Aaron Reads

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

He was taught that if you
have a job to do, you do it with 120 percent effort. I have been operating under the
assumption that if someone that works for me does something 80 percent of the way I
would do it, that’s enough. SEAL is teaching me that we can all do so much more.

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

Living with a Seal - escape vehicle

It doesn’t have to be fun. It has to be effective.

When you think you’re done, you’re only at forty percent of what your body is
capable of doing. That’s just the limit that we put on ourselves.

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

When we concede that someone else has made a
good point, we signal that we’re not preachers, prosecutors, or
politicians trying to advance an agenda. We’re scientists trying to get
to the truth.

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

Think Again - Dances with Foes

When we’re trying to persuade people, we
frequently take an adversarial approach. Instead of opening their
minds, we effectively shut them down or rile them up.

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

Convincing other people to think again isn’t just about making a
good argument—it’s about establishing that we have the right
motives in doing so.

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

It can also send
people scurrying away from you. Whether the exact same deeds appear
brilliant or dreadful can depend entirely on the reputation of the doer.

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

48 Laws of Power - So Much Depends On Your Reputation - Guard It With Your Life

Reputation is the cornerstone of power.

Doubt is a powerful weapon: Once you let it out of the bag with insidious
rumors, your opponents are in a horrible dilemma.

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

and giving you a degree of control over how the world judges
you—a powerful position to be in.

Reputation has a power like magic:
With one stroke of its wand, it can double your strength.

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

If you can recognize competition as a destructive force instead of a sign of value, you're already more sane than most.

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

Zero to One - War and Peace

Rivalry causes us to over emphasize old opportunities and slavishly copy what has worked in the past.

Winning is better than losing, but everyone loses when the war isn't one worth fighting.

Anyone would fight for things that matter;

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

true heroes take their personal honor so seriously they will fight for thing that don't matter. This twisted logic is human nature, but it's disastrous in business.

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

Without wisdom, gold is quickly lost by those who have it. But with wisdom, one can secure it even if you don't have it.

Wealth that comes quickly goes the same way.

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

The richest man in Babylon - The Five Laws of Gold

Most man ignores wisdom and waste gold not thinking of tommorow.

Gold come gladly to those who save 10% of their income for future.

[Aaron Reads @ATronskie]

Gold slipped away from owners who invest iit in business he is not familiar or not approved by wise men.

Gold flees the man who forced it to impossible earnings or follow the alluring advice of trickster or trust it to his own inexperience and romantic desires in investment.