Shane Parrish Quotes

« Most geniuses — especially those who lead others — prosper not by deconstructing intricate complexities but by exploiting unrecognized simplicities. »
Andy Benoit6

First, we’re so afraid about what others will say about us that we fail to put our ideas out there and subject them to criticism. This way we can always be right. Second, if we do put our ideas out there and they are criticized, our ego steps in to protect us. We become invested in defending instead of upgrading our ideas.

People who get a lot of things done wonder how people who don't spend their time.

Choosing the right exemplars helps create a repository of “good behavior.

«Ignorance more often begets confidence than knowledge.»
Charles Darwin

Anybody can make the simple complicated. Creativity is making the complicated simple.

Many of us tend to have too much invested in our opinions of ourselves to see the world’s feedback — the feedback we need to update our beliefs about reality. This creates a profound

You don't need more time, you need more focus.

The best are always learning.

Read like crazy.
Think alone.
Keep a journal.
Write stuff down the moment you see it.
Review regularly.
Memorize the big ideas to fluency.
Attack your best ideas.
And never get high on your own supply.

You don't have to be gifted. You do have to be deliberate.

Learning comes when experience meets reflection.

not having the right perspective or vantage point, ego-induced denial, and distance from the consequences of our decisions.

Doing something different means you might underperform, but it also means you might change the game entirely.

You don't need more time, you need more focus.

Fewer projects. Fewer commitments. Fewer obligations. Fewer responsibilities.

Carefully choose what you commit to, then go all in.

So our first step in improving our outcomes is to train ourselves to identify the moments when judgment is called for in the first place, and pause to create space to think clearly.

«A theory is part of empirical science if and only if it conflicts with possible experiences and is therefore in principle falsifiable by experience.»