James Altucher wears many hats — he\u2019s built 20 companies, he\u2019s written nine books — but in his own eyes, he\u2019s a mediocre person. But he\u2019s totally cool with that. We can\u2019t all be Zuckerbergs, he says, or really anyone even remotely close. In his great essay at the Rumpus<\/a>, Altucher says we should embrace our mediocrity. Here are two of his tips (out of seven) for making the best of your lack of genius and drive:<\/p>\n (1)\tProcrastinate:<\/strong> It\u2019s your brain\u2019s way of telling you to slow down — and there\u2019s probably a reason it\u2019s doing so (i.e. maybe your idea is bad, or maybe it needs fine tuning). Or, maybe you just need to take a break.<\/p>\n (2)\tFail:<\/strong> Since mediocre entrepreneurs fail much more often than they succeed, they learn the true definition of persistence. They understand that “persistence is not the self-help clich\u00e9 ‘Keep going until you hit the finish line!’ The key slogan is, ‘Keep failing until you accidentally no longer fail.\u201d That\u2019s persistence.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n BUY A CALENDAR<\/a><\/p>\n \n There\u2019s a lot to take away from this interview with Stanford professor Jennifer Aaker, especially with regards to scheduling our time. As Aaker\u2019s research has shown, \u201cpeople who spend more time on projects that energize them and with people who energize them tend to be happier.\u201d Of course, that\u2019s easier said than done at work, but when it comes to our free time, most of us are pretty dreadful at scheduling time to do the things we actually enjoy doing. Aaker\u2019s workaround? Be all business about your free time. Schedule it in a calendar. My thoughts? Screw spontaneity — it’s overrated.\n <\/p>\n \n PUT SOME FEELING INTO IT!<\/a><\/p>\n \n If you\u2019ve been job hunting recently, you’ve no doubt come across plenty of job descriptions that read like they were written by robots. Long lists of qualifications, duties down to the finest detail. Note to hiring managers: don\u2019t do that. Some tips: First, try your best to lend a human voice to the description. Second, be as concise as possible — we\u2019re talking 400-800 words here. Last, keep the application instructions as simple as humanely possible.\n <\/p>\n \n BONUS BITS:<\/a><\/p>\n \n Why Beef Is Becoming More Like Chicken (Slate)<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n James Altucher wears many hats — he\u2019s built 20 companies, he\u2019s written nine books — but in his own eyes, he\u2019s a mediocre person. But he\u2019s totally cool with that. We can\u2019t all be Zuckerbergs, he says, or really anyone even remotely close. In his great essay at the Rumpus, Altucher says we should embrace […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7402,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-642580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642580\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Secret to Happiness (Barking Up the Wrong Tree)<\/a><\/h4>\n
Stop Writing Bad Job Descriptions Already (Inc.)<\/a><\/h4>\n
This Steak Tastes Like Rubber<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nThe Crisis in American Labor (Jacobin)<\/a>
\nCan Boosting Immunity Make You Smarter? (Discover)<\/a>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/img><\/a>
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