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Integrity : (from integer) to be whole or complete. In Jim Dethmer's meaning the word drops its ethical connotations and assumes the meaning of energetic wholeness and being fully alive . radical responsibility : we move from blaming others and external circumstances to taking full responsibility for our actions and emotions feel your feelings : sweeping emotions under the rug is a sure way of not being whole with ourselves and will eventually move us from being in control to being controlled by the amazing amount of energy that it takes us to suppress those emotions candor : when we hold back we detach, and when we detach can't feel energetic wholeness be impeccable in your agreements : in Charlie Munger's words be dependable. When you cannot keep your agreements, say so as early as you can Sources: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/jim-dethmer-2/ https://conscious.is/concepts/the-four-pillars-of-integrity   Addendum: on Rituals A ritual is an invitation to somet...

Funny enough, some of the most valuable advice (or practice) is counterintuitive. For example, Toyota's andon slows down the whole line momentarily to go faster in the long run. Limiting WIP ensures that work gets delivered on time and with less effort. One such piece of advice I came across in a Knowledge Project episode I cannot recall right now was: the most selfish thing you could do is to be selfless I intentionally changed selfless to not be selfish because I think it dials up the contrast, and better fits the example I'm going to narrate below. Also, as a non-native English speaker, I am ok with the slight difference there might be between the two terms. Most of the examples around being selfless involve helping others, giving away money, etc. Those make a lot of sense of course but are also relatively difficult to practice often enough (except maybe helping others, which can be tricky as it might trigger the hero/saviour complex) and while I was discussing this with my...

Another golden nugget from The Knowledge Project podcast in episode  Dr. Jim Loehr: Change The Stories You Tell Yourself [The Knowledge Project Ep. #193] : time only has value in its intersection with energy or how I have it memorized: time has no value without energy . And how I picture it: one hour on the couch has not the same value as one hour studying or exercising. And this becomes even more important when we consider our relationship with others. Dr. Jim Loehr continues (emphasis mine): Well, I will tell you, time has no value, has no valence, has no force. Until time intersects with energy, you really have nothing.” I mean, you’re just there. You can be present with your family, but because you’re there, is that going to move the needle toward being a loving, caring mother or father? And the fact is no; you’re going to have to invest energy aligned with the mission. Time doesn’t give you anything except the opportunity to make the investment of the one thing that moves the...

Caught this passage from  Ryan Holiday: How to Win the War with Yourself [The Knowledge Project Ep. #208]  (yeah I'm on my fifth listen, and still getting new insights every time). Emphasis mine: One of the things you learn as a project manager, if you’re working with someone who has technical expertise, is that you have to know enough and they have to know that you know enough that they can’t bullshit you. They can’t say, “No, that’s not possible” or “That’s going to take six months” or “That’s going to cost this amount of money.” You have to have enough technical domain expertise that you can push back and get to the truth of things . and, in a nutshell, that explains why it's important to be good at asking questions as a leader, and why knowing what questions to ask is one of the key characteristic of a technical maestro .

Once again I am writing about a few things I learned from the Knowledge Project podcast. In this episode Sean Parrish (host) and Dr. Gio Valiante talk about getting out of the fear of failure . I found the discussion supremely valuable and decided to draw a small diagram to make sure I assimilated and retained the essential points. The diagram is below and is provided without further comments, as those are, well, in the podcast itself. Diagram from "The Knowledge Project Ep. #181"