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This mindset might change your life 😯

2023-12-01 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:57 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Mindset, motivation and happiness · mode: Explanation and tutorial · tags: Feel-Good Productivity thesis

In a Short read from his book Feel-Good Productivity, Ali argues for an experimental mindset: treat careers and relationships as experiments where an internship you hate or a date that goes nowhere is a data point, not a failure.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Treating life as experiments: careers and relationships as data collection

  • ★★ Ali asks readers to treat things as experiments, where failure is as valuable as success: the stakes become lower and you can afford to play around a little. — 00:00:00 · experimental mindset
  • ★★ With an experimental mindset, Ali says, someone looking for a fulfilling career can sample careers through internships and job placements; an internship they end up hating is a data point, not a failure or a waste of time. — 00:00:00 · experimental mindset
  • ★★ To develop meaningful relationships, Ali suggests collecting data by going on dates, attending social events and meeting new people; a date with no second date or a friendship that does not blossom is a data point about compatibility, not a failure. — 00:00:29 · experimental mindset

  • ★★ Ali says no failure is ever just a failure: it is an invitation to try something new. — 00:00:29 · experimental mindset

    “No failure is ever just a failure. It's an invitation to try something new.”

Threads in this video

  • refine · How do you find a partner? — To develop meaningful relationships, Ali suggests collecting data by going on dates, attending social events and meeting new people; a date with no second date or a friendship that does not blossom is a data point about compatibility, not a failure. (00:00:29)

Mentioned

Central: experimental mindset

Only in the description or credits: Feel-Good Productivity (book)

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