will reduce your decision-making ability in the future.Every decision you make uses up your mental energy.
To save your mental power for the important decisions of the day, learn to reduce the number of decisions you make on a daily basis, either by automating them or delegating them.
Don’t be a donkey!If
Don’t be a donkey!
If you have 10 things you want to accomplish over the next 10 years, just know that you can definitely achieve those 10 things.
But all you have to do is simply dedicate yourself to one thing for a year.
However, if you try to do all 10 things at once, then you’re going to end up like a donkey and not achieve anything.
Stop using the number
Stop using the number 7.
Whenever you don’t know if you should say no to something, simply rate it on a scale from 1 to 10 but don’t use the number 7.
Because 7 is too safe of a number. 7 doesn’t commit to anything.
If you rate something a 7, there’s a good chance you’ll feel obligated to say yes to it when you shouldn’t.
Don’t be scared to have an opinion. Stop playing it safe. Make a decision.