Diego Pinhão

My quest is to help other people craft their life (and career).

[Diego Pinhão @dpinhao]

Congrats on your book, @SahilBloom! Appreciate the kind signing for me & my ISPs @richavilaibarra & @ifal78. Can’t wait to dive in! We'll all take on your inquiry: If you were the main character in a movie of your life, what would the audience be screaming at you to do right now?

[James Clear @JamesClear]

Working on a problem reduces the fear of it.

It’s hard to fear a problem when you are making progress on it—even if progress is imperfect and slow.

Action relieves anxiety.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Postponing a choice rarely solves analysis paralysis. It often amplifies anxiety.

The antidote to chronic indecisiveness is not to gather more information. It's to clarify your values.

The goal is not to check every box. It's to find an option that meets your top priorities.

[Greg McKeown @GregoryMcKeown]

When you focus on what you have you gain what you lack.

When you focus on what you lack you lose what you have.

#HappyThanksgiving

[Diego Pinhão @dpinhao]

- Kindness: "I want you to grow and become the best professional. It’s not about the 10 minutes but what they represent. Trust starts with small things, and if you don’t show control over the small things, people won’t trust you with the big ones."

[Diego Pinhão @dpinhao]

@ddbilbao suggests there are 3 types of feedback: from ego, tactical, and from kindness.
E.g., An employee is 10 minutes late for a 30-minute meeting.
- Ego: "You don’t value my time."
- Tactical: "We now only have 20 minutes, so we need to cut our agenda and skip some topics."

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

Take comfort: no one actually knows what the hell they're doing. Everyone is just working off their current best guess.

[Diego Pinhão @dpinhao]

“You don't need to worry about progressing slowly. You need to worry about climbing the wrong mountain. - @JamesClear

[Diego Pinhão @dpinhao]

3. If we lowered our expectations about the results of decisions.
4. If the decisions we made were nonreversible.
5. If we paid less attention to what others around us were doing.

[Diego Pinhão @dpinhao]

Great conclusions from @BarrySch.

We would be better off…

1. If we embraced certain voluntary constraints on our freedom of choice, instead of rebelling against them.
2. Seeking what was “good enough” instead of seeking the best.

[Diego Pinhão @dpinhao]

I truly enjoyed the perspective that @calvin_rosser offers in his essay “Footprints”…

“We forget that it’s the tiny footprints we leave behind, not our grand plans, that actually change the people and world around us.”

https://t.co/fQbJRa1YdU

[The Minimalists @TheMinimalists]

The uncomfortable path is the most fulfilling path.

[Diego Pinhão @dpinhao]

A reminder of the strong power of perspective…

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

Our most radical changes in perspective often happen at the tail end of our worst moments.

As much as we hate to admit it, our greatest growth usually comes after our greatest pain.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Writing converts your ideas from vague to bad. But once they're written down you can at least see and fix the badness.

[Diego Pinhão @dpinhao]

Two impactful quotes resonating with me today:

“All endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time.” - Mitch Albom

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you’re not going to stay where you are.” - Unknown

[James Clear @JamesClear]

On Hats, Haircuts, and Tattoos

I think about decisions in three ways: hats, haircuts, and tattoos.

Most decisions are like hats. Try one and if you don't like it, put it back and try another. The cost of a mistake is low, so move quickly and try a bunch of hats.

Some decisions are like haircuts. You can fix a bad one, but it won't be quick and you might feel foolish for awhile. That said, don't be scared of a bad haircut. Trying something new is usually a risk worth taking. If it doesn't work out, by this time next year you will have moved on and so will everyone else.

A few decisions are like tattoos. Once you make them, you have to live with them. Some mistakes are irreversible. Maybe you’ll move on for a moment, but then you'll glance in the mirror and be reminded of that choice all over again. Even years later, the decision leaves a mark. When you're dealing with an irreversible choice, move slowly and think carefully.

From: https://t.co/DqKzvbgOAK

(Hat tip to @tferriss, who once compared making decisions to choosing a sweater, which sent me down this line of thinking.)

[Diego Pinhão @dpinhao]

@GregoryMcKeown Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

The more complex you make something the easier it is to get excited about, talk about, maybe even get started—but the harder it is to stick with over long haul. Complexity gives you excuses, ways out, endless options for switching things up all the time.

Can't hide from simple.

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

Intelligent people know how to get what they want.

Wise people know what's worth wanting.

[Diego Pinhão @dpinhao]

Knowing and not doing, is just as good as not knowing.