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    There seem to be special talents useful in many important areas; what are the more unusual kinds of "genius"?

     
    1. problem finders are the trail guides to important achievements
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      What Every Super Achiever Knows About Time Management - That You Don't | Field Guide for Real Estate Investors

      In December of 2007 and January of 2008 I interviewed a sampling of the really high achievers here at the Field Guide and I learned an amazing time management revelation.

      They do know a secret but it is not the one you might expect. The super achievers know that time management is a myth. They focus not on managing their time but on managing their achievements.

      They know a to do list is often used as an excuse to avoid the difficult, yet critical, task. They refer to this ignored task as the elephant or 800 pound gorilla in the room.

       

    How can you consistently find and focus on the next best thing?

     
    1. The most important or rewarding task is often the most difficult which is the beginning of procrastination.
      2 supporters | posted by seemore
       
       
     
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      Imagining lots of tedious steps? Or one fun step? | Derek Sivers

      If we hate doing something, we imagine it as hard. We think of it as broken into many pain-in-the-ass steps.

      If we love something, it seems easy. We imagine it as one fun step.

       

    What makes some people able to accomplish great things?

     
    1. Tenacity is powered by an ability to imagine the outcome.
      2 supporters | posted by seemore
       
       
     
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      You and Your Research, Dr. Richard W. Hamming

      We didn't work on (1) time travel, (2) teleportation, and (3) antigravity. They are not important problems because we do not have an attack. It's not the consequence that makes a problem important, it is that you have a reasonable attack. That is what makes a problem important.

       

    What defines an important problem?

     
    1. "thinking big" isn't enough, there has to be a prospect of success
      2 supporters | posted by seemore
       
       
     
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      Study Hacks » Blog Archive » On the Value of Hard Focus

      If I’m asked what the next most important quality is for a novelist, that’s easy too: focus — the ability to concentrate all your limited talents on whatever’s critical at the moment. Without that you can’t accomplish anything of value.

       

    What sacrifices are required to achieve focus?

     
    1. Focus is required for success in creative efforts, but the cost is high.
      2 supporters | posted by seemore
       
       
     

    What is the difficulty level of reality?

     
    1. Maybe the universe is really easy to understand at the lowest level...but it still might not improve our high-level understanding of everyday systems.
      2 supporters | posted by monitron
       
       
    2. it seems that we are not up to the task of understanding many things.
      2 supporters | posted by seemore
       
       
     
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    1. What is the glamour of the military?
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      The admiration of military personnel is a self-serving trick on part of the society.
       

    What is the nature of heroism?

     
    1. The very notion of heroism is manipulative, but societies need heros.
      1 supporter | posted by Sam
       
       
     

    If ye give, will ye receive?

     

    1. This is usually considered a religious principle but is everywhere in spiritual advice: give to others and you too will receive....
      0 supporters | posted by seemore