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Live stream experiment day 121, done!

A conversation on the hard, holistic work it takes to get promotions—and questions to filter if you even want a promotion (or want to change where you work). Hint: most of it is people skills.

And tips to improve your written communication.

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Hard work on the job-to-be-done is half the battle. The other half is people skills. A lot of practical advice and steps to take in this article. (Also applies to entrepreneurs who want to build their referral networks.)

“Why Hard Working People Rarely Get Promoted”

Great tips and examples to improve your prose, poetry, and personal communication.

“5 Tricks To Make Your Prose More Interesting”

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120 days of the live streaming experiment, complete!A conversation on moving through grief to get to healing, with practical steps to take (or to help others).And reading one of the craziest-incredible life stories of hardship and success I've ever come across.

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A lot of practical steps here. Simple and easy. And you can use them to help others going through grief too.

“Moving Through Grief: Practical Strategies for Healing After Loss”

You need to read this entire thread.

If you thought you had it rough or can’t see success, check this out.

You’ll forget about the time it takes. Well worth it.

“Hello everyone, with the new algo shift I wanted to reintroduce myself.”

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Experiment day 119:

Discussing traits of top performing businesses and leaders—and applying them to your own personal innovation.

And reviewing an article on generational wealth philosophies—with some insight on how to protect the legacy of what you’re building.

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Interesting thread. The principles from each one of these points can be applied to your own personal development.

“My 19 traits of top 1% performing businesses”

The concept of “Entail” is interesting when you distill it down to the values behind it.

And you could say the values you instill in what you’re building—including your kids and family—will create a generational “entail” on legacy.

“The Philosophy Behind Centuries of Generational Wealth”

I had the privilege of doing this interview because I saw an opportunity and jumped at it with a simply reply. I was prepared for it before it arrived. Life lessons in that.

“The Poet's Talent Stack”

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Daily Reads—a live stream experiment for personal innovation, day 118:

Momentum Monday!

Discussing recognizing talent to invest in, talent outliers, and talent in isolation being overrated.

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Outliers may have quirks, but being an outlier is never an excuse.

Likewise, recognizing the right traits in outliers gives you the keys to invest in them—monetarily or in leadership development.

And how they handle feedback is the main trait to find.

“The Weirdness Premium”

You can substitute intelligence for talent here. And extend the context to most problems being unsolvable by a talent in isolation. Context matters, as does the human variable.

“Maybe Intelligence Ain’t All That”

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Experiment day 117 to finish the week!

Discussing discoveries: microphysics people thought were delusions, AI deciphering history, and civilizations that disappeared.

Plus, a conversation on fantasy, the suspension of disbelief, and math to back it up.

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Hard to believe a physics phenomena went from conspiracy theory to reality within my lifetime. 1989!

It’s fascinating how little we know.

(Obligatory heads up on language in original post.)

“Well, my old field (lightning) contains the best UAP story nobody uses”

Impressive list. Barely scratches the surface of what’s yet to be discovered.

“i think AI is about to set off the biggest wave of historical discoveries ever”

A lot we don’t know about the ancient world. And it seems to be more and more connected that we think.

“Ancient chariot emerges among remains of mysterious society that burned down its own buildings and then disappeared”

Amazed by the detail in this. If you’re a fantasy writer, this is an excellent read to help you in world building. Just remember: math doesn’t have to “math” when it’s fantasy.

And, using reality to help suspend disbelief is practical.

“Your Fantasy Capital Is Not Mathematically Impossible: Population, Magic, and the Hub-and-Spoke King”

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Experiment day 116, done!

A conversation on how our decisions “decide” our thoughts that determine our personal identity, innovation, and integrity.

We purchase our future thoughts with the wrappings we choose for the present.

(I accidentally muted myself a little over halfway through, by touching the mute part of my mic. Live and learn!)

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Reframing yourself—innovating yourself—happens when you decide to unwrap from your current identity.

Taking your talents and what makes you, you, and deciding they are transferrable far beyond a title or circumstance.

“What do a trapped lawyer and a regifted fruitcake have in common?”

Every choice we make today makes a purchase for the future.

Regret, joy, purpose. Wasted time or cherished memories.

(This article has interesting ethical leadership examples too—worth reading.)

“Personal Ethics -- Choices that Prevent Moral Injury”

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115 days of the experiment complete!

A conversation on how becoming a father (or mother) changes you—erasing who you were as you die to your self, and redeeming your childhood as you now live for someone else.

And how building community builds you as a person.

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When my oldest was born (a daughter), I had a lot of people tell me it changed me—basically overnight. And all for the better.

I love this story, because it shows you can change too when you have a purpose to do that is so great you don’t think about it.

“An Erasure And Redemption”

One of the best ways to build relationships is to find something you love doing, and go do that—with people. Invite them if you have to.

“My family moved around in Florida, and I struggled to make friends. I eventually built a community around cooking paella.”

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Experiment day 114 in the books!

A conversation on taking a vacation for growth—and discussing the experience to efficiency ration.

And how AI customers become the product by training AI with their own ideas...

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A lot of great takeaways and questions, applicable to your personal life as much as business.

“4 Things Italy Taught Me About My Faith”

Worth considering before asking AI to help you develop your intellectual property (aka, giving AI your intellectual property).

“The Reverse Information Paradox”

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Experiment Day 113:

A conversation on talent, skill, and grit.

Consistency is lowercase king—because consistent grit that does not quit... wins in the end.

And take your creatine, it’s good for you and your brain health. (Might even fight cancer and depression.)

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Makes sense with how creatine provides fuel to cells.

“Creatine doesn’t just build muscle. It may also help fight cancer”

Is this because of creatine’s neurological benefits, or because the people taking creatine and doing other things (like being active) that fight depression?

“Could Creatine Boost More Than Muscles? It May Also Help Depression”

Love the equations here:

“Talent x Effort = Skill”

“Skill x Effort = Achievement”

Where “Effort” = Grit.

The important thing it to put forth effort in something, even if you need to pivot later. Because Grit is also a talent and skill to build.

“How To Be Successful At Anything”

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Experiment day 112 finished for a fun Friday!

Conversations to make you think on how “fun” can be developmental—but also addicting, how perceptions ignore mounting evidence, and how tech keeping brains alive mirrors That Hideous Strength (lots of questions there).

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This is a no brainer for anyone who has played games. I believe parenting goes a long way into determining if gaming becomes addictive or stays recreational-developmental.

“Heavy video gaming is not linked to cognitive harm in teens, but gaming addiction is”

This does not rewrite human history. But it is a great example of how establish narratives dismiss mountains of evidence as one-off circumstantial. (And makes for good click bait.)

Now consider how we do this with our perceptions of ourselves and others.

“13,000-year-old bones found near SoCal coast could rewrite human history”

This 1st paragraph from the article is in the replies. Feels like it’s out of That Hideous Strength.

A lot of questions on what this means for being alive, how the physical and spiritual interplay, and what does it look like for this tech to advance.

“Not alive, but not dead: disembodied human brains used for drug testing”

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