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You are what you eat. It turns out, the same is true for reading: You are what you read.

Stop Reading Junk and Start Using Instapaper

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No matter what moments you are living, or if there are people who dislike you, as long as you do not lose sight of the guiding star of “I contribute to others,” you will not lose your way, and you can do whatever you like. Whether you’re disliked or not, you pay it no mind and live free.

The Courage to Be Disliked

Ichiro Kishimi

The Importance of the “Blue Sky” Period The season writing process for The Office began with the Blue Sky Period, which was B.J.’s favorite part of every year. For 2 to 4 weeks, the writers’ room banter was each person asking, “What if . . . ?” over and over again. Crazy scenarios were encouraged, not penalized. Every idea, no matter what, was valid during this period. The idea generation and filtering/editing stages were entirely separate. As B.J. explained, “To me, everything is idea and execution and, if you separate idea and execution, you don’t put too much pressure on either of them.”

Tools of Titans

Timothy Ferriss

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