Your best ideas won’t come from staring harder at a problem, they’ll come from immersing yourself in the ideas and thoughts of others. The best way to do this is by immersing yourself in great books. However, each book you read deserves a different amount of your finite resources. Don’t feel the pressure to give everything you have to every one. Be more selfish with your focus and time. Here are four ways to do so.

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When you are younger, it’s possible to be successful because you are smarter, more talented, or more of a hustler than your peers. However, as you grow older, you begin to see patterns that you might have overlooked before simply because you didn’t have as much data. Knowledge can be bought, but wisdom is always earned.

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As you grow older, you begin to notice patterns that you overlooked before. In this episode, I address three specific pieces of advice I’d give my 20-something self that I still remind my 40-something self of each day.

What advice would you give your younger self? Share it in The Collective.

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If you want the important work to get done, and done well, then you need to schedule time for it. Don’t let your frantic schedule disrupt your rhythm. Dedicate time to what matters most and do work you’ll be proud of in ten years.

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If you want the important work to get done, and done well, then you need to schedule time for it. Don’t let your frantic schedule disrupt your rhythm. Dedicate time to what matters most and do work you’ll be proud of in ten years. (Inspired by the work of Cal Newport.)

Your "on demand" job cannot contain the totality of your creative ideas and energy. We all must embrace "unnecessary creating" in order to maintain a portfolio of activity that helps us grow in skills, drive, and the ability to take advantage of opportunities.

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Your “on demand” job cannot contain the totality of your creative ideas and energy. We all must embrace “unnecessary creating” in order to maintain a portfolio of activity that helps us grow in skills, drive, and the ability to take advantage of opportunities.

Leave a comment below with an answer to the question “what act of unnecessary creating will you engage in this week?” to have a chance to win signed paperback copies of The Accidental Creative and Die Empty. Winner will be chosen on June 4, 2015.

Your job cannot contain all of your creative ideas and energy. Create on the side.
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It's so easy to allow negative experiences to define your life and work. Today's guest, Dr. Rick Hanson, offers ideas and practices from his best-selling book Hardwiring Happiness to help you learn to "stay with the good" in your life, and remain open to possibilities and ideas.

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It’s so easy to allow negative experiences to define your life and work. Today’s guest, Dr. Rick Hanson, offers ideas and practices from his best-selling book Hardwiring Happiness to help you learn to “stay with the good” in your life, and remain open to possibilities and ideas.

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We need strong, thriving relationships in order to produce great work over time. Specifically, we need three types: mirrors, circles, and guides. In this episode, we address each and how they can play a role in our growth.

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