Five Easy Ways to Make Your Life Better for 8/2/20
The Incredibly Simple, One Sentence Guide to Investing
(Steven Ray Marks | Self Helping Yourself | 1700 words)
The one sentence is:
“Once you’ve paid off all your credit card debt, invest as much as you can in your 401k, and park your money in an index fund without paying any attention to the market.”
That’s all you need to know about investing.
Anything more complicated will give you worse results.
The article gives more detail on why this is the case, what an index fund is, and how to pick which index fund, so it’s definitely worth reading. (If I do say so myself. 😉)
21 Ways to Overcome Impostor Syndrome
(Kyle Eschenroeder | Startup Bros. | 3100 Words)
Impostor Syndrome is the feeling that you’re not qualified to be doing your job, and that everyone will realize you’re a fraud. It’s shockingly common, even among elites and experts.
It’s hard to summarize this lengthy article, because each of the 21 diverse suggestions will resonate with different people.
But if this is something you ever suffer from, or you ever haven’t pursued something you wanted because you thought you weren’t qualified, I highly recommend reading this.
I found this article in For the Interested, which gives advice mainly directed toward online creators, but is useful for everyone.
Optimism 2020: A Manifesto
(Trevor McKendrick | How It Actually Works | 450 Words | Subscribe)
Fifteen suggestions on being more optimistic, including:
- Focus on things you can influence.
- Do something today instead of daydreaming about tomorrow.
- Move fast. Most decisions can be reversed later.
- Recognize the pie is not fixed and life is not zero sum.
- Believe we can solve any problem.
6 Strategies to Overcome Fear
(Henrik Edberg | Positivity Blog | 1400 Words | Subscribe)
- Ask what’s the worst that can happen.
- Write out the fear.
- Change your perspective.
- Question your fears and what they’re based on.
- Breathe and take a moment to accept the fear.
- Take small steps forward.
How to Change Your Personality For the Better
(Olga Khazan | Next Big Idea Club | 600 Words | Subscribe)
Most people assume that their personality is fixed.
But you actually can change your personality if you want.
All you have to do is act the way you want your personality to be, and eventually your personality will change to follow your actions.
I found this in Nir Eyal’s Nir and Far newsletter.
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