Robert Dorchak

[Daily Dose of Psychology @PsychologyDose_]

If you don't try, nothing will ever happen.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Intelligence isn't the ability to remember and repeat, like they teach you in school. It is the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use our knowledge to adapt to new situations.

[Robert Dorchak @Dorch_Notes]

Do you show appreciation to opposing views?

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Lasting change is more difficult than creating change.

[Robert Dorchak @Dorch_Notes]

The body sets the limit and the mind decides how close you will get to it.

[Robert Dorchak @Dorch_Notes]

Learn something that people haven’t figured out how to systematically teach or mass produce yet.

[Robert Dorchak @Dorch_Notes]

Knowing vs Understanding

If you truly understand something then you can ______.

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The more variables you have in a problem, the more possible outcomes.

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No one can compete with the man who looks like he is working while he feels like he’s at play.

[Robert Dorchak @Dorch_Notes]

What is more important:
- more positive thinking
- less negative thinking

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Exercise your imagination:

Instead of, “What is the answer?” Try, “What could be the answer?”

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When you get stuck looking for a solution:

“Is there another way to understand this?”

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Guiding questions:

- Am I good at ____?
- Do I love _____?
- Does the world need ____?

[Robert Dorchak @Dorch_Notes]

Is it better to be roughly right or precisely wrong?

[Robert Dorchak @Dorch_Notes]

“Learn to calm your physiology so you can listen to your mind”

[Robert Dorchak @Dorch_Notes]

Confidence is the ultimate drug. Winning is the dealer.

[Robert Dorchak @Dorch_Notes]

The body sets the limits. The brain/mind decides how close you will get to it.

[Robert Dorchak @Dorch_Notes]

Elite Learner Self Talk:
⁃Building a skill takes time and effort. I will be persistent.
⁃I understand that discomfort is part of the process.
⁃If I avoid discomfort i prevent learning.
⁃I will make mistakes and they will teach me.
⁃I want feedback and coaching.

[Robert Dorchak @Dorch_Notes]

Are you willing to look at evidence that disproves your story?

[Robert Dorchak @Dorch_Notes]

Life is lived forward, but remembered backwards.