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Marcin: /* Working Smart */

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Working Smart

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	*Beginners can’t work smart because they don’t yet know what smart looks like. They have to work hard first, building the pattern recognition that makes smart possible. It’s like a chess master spotting the best move instantly; it looks like working smart, but it’s built on thousands of hours of working hard to earn that intuition.		*Beginners can’t work smart because they don’t yet know what smart looks like. They have to work hard first, building the pattern recognition that makes smart possible. It’s like a chess master spotting the best move instantly; it looks like working smart, but it’s built on thousands of hours of working hard to earn that intuition.
	*Smarter approaches aren’t universal shortcuts, they’re contextual insights uncovered through deep, sustained effort.		*Smarter approaches aren’t universal shortcuts, they’re contextual insights uncovered through deep, sustained effort.
			*Working smart isn't the opposite of working hard. It's the result of working hard. You have to put in the hours before you can see the shortcuts. You have to learn the details before you can know which ones matter. You have to do the work wrong many times before you discover how to do it right.

	=See Also=		=See Also=

Marcin: /* Evil */

2025-12-21T13:39:37Z

Evil

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	=Evil=		=Evil=
	*To judge a man merely by success is an abhorrent wrong; and if the people at large habitually so judge men, if they grow to condone wickedness because the wicked man triumphs, they show their inability to understand that in the last analysis free institutions rest upon the character of citizenship, and that by such admiration of evil they prove themselves unfit for liberty." — Theodore Roosevelt, The Man in the Arena		*To judge a man merely by success is an abhorrent wrong; and if the people at large habitually so judge men, if they grow to condone wickedness because the wicked man triumphs, they show their inability to understand that in the last analysis free institutions rest upon the character of citizenship, and that by such admiration of evil they prove themselves unfit for liberty." — Theodore Roosevelt, The Man in the Arena

			=Excellence=
			*Coach Mike Krzyzewski on wanting the right thing: “My hunger is not for success, it is for excellence. When you attain excellence, success naturally follows.”

	=Execution/Action=		=Execution/Action=

Marcin at 13:38, 21 December 2025

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	=Change=		=Change=
	*Author and philosopher Eric Hoffer on adapting to change: “In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”		*Author and philosopher Eric Hoffer on adapting to change: “In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”

			=Character=
			*“Competence is how good you are when there is something to gain. Character is how good you are when there is nothing to gain. People will reward you for competence. But people will only love you for your character.” — Mark Manson

			=Churchill=

	=Collections of Quotes=		=Collections of Quotes=
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	*Talent and potential mean nothing if you can't consistently do the boring things when you don't feel like doing them.		*Talent and potential mean nothing if you can't consistently do the boring things when you don't feel like doing them.
	*The person who cares the most beats the person who's just doing their job.		*The person who cares the most beats the person who's just doing their job.
			*Jerry Seinfeld talking with Howard Stern on finding the pain you're comfortable with: - "Seinfeld: I'm never not working on material. Every second of my existence, I'm thinking, could I do something with that? Howard Stern: That, to me, sounds torturous. Seinfeld: Your blessing in life is when you find the torture you're comfortable with." Source - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaSvlSHNJEk]

	=Communication=		=Communication=
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	*Compensation follows autonomy. When you need to be managed, there's a cap on what you can earn. When you know how to create value and do it without being told, there's no cap. This is structural, not personal. The compensation gap isn't about performance; it's about autonomy.		*Compensation follows autonomy. When you need to be managed, there's a cap on what you can earn. When you know how to create value and do it without being told, there's no cap. This is structural, not personal. The compensation gap isn't about performance; it's about autonomy.
	**Corollary - at the point of autonomy, the integrated human pursues collaboration. Which caps compensation, but not autonomy. Therefore, when optimizing compensation AND autonomy, do not forget collaboration?		**Corollary - at the point of autonomy, the integrated human pursues collaboration. Which caps compensation, but not autonomy. Therefore, when optimizing compensation AND autonomy, do not forget collaboration?

	~~=Courage=~~
	*"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear. – Franklin D. Roosevelt [https://www.quotespedia.org/authors/f/franklin-d-roosevelt/courage-is-not-the-absence-of-fear-but-rather-the-assessment-that-something-else-is-more-important-than-fear-franklin-d-roosevelt/]. Later copied by Ambrose Redmoon in more words of slightly less precision, while adding more explanatory observation - see last paragraph at [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-03-29-0203290018-story.html]

	=Competitive Waste=		=Competitive Waste=
	*George Bernard Shaw - Was quoted saying- “Every profession is a conspiracy against the layman”		*George Bernard Shaw - Was quoted saying- “Every profession is a conspiracy against the layman”

			=Conformity, Crowd Mentality, Herd Mentality=
			*The price you pay for doing what everyone else does is getting what everyone else gets.
			*''A man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions.'' - George Santayana
			*"If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking." - author Haruki Murakami

	=Consensus=		=Consensus=
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	*“You don't need more intensity; you need more consistency. Intensity impresses; consistency transforms.”		*“You don't need more intensity; you need more consistency. Intensity impresses; consistency transforms.”
	**OSE interpretation: [[Bofem]]!		**OSE interpretation: [[Bofem]]!


	~~=Character=~~
	*“Competence is how good you are when there is something to gain. Character is how good you are when there is nothing to gain. People will reward you for competence. But people will only love you for your character.” — Mark Manson

	~~=Churchill=~~

	~~=Conformity, Crowd Mentality, Herd Mentality=~~
	*The price you pay for doing what everyone else does is getting what everyone else gets.
	*''A man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions.'' - George Santayana
	*"If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking." - author Haruki Murakami

	~~=Commitment =~~

	*Jerry Seinfeld talking with Howard Stern on finding the pain you're comfortable with: - "Seinfeld: I'm never not working on material. Every second of my existence, I'm thinking, could I do something with that? Howard Stern: That, to me, sounds torturous. Seinfeld: Your blessing in life is when you find the torture you're comfortable with." Source - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaSvlSHNJEk]

	=Counseling=		=Counseling=
	*“When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.” - Philosopher Baltasar Gracián on giving advice		*“When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.” - Philosopher Baltasar Gracián on giving advice

			=Courage=
			*"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear. – Franklin D. Roosevelt [https://www.quotespedia.org/authors/f/franklin-d-roosevelt/courage-is-not-the-absence-of-fear-but-rather-the-assessment-that-something-else-is-more-important-than-fear-franklin-d-roosevelt/]. Later copied by Ambrose Redmoon in more words of slightly less precision, while adding more explanatory observation - see last paragraph at [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-03-29-0203290018-story.html]

	=Criticism=		=Criticism=

Marcin: /* Criticism */

2025-12-21T13:34:29Z

Criticism

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	*[[The Man in the Arena]]		*[[The Man in the Arena]]
	*“All this hand wringing worry and concern over how are people viewing me — someone said something bad about me, and you get so upset about it — is wasted time and energy. Your only focus should be on getting better at what you're doing. Focus on what you are doing. Get better at what are you doing. Everything else is a waste of time.” - Jerry Seinfeld		*“All this hand wringing worry and concern over how are people viewing me — someone said something bad about me, and you get so upset about it — is wasted time and energy. Your only focus should be on getting better at what you're doing. Focus on what you are doing. Get better at what are you doing. Everything else is a waste of time.” - Jerry Seinfeld
			*Every time someone disapproves of you, your brain registers it as a survival threat. Evolution wired us to believe that rejection equals death. If the tribe kicked you out, you didn't survive the winter. But the world has changed. Being disliked is necessary to live a meaningful life. The cost of making decisions to please others instead of yourself is misery.

	=Decisions, Decisionmaking=		=Decisions, Decisionmaking=

Marcin: /* Mentoring */

2025-12-21T13:33:12Z

Mentoring

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	=Mentoring=		=Mentoring=
	*Your heroes are your blueprints. Study what makes them exceptional, not to become them but to become who you're capable of being. The point isn't to be a second-rate version of your hero, it's to be a first-rate version of yourself with upgraded tools. Learn their system. Keep your soul.		*Your heroes are your blueprints. Study what makes them exceptional, not to become them but to become who you're capable of being. The point isn't to be a second-rate version of your hero, it's to be a first-rate version of yourself with upgraded tools. Learn their system. Keep your soul.

			=Mid-Course Correction=
			*If everyone likes you, you're doing something wrong.

	=Mind Control - Taming the Wild Elephant - Composure=		=Mind Control - Taming the Wild Elephant - Composure=

Marcin: /* Numeracy */

2025-12-21T13:32:21Z

Numeracy

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	=Money=		=Money=
	*Author William James Dawson on money: “The thing that is least perceived about wealth is that all pleasure in money ends at the point where economy becomes unnecessary. The man who can buy anything he covets, without any consultation with his banker, values nothing that he buys.”		*Author William James Dawson on money: “The thing that is least perceived about wealth is that all pleasure in money ends at the point where economy becomes unnecessary. The man who can buy anything he covets, without any consultation with his banker, values nothing that he buys.”

			=Networking=
			*When you do interesting work in public, a network will form around you.

	=Numeracy=		=Numeracy=

Marcin: /* Process */

2025-12-21T13:29:14Z

Process

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	*The people who change things aren't at the parties, they're home on Friday night, obsessed with problems everyone else finds tedious. Their Instagram looks empty because their life isn't shareable. Just the same unsexy routine, day after day. They aren't doing anything glamorous. They're just consistently making steady incremental progress over a long period of time.		*The people who change things aren't at the parties, they're home on Friday night, obsessed with problems everyone else finds tedious. Their Instagram looks empty because their life isn't shareable. Just the same unsexy routine, day after day. They aren't doing anything glamorous. They're just consistently making steady incremental progress over a long period of time.
	*Success makes noise. Building doesn't. That's the paradox: Exceptional looks boring until suddenly it isn't.		*Success makes noise. Building doesn't. That's the paradox: Exceptional looks boring until suddenly it isn't.

			=Publicity=
			*The best way to network is to do something interesting.

	=Purpose=		=Purpose=

Marcin: /* BHAG */

2025-12-21T13:28:39Z

BHAG

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	*On non-ambitious goals: "Why should we settle for so little when so much is at stake for so many?" Churchill edited.		*On non-ambitious goals: "Why should we settle for so little when so much is at stake for so many?" Churchill edited.
	*Jeff Bezos on thinking big: “Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy.”		*Jeff Bezos on thinking big: “Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy.”
			*Your goals are not big enough.

	=Big Picture Thinking, Vision=		=Big Picture Thinking, Vision=

Marcin at 13:42, 9 November 2025

2025-11-09T13:42:50Z

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	*"Algorithms are recipes. A list of crisp, unambiguous steps that tell you how to get from point A to point B. But they’re more than just instructions. Algorithms are if‑then machines for tuning out the noise and zeroing in on the signal. Have the specs been met? Follow the algorithm and find out. Thinking algorithmically means searching for processes that reliably spit out the desired results, like a vending machine dispensing the same candy bar every time someone punches in E4.” - from [https://fs.blog/tgmm/]		*"Algorithms are recipes. A list of crisp, unambiguous steps that tell you how to get from point A to point B. But they’re more than just instructions. Algorithms are if‑then machines for tuning out the noise and zeroing in on the signal. Have the specs been met? Follow the algorithm and find out. Thinking algorithmically means searching for processes that reliably spit out the desired results, like a vending machine dispensing the same candy bar every time someone punches in E4.” - from [https://fs.blog/tgmm/]

	=~~Applied Moral Philosophy~~=		=Antifragility (Or Failure-Loving)=
	*~~For the heart of Rome~~ to ~~be the marble of the senate - not the blood-stained sand of~~ the ~~coliseum, we must master distributive production~~ - MJ		*“I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot . . . and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again inmy life. And that is why I succeed.” - Michael Jordan

			=Appearance=
			*If you’re always thinking about appearances, you can never attain the state of concentration that’s necessary for effective learning and top performance.

	=~~Antifragility (Or Failure-Loving)~~=		=Moral Philosophy=
	*~~“I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted~~ to ~~take~~ the ~~game winning shot . . . and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again inmy life. And that is why I succeed.”~~ - ~~Michael Jordan~~		*For the heart of Rome to be the marble of the senate - not the blood-stained sand of the coliseum, we must master distributive production - MJ

	=BHAG=		=BHAG=
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	*Jeff Bezos on thinking big: “Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy.”		*Jeff Bezos on thinking big: “Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

	~~=Appearance=~~
	*If you’re always thinking about appearances, you can never attain the state of concentration that’s necessary for effective learning and top performance.

	=Big Picture Thinking, Vision=		=Big Picture Thinking, Vision=

Marcin at 13:41, 9 November 2025

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	=Antifragility (Or Failure-Loving)=		=Antifragility (Or Failure-Loving)=
	*“I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot . . . and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again inmy life. And that is why I succeed.” - Michael Jordan		*“I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot . . . and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again inmy life. And that is why I succeed.” - Michael Jordan

	=BHAG=		=BHAG=
	*On non-ambitious goals: "Why should we settle for so little when so much is at stake for so many?" Churchill edited.		*On non-ambitious goals: "Why should we settle for so little when so much is at stake for so many?" Churchill edited.
	*Jeff Bezos on thinking big: “Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy.”		*Jeff Bezos on thinking big: “Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

			=Appearance=
			*If you’re always thinking about appearances, you can never attain the state of concentration that’s necessary for effective learning and top performance.

	=Big Picture Thinking, Vision=		=Big Picture Thinking, Vision=