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By Shane Parrish

Notes

Imagine the things that could go wrong and how you’ll overcome them if they do.

77 As you read what people have written, as you talk to them, as you learn from their experiences, as you learn from your own experiences, you begin to build a database of situations and responses.
Man can do what he wills, but not will what he wills - here's my thought on it - [3]
You don’t need to be smarter than others to outperform them if you can out-position them.
If there is a tagline to my life, it is “Mastering the best of what other people have already figured out,”
the question of what your goals are in the first place - start with that for OSE, not last
In order to get the results we desire, we must do two things. We must first create the space to reason in our thoughts, feelings, and actions; and second, we must deliberately use that space to think clearly.
While the rest of us are chasing victory, the best in the world know they must avoid losing before they can win. It turns out this is a surprisingly effective strategy.

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+*114 the bad outcome principle: Don’t just imagine the ideal future outcome.
+Imagine the things that could go wrong and how you’ll overcome them if they do.
 *77 As you read what people have written, as you talk to them, as you learn from their experiences, as you learn from your own experiences, you begin to build a database of situations and responses.
 *Man can do what he wills, but not will what he wills - here's my thought on it - [https://thestoics.quora.com/Man-can-do-what-he-wills-but-he-cannot-will-what-he-wills#:~:text=It%20implies%20that%20while%20humans,inclinations%20that%20drive%20our%20will.]