Trio #41 Potent Paradoxes

3 curated ideas for Consistent Productivity based on a common theme

Everyday, we will bring to you a related set of 3 actionable tips, ideas & advice (mostly from Twitter)! These are meant to expand your thinking, knowledge & empower you to be the best version of yourself. The links (people, tools & processes) are also meant to add value :)

Today's theme is: Potent Paradoxes

Certain ideas are not readily intuitive. In fact they are the opposite of it - it seems like they should work in one way when actually they work in the exact opposite 👉🏻

1. You might spot similarities from the Picasso's bull series yesterday and you would be right. Looking at the logo, designing it looks "easy in hindsight" & it might seem like it's best to first learn logo design and then jump in - WRONG.
   
   Hindsight is always 20/20 and even Elon Musk says how genius engineering is really hard BEFORE doing it but looks EASY after. Actions lead to effective learning and not vice versa - Paradoxically.
   
   How do we know? Well.. we have a logo too 😉
   

   Suhail @Suhail

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2. James Clear is the author of Atomic Habits. What is suggested here is to have 2 paradoxical viewpoints in our head simultaneously when pursuing something big. Is it a good idea?
   
   Refer this : "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function" - F. Scott Fitzgerald :
   

   du @thedulab

   The way I bifurcate any pursuit: 1. Be unwavering in the long-term Your intangible North Star. Firm and non-negotiable principles. Your destination. 2. Be openminded in the short-term Your tangible actions. Scrappy and creative tactics. Your highways, side streets, etc.

James Clear @JamesClear

@thedulab 100%

James Clear @JamesClear

@SaturdayFnl Be clear about what you want and be flexible about how to get there.

du @thedulab

@JamesClear simultaneously birds eye + ground level 🥂

PAID ADS💸 @goldmineirl

@thedulab @JamesClear A lot of these contradictions are needed to become successful I've found: You have to think you're the shit, while thinking you don't know shit at all, as well...

3. If you had to eat ice cream and had 2 buy from 1 of 2 shops : Shop A has 30 options, Shop B has 3 - which one would you walk out of more happy? Exactly. It's not so obvious.

In fact, this phenomenon of actually being more unhappy in the face of ‘more’ choices has a standard name - The Paradox of Choice. In the modern world of abundance, it's an ironic stressor. Definitely watch the TED talk linked here!

Shane Parrish @ShaneAParrish

A wealth of options creates a poverty of commitment.

Manish/मनिष/மனீஷ்/മനീഷ്/মনীষ/ਮਨੀਸ਼/منیش @ReclusiveCoder

@ShaneAParrish The paradox of choice, a wonderful talk by Barry Schwartz : "Choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied."

ted.comThe paradox of choicePsychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz’s estimation, choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied.

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