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The Necessity Of Failure
- Failure is generally looked down upon but is necessary for success.
- Failure is a learning mechanism that eliminates what didn’t work and provides a clear path towards a way to achieve success.
- Fear of failure is what kills motivation, as we believe it is an outcome to avoid, and do not look at it as a tool to harness.
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If we look at the number of failures and setbacks in Elon Musk’s life, we begin to see why he is so successful.
The Tesla and Space X CEO uses failure as a tool towards eventual success, if at all. It is a non-linear path to innovation, which involves starting from the first principle...
Elon Musk shows the world how big, audacious goals can be achieved by dividing them into smaller milestones and embracing failure and negative feedback.
His goals are not something he is doing for the media circus, but something in which he is emotionally committed. Go...
- Right from childhood, Elon Musk preferred books over people, often devouring them at one go.
- He was an introvert and a deep thinker and began to gather deep insights about life and how to shape humanity and the future of mankind.
- Musk eventually developed a practical and ...
Most long-term goals are intimidating, and the mind can feel overwhelmed, resulting in demotivation. If the goal is too easy, the mind feels bored.
The optimum state of productivity, known as ‘flow’ occurs when the activity in question is reasonably challenging, but not to...
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But they are also harmful if we use them incorrectly. When it comes to categories like science and art, we tend to presume mutual exclusivity.
Albert Einstein inspired a paradigm shift in modern physics as an artist, not as a scientist. His success was attributed to hi...
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Chess first originated in its early form more than 1,500 years ago in India or China, but the modern variant has been around since the 15th century.
Chess played by the average hobbyist is very different from the professional. While the pieces move the same on the surface,...
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Elon Musk is renowned for the number of hours he puts into his work. Rather than the usual 40-hour weeks, most employees churn out, he regularly works
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