“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.” – Aristotle
It’s almost time:
Precision Thinking Closes At Midnight
You’ve heard me say this all week, and I’ll say it again now for emphasis:
In 14 years of teaching, I consider Precision Thinking the single most important course I’ve ever taught.
Thinking is not a skill we’re born with, and it’s not a skill we learn in school.
But it is a skill that can be learned, and mastered.
And in the modern world, there is no skill more critical — more mandatory — to master than the skill of clear, accurate, precise thinking.
Our career, business, and financial success depend entirely on our ability to think…
(business is a game that is played with the mind; our earning potential is determined by the quality of our thinking)
Our speaking and communication is a direct expression of our thinking…
(which means the strength of our personality, charisma, and influence depends on how well we think)
Even our attractiveness is signalled by our intelligence, and our intelligence is a direct reflection of our ability to think…
(which means the quality of our romantic relationships, and ultimately our life partner depends on the quality of our thinking)
As the Buddha famously said:
With your thoughts you create your world.
There is nothing our thinking doesn’t touch, which means there is, arguably, nothing more important than mastering our ability to think.
And in Precision Thinking, that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
Here’s where you can join us before the doors close at midnight tonight.
– T
P.S. This was fun 🙂
Thinking is one of my favorite topics to teach, and without you — curious, open-minded, mastery-committed students like you — I have nobody to teach it to.
So thank you.
Whether or not you join the full course today, I hope this series has sparked insights that will bring benefit to your life for a long time to come.
More fun below, just ’cause…
“Being a not-smart thinker is much better than being a smart non-thinker.” – Jed McKenna
“Your entire life runs on the software in your head – why wouldn’t you obsess over optimizing it? … And yet, not only do most of us not obsess over our own software, most of us don’t even understand our own software, how it works, or why it works that way.” – Tim Urban, Wait but Why
“As one man said, “I got a pretty good education. It took me years to get over it..” – Anthony de Mello
“The dangers of not thinking clearly are much greater now than ever before. It’s not that there’s something new in our way of thinking — it’s that credulous and confused thinking can be much more lethal in ways it was never before.” – Carl Sagan
“Trust no one, not even yourself.” – Elon Musk
“Your first thought is what everyone else thinks. Your best thought comes after you’ve thought long enough to forget what everyone thinks.” – Shane Parrish
“There is only one cause of unhappiness, the false beliefs in your head.” – Anthony de Mello
“Be careful with what you know. That’s where your troubles begin.” – 3 Body Problem
“It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.” – Charlie Munger
“We suffer more in our mind than in reality.” – Seneca
“The difference between good and exceptional isn’t hours worked – it’s the depth of thought applied to the right problems.” – Shane Parrish
“The mind acts like an enemy for those who don’t control it” – Bhagavad Gita
“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.” – Carl Jung
“The most profound experiences arise from questioning the obvious.” – Peter Ralston
“To say to authority “I’m dumb please think for me” is like saying “I’m thirsty please drink for me.” – Anthony de Mello
“Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.” -Bertrand Russell
“To find yourself, think for yourself.” – Socrates
