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“Basically as we try to design more than we can comprehend, more than we can understand. We will shift from traditional engineering to evolutionary algorithms and iterative learning algorithms like deep learning and machine learning. And as we shift this engineering to the training of these iterative algorithms, the locust of learning shifts from the artifacts themselves, to the process that created them.”
Tim Ferriss podcast: 404: Steve Jurvetson,
Tradition tells us,
Keep your eyes on the prize
We are led to believe we can do anything we set our mind to.
We are given tools to dial back the size of our goals. The end seems so far away. It all feels so daunting.
Dale Carnegie advised us to live in “day tight compartments.”
If you’re worrying about tomorrow, you’ll lose track of today. Dale suggests focusing solely on today.
This is the “dialing back” I mentioned earlier. Take Quick analysis of your end goal and you can figure out what you can do today to get closer.
WHAT IF YOU HAVE NO END GOAL?
Crazy right?
That’s been my life for the past 10 years. 2010 I thought I’d be a math teacher, 2012: a photographer, 2014: a beer brewer, and plenty more in between.
Enough about me, how about you?
It’s okay to NOT know what you want.
You can spend years, even decades figuring out your desires and goals.
You can be a lot more productive with that time.
FOCUS ON THE PROCESS, NOT THE OUTCOME
Love the Hunt, not the kill.
Doesn’t it make sense? If you’re searching and fighting for happiness, are you saying you’re unhappy now? Do you think the dream job will bring you fulfillment? Once you have it, you will still have to go to work. If work now makes you unhappy, then work later, albeit different, will also make you unhappy.
I volunteer, I’ll be the bearer of bad news.
Your appetite won’t stop growing. You think $100k a year is enough, but once you have it, you’ll need $200k, $500k, $1,000,000.
Stop imagining the future. Start living right now.
Jocko Willink’s latest podcast, episode 210: Leadership Strategy and Tactics, talks about the seal teams advancement strategy. It’s just like life. “As soon as you feel ready and comfortable to do your role, you’re promoted and advanced forward.”
You’re in a constant state of progress. That means, you’re never “there.” You’ve never arrived, because you’re already here.
THE PROCESS
If you believe anything I’m saying, if you’ve read this far…
First of all, thank you 🙂
Secondly, let’s set some assumptions:
You don’t need money. Money just allows you to spend more time doing the things you want. Assume you have enough money and start doing the things you like.
You have time. Worrying about time is a waste of it. Tomorrow is future you’s problem.
There’s nothing to be a afraid of. If you’re not working toward any goal, remember you don’t know what you want, then you can’t fail. I mean, failure is the biggest fear right?
What’s left?
That’s right, nothing. Nothing to fear. Nothing to worry about. You have nothing to do, except what you desire. The choice can be anything. The direction can change any and every time you want.
The only thing that remains is process. You start small. Start now.
Thank you
For your endless love and support.
Andrey Starostin
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Thank you for reading. Thank you for listening. Thank you for your time and attention. Thank you to my loved ones who give me significance.
Inspired by Tim Ferriss podcast: 404: Steve Jurvetson
Further inspiration by Jocko Podcast Episode 210: Leadership Strategy and Tactics
Suggested reading:
Dale Carnegie’s, “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living”
A quick weekend read. Dale’s typical analogous style keeps you following along with examples to back any and all of his theories.
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