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He was a rolling stone in those days; his low rating gave him little tenure; and he himself has confessed that, while he could receive messages pretty well, as an apprentice he was very poor at sending. In most cases he was fired, either because he was not amenable to office discipline, or was at times inattentive to his duties. He might cut in on the manager’s own wire because he thought the message he was sending was more urgent. Or he would let outgoing messages pile up on the hook above his telegraph table for hours on end while he drew diagrams or read a book.58 Sometimes while he was receiving messages an idea came to him; Edison would signal the out-of-town operator to stop sending, draw out his notebook, jot down some notes, and then tell the operator to resume. Another cause of trouble was his continual monkeying with some paraphernalia or “invention” that would make the routine work of telegraphy less irksome or allow it to be done more expeditiously. Finally, his disposition to play practical jokes on people by means of some gadget of his own devising was as marked as ever. All this overflow of playful activity derived, in part, from inward compulsions he himself scarcely understood, or from buried resentments or frustrations; in part, also from an irrepressible, though awkwardly directed, passion to contrive, to discover, to create, and, in short, to invent.
James Clear @JamesClear · 38m Lack of confidence kills more dreams than lack of ability. Talent matters—especially at elite levels—but people talk themselves out of giving their best effort long before talent becomes the limiting factor. You're capable of more than you know. Don't be your own bottleneck.
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Taking an Inventory of Unlived Life: An Exercise Take a few moments to consider the following questions: How would you title your life story? What have been the critical crossroads or turning points in your life? When and where have you experienced major losses and disappointments? What were some of the missed opportunities or paths not taken? What has been the nature of your friendships? Are you a good friend? Do you keep a balance of looking after yourself and others? Which talents and abilities have you not applied? In the Appendix at the end of this book you will find an Unlived Life Inventory4 that is designed to help identify where you are in your life at this moment and what potentials are relatively unlived in you. It does not compare you with other people or offer a prescription for how you should be. The answers to the statements give a snapshot of your experience across four different dimensions: outer, inner, deeper, and greater. Take a few moments to fill out this inventory, score the results, and then reflect upon your life experience.
Living Your Unlived Life
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