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Polina Marinova

This is among the most important questions you can ask. Nearly all your thoughts are downstream from what you consume. Everything from your insights at work to your conversations at home to your beliefs about health, wealth, and happiness is influenced by your “content diet.” twitter.com/polina_marinov…

5 Mental Frameworks Exceptional People Use: 1. They start from first principles 2. They focus on process 3. They use alter egos 4. They develop mental resilience 5. They know success comes after devastating failure (h/t @visualizevalue for the visuals) theprofile.substack.com/p/the-profile-…

over 2 years ago

Today's @ProfileRead Dossier features @TomBrady, who is considered the greatest quarterback of all time. "You wanna know which ring is my favorite? The next one." Let's take a closer look at Brady's life & career in the NFL 👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/U9M15NXCqU

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"We all live for freedom. We all live for someone to take our opinion seriously. "We all live for the idea that we should be able to achieve our dreams and the things we want to do in our life." — @WearAtoms co-founder @sidraqasim theprofile.substack.com/p/sidra-qasim

.@melindagates needs no introduction. She has became one of the most powerful philanthropists in the world by using her money intentionally and with purpose. Here's how she did it. 👇 pic.twitter.com/uYgY5xWNhJ

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In 2013, I interviewed my great-grandmother about her childhood, living through World War II, what she learned from 53 years of marriage, and more. There are some life (and love) lessons in here that have withstood the test of time. 👇 pic.twitter.com/EsSb18mve4

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Last year, more than 100 @ProfileRead readers weighed in about what it takes to build a successful relationship. “Love is not just an emotion; it is a skill. It has to be worked on; sharpened regularly.” ❤️ A few lessons I learned 👇

"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change." Stephen Hawking led a fascinating life, showing us that there is no boundary to human endeavor and that the human spirit can overcome even the most debilitating blows. Here's what we can learn 👇 pic.twitter.com/ZqMFJLAFrJ

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Want to learn how to get better at reading people? Psychologist 'human lie detector' Paul Ekman has these 5 tips: 👇

Brunello Cucinelli is often called the "King of Cashmere," but he rules his fashion empire with a gentle hand. "I believe in capitalism. I need to make a profit, but I would like to do it with ethics, dignity, morals." Here's how he built his eponymous fashion brand: 👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/p4vkV1J6xu

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This is from a 2006 Paris Review interview with Stephen King: "What are we afraid of, as humans? Chaos. The outsider. We’re afraid of change. We’re afraid of disruption." pic.twitter.com/mCk2XR3aYB

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.@davidgoggins grew up living in fear. At school, he experienced bullying and racism. At home, he suffered physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his own father. Here's how he gained control over his own body, mind, and life. 👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/uXM38g7eVU

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📚 5 excellent memoirs I recommend: 1. The Choice by Edith Eva Eger 2. The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton 3. A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout 4. On Writing by Stephen King 5. Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins **Note: The first 3 are heavy but absolutely life-changing

No one told me that getting married just meant your spouse would use your name, email, and phone number to register for any service that will incessantly spam you for the rest of your days..... If I hear, “I had to put down an email to register for the WiFi,” one more time...

Writing something cohesive is like putting together a 5,000-piece jigsaw puzzle. You think you're done only to find out there's a damn piece jammed in the wrong place but you can't quite figure out which one it is....

over 2 years ago

The Barkley Marathons is a 100-mile event that many consider the toughest endurance run on Earth. It's happening right now. Courtney Dauwalter is competing. I recently profiled Courtney in the @ProfileRead Dossier 👇 #BM100 theprofile.substack.com/p/the-profile-…

3 lessons you can learn from Frank Abagnale's crazy life 👇

Mark Zuckerberg on Clubhouse about Facebook's newsletter product: "I think people will be happy. Our goal is to build tools across these different categories that give very favorable economics."

I almost always know how I want to end an article rather than how I want to start it. @HarlanCoben perfectly articulates why: pic.twitter.com/zYvgLL8JrR

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✨ I spoke at @teachable's summit about how to build an engaged online community. Here are the 3 practical tactics many successful people have used to build loyal communities👇

Before you call Swift calculating, consider this: “Am I shooting from the hip? Would any of this have happened if I was? ... You can be accidentally successful for three or four years. Accidents happen. But careers take hard work." pic.twitter.com/3aA8i6oCDN

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Kim Kardashian's strong emotional connection to her fans has allowed her to re-invent herself w/o fear they would abandon her. — LA clothing store owner — Assistant to Paris Hilton — Reality TV show star (+ sex tape) — KKW Beauty + Skims founder — Activist/prison reform advocate

One of the most important formulas for running a business AND building great relationships. Trust = Consistency + Time

Thought of the day: There is no word in the English language I love more than "kerfuffle."

“The first draft of anything is shit.” — Ernest Hemingway

Christopher Nolan never studied film in a formal way yet he's arguably one of the world's best living directors. Nolan is behind some of the most thought-provoking movies, including Inception, Memento, Interstellar, and The Dark Knight Trilogy. This is his story 👇 pic.twitter.com/s8uhDQndZ8

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