Principle #6: Remember that everyone is trying... - Deepstash
Design Frameworks

Learn more about books with this collection

How to beat procrastination

How to enhance your creative thinking

How to create a smooth transition in a new endeavor

Design Frameworks

Discover 55 similar ideas in

It takes just

8 mins to read

<ul><li><strong>Principle #6: ...

  • Principle #6: Remember that everyone is trying to sell you something.

Much of the time, rather than trying to help, others are focused on selling a service or product.

  • Principle #7: Intelligence and learning habits can always be improved

This goes along with having a Growth Mindset. Reading the book, Mindset by Carold Dweck can elaborate more on the subject.

  • Principle #8: The knowledge you can acquire on your own is most valuable.

Geniuses don't wait around for information to fall into their laps. There is no reason not to research and find out the answers to questions you are looking.

30

112 reads

MORE IDEAS ON THIS

Principle #11 Engage in personal experiments with the world around you

Do not rely fully on the experiments of scientists or the word of the media. Science although very valuable to society, is not perfect. Scientists have their own biases and expectations, and their own careers to run. 

20

64 reads

Principle #12 Value knowledge and practices that have stood the test of time

Humans are constantly learning and teaching each other the new things that we learn. But we have to keep in mind our track record. At one time we thought the earth was flat. At one time we didn't realize germs were spread through contact and that we should wash our hands. If you stay up t...

20

58 reads

Principle #13 Practice questioning the things in life that we tend to take for granted as being normal or sensible

Seek answers for yourself or from those around you. For example, consider your cultural traditions and practices, your religion the layout of your towns, etc. When you question deeply, you sometimes find that there are many possible ways to approach any given topic or field.

20

58 reads

10 Principles That Will Make You Smarter

10 Principles That Will Make You Smarter

  • Principle #1: Don't make assumptions

To see things as they are, avoid assuming that you know what someone is thinking, or that you know their motivations.

  • Principle #2: Learn from multiple formats or methods

33

173 reads

<ul><li><strong>Principle #4: ...

  • Principle #4: No one weighs the importance of facts for you

Weigh them yourself. We are rarely told what's most important to know. When you are tested in life, the people who do best are the ones who understand what is most important. This is a skill th...

29

129 reads

Principle #14 We almost always have imperfect information on hand with which to make decisions

Pretty much every real life decision that comes up can go an infinite amount of directions. You simply can't calculate or know for sure what will happen based on your actions. There are too many variables. Just to name a few, there are reactions of anyone involved, unexpected setbacks (bad weathe...

20

48 reads

<ul><li><strong>Principle #9: ...

  • Principle #9: Read a wide range of material and learn broadly

Even if your goal is to be an expert in one field, the world is becoming increasingly multidisciplinary. The people that make the greatest breakthrough discovered often have some understandin...

30

109 reads

CURATED FROM

IDEAS CURATED BY

jennyyeager

Making myself read and write everyday and really enjoying the practice. Also, I am learning SEO, Intro to HTML, Digital Marketing, and Project Management.

Tips one how to gain intelligence and learn broadly.

Related collections

Other curated ideas on this topic:

Valuing time

No one is interested in an elaborate saga. Instead, ask a short, clear question on a subject in which the other person has expertise. They'll often be glad to help.

Follow up on an agreed time. If they tell you they’ll be busy until the fall, then don’t send them another message on July ...

The 80/20 approach vs. 10,000 hours rule

  • The 80/20 method: You can get 80 % proficiency in a subject in about 6 - 12 months.
  • The 10,000-hour rule: You can become an expert at something if you spend 10,000 hours of deliberate practice on it. 

To go from zero to 80% (good enough) requires a different...

Do some math

You make one decision, wait, make a second decision, and then make a compromise between the two.

Averaging the two judgments tends to outperform trying to identify the better of the two, because answers based on different pools of evidence often bracket with the truth, and because pe...

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Personalized microlearning

100+ Learning Journeys

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates