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Why Albert Einstein Said: The Measure of Intelligence is The Ability to Change
Change is the only wave in the ocean which you can surf and take control of.
If we live life without evolving, changing or upgrading ourselves, not becoming a completely new, refined person every few months or years, then we are stuck being average and not making the most of our strengths, not participating in the great process of transformation that life is inviting us into.
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It’s one thing to say, “I want to start going to the gym weekly.” It’s another to say, “It’s time to change and become the type of person who goes to the gym weekly.”
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There are just people who go to the gym.
Similarly, there’s no such thing as a “productive person.” There are just people who do productive things fairly often.
Think of your life as a long sequence of actions and decisions.
Just ask yourself, “Is this a good thing to do?” If the answer is Yes, go do it.
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Maintenance learning refers to you keeping current with your field.
Reading an occasional book and keeping current with blogs and newsletters is not equivalent to adding to your educat...
It is the kind of learning that adds new knowledge and skills to your repertoire. With growth learning, you’re acquiring new information that enables you to do things that you could not do previously.
You can discover great ideas by listening to podcasts, reading blogs, and reading books.
Shock learning is learning that contradicts knowledge that you already have. That’s the kind of learning that generates innovation
If you don’t ignore or resist the unexpected, this “shock” can give you insights to enable you to take advantage of a major change in the marketplace or guard against a serious reversal.