Be a Producer, Not a Consumer The Millionaire Fastlane is about thinking about business from a pragmatic, not academic perspective. De Marco advises you to find things that can make you money while you sleep, to be need driven, not money driven (selfish consumer-like producer jumping from one thing to another). The market doesn’t care … Read more
Malcolm Gladwell popularized the 10,000-hour rule that states that by practicing for roughly that amount of time on any skill, you will become an expert. The original researcher Gladwell drew his conclusions from the author of Peak: Secrets From The New Science of Expertise, Anders Ericsson. Ericsson describes what it really takes to become an … Read more
Nihilism Peterson grew up in Fairview, Alberta – a city with cold, harsh weather in Canada where he spent most of his time drinking while going out on long drives with his friends. He befriended nihilists for most of his adolescent years, and while he cleaned up his act, some of his friends didn’t. And … Read more
The Singularity In The Age of Spiritual Machines, we are told that machines will eventually become smarter than us. Kurzweil already predicted that they would become better at things like chess, financial trading, and diagnosing diseases. But people have pushed back by trying to minimize the importance of these breakthroughs – by reducing the complexity … Read more
What makes people happy? Typically, we tend to think of happiness as an emotion, or a mental state that we are currently experiencing. If someone thought that making a lot of money, or achieving one’s goals made them happy, then we would expect them to be thinking of happiness in terms of numbers in a … Read more
Rule 2: Treat Yourself Like Someone You Are Responsible For Helping Self-inflicted Pain Dialysis is painful to go through, people have it because they don’t take their medication. There are some good reasons for this. These people might be depressed or alone, but they sometimes treat their pets better than they treat themselves. And that’s terrible. … Read more
Territory As human beings, we have a lot in common with other species. Peterson turns our attention to the lobster, which can be interpreted as either humorous or deadly serious, depending on where you stand. You see, Lobsters are like us in many ways, since they too share and compete for territory with other lobsters. They … Read more
My Notes for Maps of Meaning (2017) – Jordan Peterson Story And Meta-story (Part 2) Peterson’s sixth lecture covers the evolution of our traits, dominance hierarchies, motivational systems, and our sense of meaning. Evolution Complexity is mitigated through cooperation. While society can be oppressive, it’s better to succumb to its rules than to live in … Read more
The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding is an essential business book that outlines the constants when it comes to establishing your company’s position. Law 1 – The Law of Leadership To get someone to unlearn something is harder than to get them to learn something new. Find a niche, get there first, otherwise, you will … Read more
Defining the Entrepreneur The problem with “entrepreneurship” is that it’s too loosely defined. A lot of people have no idea what the term really means, and almost anyone you ask will come up with their own definition. But more importantly, what are the roles every entrepreneur must fill? What are the personality types they … Read more