Hidden Gems: Life Learnings #12 (5/27/2024-6/9/2024)
Harley Ries
Sales Director @ Taylor Corporation | Investing in Early-Career Sales Talent | Taylor NextGen
Welcome to Hidden Gems, a bi-weekly newsletter of my key takeaways and reflections from self-education over the last two weeks.
You'll find ideas and actionable insights you can apply immediately to your life.
Consistency Wins
For the last two weeks, working out has no longer been a negotiation of "if" for me each day. Instead, it's "when?". Doing a smaller workout consistently more often vs. a long one a few times a week has been much more enjoyable. I highly recommend trying this out if you've struggled with consistency.
The two highlights below caused a personal breakthrough and might do the same for you.
Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish is a gold mine. You'll see over the next few points.
Making Decisions
Before you try solving something, make sure you get the problem right. Write the problem down and make the invisible visible. Only then can we begin to make progress.
Also, that thing that is taking up your brain space but shouldn't be? Just decide and go.
Quick Gems
A few more that may be valuable to you.
Recent Finds
I purchased the Kindle Paperwhite after a mentor recommended it, and a teammate spoke highly of it. I have never enjoyed reading this much. It's not fancy, but that's why it's gold. Simple, fast, and syncs with Readwise .
I'll take a potential slight hit to my retention with it not being a physical book (if there is a difference). I'll buy the physical books that make a sizeable impact on me.
No sun glare is incredible.
I can't wait to see this technology develop.
Thanks for reading.
-Harley
My complete list of personal development resources and tools: Harley's Personal Development Resources
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9 个月Love the reminder to ask questions! So important to cultivate an environment where people are encouraged to ask anything. Awesome, Harley Ries!
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9 个月Lots of great insights Harley Ries! Thanks for sharing!
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9 个月Great newsletter. I plan to read all of them. Excellent advice and references.