9 Posts found for Author: Kevin Kelly

If you repeated what you did today 365 more times will you be where you want to be next year?

Author: Kevin Kelly | Subjects: Personal Improvement, Productivity & Time Management

Why are so many people pessimistic? I think there are three reasons why. One is that most of what progress is about is about what does not happen. It’s about all the things that could have happened that didn’t happen today. It’s about the two-year-old child who did not die of smallpox. It’s about the family farmers whose year of surplus food was not stolen … [ Read more ]

Author: Kevin Kelly | Source: TED | Subjects: Personal Improvement, Psychology | Behavior

You will thrive more — and so will others — when you promote what you love rather than bash what you hate. Life is short; focus on the good stuff.

Author: Kevin Kelly | Source: The Marginalian (Brain Pickings) | Subjects: Advice, Personal Improvement

If you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room. Hang out with, and learn from people smarter than yourself. Even better, find smart people who will disagree with you.

Author: Kevin Kelly | Source: The Marginalian (Brain Pickings) | Subjects: Advice, Personal Improvement

Habit is far more dependable than inspiration. Make progress by making habits. Don’t focus on getting into shape. Focus on becoming the kind of person who never misses a workout.

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The purpose of a habit is to remove that action from self-negotiation. You no longer expend energy deciding whether to do it. You just do it. Good habits can range from telling the truth to … [ Read more ]

Author: Kevin Kelly | Source: The Marginalian (Brain Pickings) | Subjects: Advice, Personal Improvement

Don’t measure your life with someone else’s ruler.

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The greatest killer of happiness is comparison. If you must compare, compare yourself to you yesterday.

Author: Kevin Kelly | Source: The Marginalian (Brain Pickings) | Subjects: Advice, Personal Improvement

Anger is not the proper response to anger. When you see someone angry you are seeing their pain. Compassion is the proper response to anger.

Author: Kevin Kelly | Source: The Marginalian (Brain Pickings) | Subjects: Advice, Personal Improvement

Whenever you have a choice between being right or being kind be kind. No exceptions. Don’t confuse kindness with weakness.

Author: Kevin Kelly | Source: The Marginalian (Brain Pickings) | Subjects: Advice, Personal Improvement

How to apologize: quickly, specifically, sincerely. Don’t ruin an apology with an excuse.

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A proper apology consists of conveying the 3 Rs: regret (genuine empathy with the other) responsibility (not blaming someone else) and remedy (your willingness to fix it).

Author: Kevin Kelly | Source: The Marginalian (Brain Pickings) | Subject: Personal Improvement