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I assume the same voice qualities that indicate potential for leadership also influence potential mates.7
That’s why I assume my fake voice was the secret sauce.
Be proactive. Begin with the end in mind. (Imagine a good outcome.) Put first things first. (Set priorities.) Think win-win. (Don’t be greedy.) Seek first to understand then be understood. Synergize. (Use teamwork.) Sharpen the saw. (Keep learning.)
Lack of fear of embarrassment Education (the right kind) Exercise
A lack of fear of embarrassment is what allows one to be proactive.
It’s what makes a person take on challenges that others writ...
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Then there’s education. Do you know what the unemployment rate is for engineers? It is nearly zero.
And the ones who are unhappy with work can change jobs fairly easily.
Generally speaking, the people who have the right kind of education have almost no risk of unemployment.
The next pattern I’ve noticed is exercise.
Good health is a baseline requirement for success.
I’m talking about the extra energy and vitality that g...
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I believe exercise makes people smarter, psychologically braver, more creative, more energetic, and more influential.
There’s one more pattern I see in successful people: They treat success as a learnable skill.
If you see humor as an optional form of entertainment, you’re missing some of its biggest benefits: People who enjoy humor are simply more attractive than people who don’t.
Humor makes average-looking people look cute and uninteresting people seem entertaining.
Humor also transports your mind away from your daily troubles.
Humor puts life in perspective and sometimes helps you laugh at even the worst of your problems.
If you’re interested in creating written humor, check out The Joy of Work,
Dilbert 2.0, and Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain! In those books I talk about the tricks and mechanics of writing humor.
You’ll appear fun and funny by association.
People need permission to be funny in social or business settings because there’s always a risk that comes with humor.
Obviously you want to avoid the label of “tries too hard” when it comes to humor.
Overcomplaining is never funny. Don’t overdo the self-deprecation. Don’t mock people. Avoid puns and wordplay.
Humor also makes you more creative, at least in the short run.3 I think it has something to do with the fact that humor is a violation of straight-line thinking.
