Learn more about personaldevelopment with this collection
Effective communication
Persuasion techniques
Closing a sale
Memento Mori
This isn't just true of content. It's also true of things to learn, professional opportunities to pursue, people to meet, etc.
Thanks in part to technology, we're now deluged by endless possibilities for how to spend our time, but this problem predates the internet.
Feeling like there are more things you want to do than you have time for is an eternal human problem.
Our lives are fundamentally time constrained. And no filter or trick is going to save you.
16
76 reads
MORE IDEAS ON THIS
Too Many Needles
Some say we need to find better ways of mining the nuggets of gold from the internet's infinite pile of possibilities.
Others disagree: "It isn't filter failure. It's filter success. In a world of infinite information, the better you get at sifting the wheat from the chaff, the mor...
13
77 reads
We Feel Overwhelmed
Many of us have accumulated so many books and articles and podcasts we want to consume that it is impossible to get through them all.
A never-ending to read list i...
17
189 reads
Acceptance is the Solution
The only way to deal with a too-many-needles problem is to confront the fact that it's insoluble - that you definitely won't be fitting everything in.
You have to take a stab at deciding what matters most, among your various creative passions/life goals/responsibilities.
17
73 reads
Liberation
Giving up on getting it all done is liberating.
"There's no point beating yourself up for failing to clear a backlog (of unread books, undone tasks, unrealized dreams) that it was always inherently unfeasible to clear in the first place," notes Burkeman.
Face this dif...
16
71 reads
Related collections
More like this
Luck can favour you too!
How much have we all wished that we were lucky like so-and-so?!?
Its true that life isn't a level playing field as there will always be someone more luckier than you in something (unfair advantage
Wealth stacks up one chip at a time, not all at once
It stacks up a little bit, chips at a time. More options, more businesses, more investments, more things that you can do.
It’s not like your one piece of work is going to suddenly shower you with riches overnight. It’s going to be a long lifetime of learning, of reading, of creating that’s ...
4 Supervillains of Learning
- Digital deluge - Access to so much information leads to overload where we don't get the time to manage this information effectively. It adds stress to our life.
- Digital distraction - Always-on ever-connected devices are making it difficult to stay fo...
Explore the World’s
Best Ideas
200,000+ ideas on pretty much any topic. Created by the smartest people around & well-organized so you can explore at will.
An Idea for Everything
Explore the biggest library of insights. And we've infused it with powerful filtering tools so you can easily find what you need.
Knowledge Library
Powerful Saving & Organizational Tools
Save ideas for later reading, for personalized stashes, or for remembering it later.
Start
31 ideas
Start
44 ideas
# Personal Growth
Take Your Ideas
Anywhere
Organize your ideas & listen on the go. And with Pro, there are no limits.
Listen on the go
Just press play and we take care of the words.
Never worry about spotty connections
No Internet access? No problem. Within the mobile app, all your ideas are available, even when offline.
Get Organized with Stashes
Ideas for your next work project? Quotes that inspire you? Put them in the right place so you never lose them.
Start
47 ideas
Start
75 ideas
My Stashes
Join
2 Million Stashers
4.8
5,740 Reviews
App Store
4.7
72,690 Reviews
Google Play
Sean Green
Great interesting short snippets of informative articles. Highly recommended to anyone who loves information and lacks patience.
“
Ashley Anthony
This app is LOADED with RELEVANT, HELPFUL, AND EDUCATIONAL material. It is creatively intellectual, yet minimal enough to not overstimulate and create a learning block. I am exceptionally impressed with this app!
“
Shankul Varada
Best app ever! You heard it right. This app has helped me get back on my quest to get things done while equipping myself with knowledge everyday.
“
samz905
Don’t look further if you love learning new things. A refreshing concept that provides quick ideas for busy thought leaders.
“
Ghazala Begum
Even five minutes a day will improve your thinking. I've come across new ideas and learnt to improve existing ways to become more motivated, confident and happier.
“
Giovanna Scalzone
Brilliant. It feels fresh and encouraging. So many interesting pieces of information that are just enough to absorb and apply. So happy I found this.
“
Laetitia Berton
I have only been using it for a few days now, but I have found answers to questions I had never consciously formulated, or to problems I face everyday at work or at home. I wish I had found this earlier, highly recommended!
“
Jamyson Haug
Great for quick bits of information and interesting ideas around whatever topics you are interested in. Visually, it looks great as well.
“
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving & library
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Personalized recommendations
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates