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Avid Weekly Ideas #13 – 12 Tips on Building Wealth – from the Angel Philosopher

October 3, 2020 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

Avid Weekly Ideas #13 - 12 Tips on Building Wealth - from the Angel Philosopher

Many people equate making money with one thing, their job. But building true wealth requires leverage and since everyone has 24 hours a day, there is limited leverage if you are renting out your time for money.

Filed Under: Avid Weekly Ideas, Building Wealth Tagged With: Chris Guillebeau, Eric Jorgenson, Naval Ravikant

Avid Weekly Ideas #12 – How to Build Better Habits

September 26, 2020 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

Avid Weekly Ideas #12 - How to Build Better Habits

When trying to achieve success it is important to distinguish between the goals you seek to achieve and the systems in place that will bring you there. The only way to actually win is to get better each day. If you do this, “the score takes care of itself.”

Filed Under: Avid Weekly Ideas, Being More Effective Tagged With: James Clear

Avid Weekly Ideas #11 – Tiny Habits Make a Big Difference

September 19, 2020 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

Avid Weekly Ideas #11 - Tiny Habits Make a Big Difference

The core idea of the book is that many people mistakenly think success comes from one big defining moment, when in fact it is the tiniest things, compounded over time, that bring true sustainable results in the long run.

Filed Under: Avid Weekly Ideas, Being More Effective Tagged With: James Clear

Avid Weekly Ideas #10 – The Energy Metric

September 12, 2020 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

Avid Weekly Ideas #10 - The Energy Metric

The way I approach the problem of multiple priorities is by focusing on just one main metric: my energy. I make choices that maximize my personal energy because that makes it easier to manage all of the other priorities.

Filed Under: Avid Weekly Ideas, Being More Effective Tagged With: Scott Adams

Avid Weekly Ideas #9 – 7 Lessons from a Roman Emperor

September 5, 2020 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

Avid Weekly Ideas #9 - 7 Lessons from a Roman Emperor

Time itself is constantly moving forward and thus changing. If time didn’t move forward, the world would pause to a standstill. There would be no music (changing pitch over time). There would be no acceleration (changing velocity over time)…

Filed Under: Ancient Wisdom, Avid Weekly Ideas Tagged With: Bible, J.R.R. Tolkien, Marcus Aurelius, Ray Dalio

Avid Weekly Ideas #8 – Minimum Effective Dose, DiSSS and CaFE

August 29, 2020 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

Avid Weekly Ideas #8 - Minimum Effective Dose, DiSSS and CaFE

Here’s a powerful corollary to proper selection. Choose the highest-yield material and you can be an idiot and still enjoy stunning success. This is the power of understanding the difference between being effective (doing the right things) and being efficient (doing things right).

Filed Under: Avid Weekly Ideas, Effective Decision Making Tagged With: Tim Ferriss, Tony Robbins

1% Smarter #19 – How Does a Refrigerator Work?

August 21, 2020 By theavidbookreader Leave a Comment

1% Smarter #19 - How Does a Refrigerator Work?

It’s best to start at the fundamental principle of nature before diving into the specifics of how a refrigerator works. So the key point is that this is an application of the following scientific principles of nature: When liquid evaporates it absorbs heat…

Filed Under: 1% Smarter, Technology

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