Month: April 2016

‘Polishing Bricks’

Simplicity, Refinement, Minimalism —

are all admirable pursuits…

as long as you’re not trying to simplify a brick.

A brick is a brick.

You can polish a brick all day long, but at the end of the day, it’s still going to be a brick (albeit a shiny one).

The ones that are capable of learning to take a step back, self-assess, and see the difference between a brick and a gem, have the traits of someone brilliant.

 

related:

“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.” — Jonathan Swift

Book: Seeing What Others Don’t: The Remarkable Way We Gain Insights

“A blind man who sees is better than a seeing man who is blind.” — Proverb

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xoxo Josh Waggoner

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Simplicity

Simplicity is just a beautiful word for refinement.

The process to adhere to simplicity is far from simple.

In fact, it’s a long, difficult, and chaotic process.

Going simple is counterintuitively difficult work. (usually the hardest)

In my opinion, we desire simplicity because it’s feels like a breath of fresh air.

When we’re bombarded with more more more, and malnourished of quality,

finding something simple and elegant stands out to us. In a world of clutter,

Simplicity makes us pause                  and look.

 

Simplifying shouldn’t necessarily be the goal for EVERYTHING, but when you achieve simple in what you do, you’ve truly created something worthwhile.

related:

“Oh, why didn’t I think of that!” — Everyone

“Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication.” — Leonardo Da Vinci

“Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.” — Albert Einstein

“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”  — Coco Chanel

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xoxo Josh Waggoner

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Input Equals Output =>

Your output is determined by your input.

Meaning, what you consume affects what you produce.

When you take in negativity, or worry, or gossip, or stupidity, or anger… (consciously or not)

you push out the same sentiments (aware of it or not).

The same holds true for positivity, and brilliance, and excellence…
 

Extraordinary output, needs quality input. 

Related:
That’s why they say you should surround yourself with smarter people than you.
Or why they say you are the combination (Voltron style) of your closest friends.
 

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xoxo Josh Waggoner

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Let’s Be Brilliant

Why —

I can safely say,

we all want to live an amazing life.

To have impact and meaning.

To be extraordinary. (I’ve never heard anyone say, ‘gee, I wish I was ordinary.’ :P)

To die with a smile on our faces – no regrets.

I want to help millions of people.

And my main life mission is to be a Renaissance Man, master of multiple crafts.

The question left is how do we become brilliant?

Brilliant is a journey.

We’ll have to live, each day with awareness – the goal in mind.

We’ll have to discover and rediscover the Wisdom of the Ages.

We’ll have to experiment and test what works and what doesn’t.

We’ll have to unlock the keys of brilliance, and in doing so, the keys to success.

A worthwhile life requires us to be brilliant. So let’s push each other towards that goal.

Let’s be Brilliant.

related:

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” — Henry David Thoreau

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xoxo Josh Waggoner

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