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Beautifully written and animated, I truly enjoyed watching this short video on what First Principles are and why they’re so powerful.

In a way, I want to believe that I, too, am a seeker of understanding the world deeply in order to be able to:

• Innovate
• Optimize
• Learn
• Teach

I highly recommend you watch this video below right away.

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Don’t think you have time to watch right now? Imagine how much time you can save in the future by improving your thinking right now? Plus, it’s less than 10 minutes and I found it very entertaining.

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Sounds too complicated? The narration and animations are so simple and so clear that I can promise you, you will understand it.

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Sounds too philosophical? The essay is surprisingly concrete and uses a lot of tangible examples to make the point.

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So, without further ado: Enjoy!

I’ve created an empowering and fun new Retrospective format for myself. I’ve enjoyed it tremendously.

I’ve found that the more I focus on the good that’s happening in my life, the better I feel.

I call the format “Highlights, Blessings and Successes.”

As you probably guessed it, you collect and appreciate exactly the things that went well.

• Highlights – For me, that’s usually unexpectedly cool things that happened either with or without my doing.
• Blessings – For me, that’s usually something I take for granted but that makes my life so much easier.
• Successes – For me, that’s usually something I did and that I completed.

In your day, week, month or year.

It’s super easy and I want you to try it.

Make an (unordered) list of all the things that were good. You don’t have to know yet if they’re a highlight, blessing or success. Just make a list and when you go through it again, you can mentally or with a pen categorize each item.

It’s really simple and really fun. I have even started to just mentally go through the day and recap and think about “What were my highlights?”, “What am I blessed with?”, “How did I succeed today?”

Give it a try and see what happens!

I’ve created an empowering and fun new Retrospective format for myself. I’ve enjoyed it tremendously.

I’ve found that the more I focus on the good that’s happening in my life, the better I feel.

I call the format “Highlights, Blessings and Successes.”

As you probably guessed it, you collect and appreciate exactly the things that went well.

• Highlights – For me, that’s usually unexpectedly cool things that happened either with or without my doing.
• Blessings – For me, that’s usually something I take for granted but that makes my life so much easier.
• Successes – For me, that’s usually something I did and that I completed.

In your day, week, month or year.

It’s super easy and I want you to try it.

Make an (unordered) list of all the things that were good. You don’t have to know yet if they’re a highlight, blessing or success. Just make a list and when you go through it again, you can mentally or with a pen categorize each item.

It’s really simple and really fun. I have even started to just mentally go through the day and recap and think about “What were my highlights?”, “What am I blessed with?”, “How did I succeed today?”

Give it a try and see what happens!