The Friday Four—9/10/2021
Sep 10, 2021 4:01 pm
Hi friend!
Here's something for you to...
1) watch.
Vaping: A Lesson in Irony
A beautiful commentary on the phenomenon of vaping.
2) read.
How to Stop Overthinking: 7 Simple Ways
Super useful blog!
3) use.
Confirmation Bias
A short video from Dr. Sherry Nakhaeizadeh.
I've been focusing on this logical fallacy as I have more sociopolitical conversations on race, vaccines, and other family-fun topics.
I've been noticing how easy it is for us to find evidence agreeing with opinions we already hold...and how easy it is for us to brush off evidence countering our preconceptions.
4) listen to.
The Right Way to Talk to People About Your Business
The concept which has had the biggest impact on how I discuss my business ideas.
From the book, The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick.
(Episode available on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.)
Some of my blogs.
How to stop caring about how many likes you get
For posting on social media.
Want to make more money?
Me too.
The simplest cliche to change my life
I use it every day.
Do you really want this?
Well do ya, punk?
An important skill
One we don't often think about.
Asking for feedback
On a cool feedback exercise I did with my best buddy.
I'm writing a book!
Click here to learn more and/or to buy your pre-sale copy.
Quotes.
“If you’re starting to put your life together and you have friends that object, those are not friends. Those are just people.”
-Jordan Peterson
“Working on a poem is like cheating on your husband. It’s what I really want to do but they won’t pay me for it.”
-Mary Karr
“Twitter is like giving monkeys guns.”
-Joe Rogan
Thank you so much for the support, friends! If you enjoyed this newsletter, I encourage you to forward it or invite your friends to subscribe. I hope you all are happy and healthy. 😎
Much love.
Dill 💙