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Hi friends,
Welcome to the 3x3 Growth Food (June 21, 2020). My goal is to deliver the most wisdom and gratitude per word of any newsletter on the web. I hope this brings you value :).
You can read some of my articles on learnings on personal growth and startups that I wish I learnt when I was at school. Explained like we're children, with illustrations.
3 Truths I Discovered
Specific knowledge is the knowledge that you care about.
As I went through some old quotes Iāve saved, this one by Naval resonated with me, deeper than before. I think itās important we all work on things we have a genuine curiosity towards, things we picked up more naturally than others rather than whatās hot right now. Specific knowledge is the knowledge you cannot be trained for. This mean itās often highly technical or creative.
What is the thing you have been most curious about? Something specific to you that you love to do, learn, and obsess over - whether you get paid or not?
The easiest way to figure out if something is viable or not is by doing it.
The easiest way to figure out if something is viable or not is by doing it. At least do the first step, and the second step and the third, and then decide. It is the number of iterations that drives the learning curve.
You can save yourself a lot of time if you pick the right area to work in.
I think most people go through their life picking the few obvious paths that are laid out in front of them. However, life is like golf: one degree off from the tee-off, 5~10 years down, you could be off in a completely different fairway.
Working hard is important. But working hard on the right thing and making the right decision is even more so.
3 Things Iām Grateful For
I'm grateful to have Abhi, Tristan, Ajay, Lily, Kerman, Ari and many of you that Iāve caught up in some form or another weekly as friends.
Iām grateful to be able to spend so much quality time with my sister/family.
Iām grateful that Gong Cha Australia is doing a āBuy 1 Get 1 Freeā deal! Bubble tea is life!
3 Things I Loved This Week
How to Negotiate - Chris Voss - Core Message (Video)
We go through hundreds of negotiations with people around our life every week. How we approach them makes a big difference in our quality of life and the quality of the relationship we build with people we negotiate with.
Negotiation is about collaboration.
This is one of the best video I came across this week on how to negotiate, which I had to upskill myself really quickly this week.
Otouto Mitai na Sonzai - Jeremy Ng (Song)
Fortnite New Season! - Season 3 (Game)
Yes, Iāve jumped on one of the biggest and most viral video game hype in present-day esports history.
It still amazes me how the game engineered viral growth and retention into itās content release strategy. Hereās a good write up by Harry Dry.
Until next week,
Vincent Wei from Heymisfit.com