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One of the keys to being extraordinary is knowing what rules to follow and what rules to break. Outside the rules of physics and the rules of law, all other rules are open to questioning.
Our language shapes what we “see.”
What if life was not meant to be safe? Instead, what if it was meant to be a beautiful joyride, with ups and downs as we take off the training wheels of the culturescape and try out things outside what is practical or realistic?
What if we accepted that things will go wrong—but that this is simply part of life’s beautiful unfolding and that even the biggest failures can have within them the seeds of growth and possibility?
Safety is overrated; taking risks is much less likely to kill us than ever before, and that means that playing it safe is more likely just holding us back from the thrills of a life filled with meaning and discovery.
If you can’t win, change the rules. If you can’t change the rules, ignore them.
Some rules aren’t useful anymore or were never true to begin with. It’s time to uninstall what isn’t working.
Law 2: Question the Brules. Extraordinary minds question the Brules when they feel those Brules are out of alignment with their dreams and desires. They recognize that much of the way the world works is due to people blindly following Brules that have long passed their expiration date.
The Golden Rule is to do unto others as you would want them to do unto you.
Only when you’re happy can you truly give your best to others—in
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Since you’re deciding what rules you’ll follow, your life is up to you. You can’t hide behind excuses about who or what is holding you back.
Law 3: Practice consciousness engineering. Extraordinary minds understand that their growth depends on two things: their models of reality and their systems for living. They carefully curate the most empowering models and systems and frequently update themselves.
First, we need to identify the key areas of our lives where we can apply consciousness engineering, and second, we need to pinpoint which of those areas could use some rebalancing.
LESSON 2: We often carry disempowering models of reality that we inherited as far back as childhood.
Law 4: Rewrite your models of reality. Extraordinary minds have models of reality that empower them to feel good about themselves and powerful in shifting the world to match the visions in their minds.
Aim to read one book a week. If you find this hard, start by first learning to speed-read. (You’re upgrading your reading system.) With a few simple tricks, you can rapidly boost your reading speed.
Most people slip with age. But when you apply non-negotiable set points, you grow with age.
we pay far more attention to systems for taking care of our bodies than to systems that take care of our mind and spirit.
If you can choose any model of reality you want and accept it as true—why not choose a model that suggests that you can literally bend reality to your wishes?
Paying attention to the “reverse gap” is a perfect exercise in gratitude and is far more likely to give you a boost of happiness than striving for happiness in the future.
End goals are about experiencing love, traveling around the world being truly happy, contributing to the planet because doing so gives you meaning, and learning a new skill for the pure joy of it.
1.What experiences do you want to have in this lifetime? 2.How do you want to grow? 3.How do you want to contribute?
