{"id":1406,"date":"2021-06-21T13:16:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T20:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2021-06-21T13:16:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T20:16:51","slug":"what-im-reading-week-of-june-20th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/what-im-reading-week-of-june-20th\/","title":{"rendered":"What I&#8217;m Reading &#8211; Week of June 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Below are some of the most intriguing, thought-provoking and actionable performance-related content pieces I read, watched or listened to this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[pic: IG @<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/legacymentorofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\">legacymentorofficial<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IG-swoops-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IG-swoops-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IG-swoops-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IG-swoops-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IG-swoops.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Why Your Inner Circle Should Stay Small, and How to Shrink It<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;You need to be ruthlessly selective, because everyone in your core group also has an inner circle with which you will ultimately be connected, and those people will have an inner circle, and so on.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2018\/03\/why-your-inner-circle-should-stay-small-and-how-to-shrink-it\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/hbr.org\/2018\/03\/why-your-inner-circle-should-stay-small-and-how-to-shrink-it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Seizing The Middle<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;To control the game, one tries to control as much of the board as possible. At the outset, using your pieces to seize the middle of the playing field is a great strategy, because it gives you the widest possible vantage point from which to control the movement of the other pieces.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fs.blog\/2021\/06\/seizing-the-middle-chess-strategy-in-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/fs.blog\/2021\/06\/seizing-the-middle-chess-strategy-in-business\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Getting the Goalpost to Stop Moving<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;There are two ways to debate a position: Asking whether it\u2019s true and asking whether it\u2019s contextually complete.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collaborativefund.com\/blog\/goalpost\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.collaborativefund.com\/blog\/goalpost\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>How To Stop Overthinking<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;When we spend too much time analyzing our problems and dilemmas, we often end up more at a loss than we were to begin with.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/psyche.co\/guides\/how-to-stop-overthinking-with-help-from-metacognitive-strategies\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/psyche.co\/guides\/how-to-stop-overthinking-with-help-from-metacognitive-strategies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, follow my Legacy Mentor feed on Instagram for daily quotes, book and product reviews, and knowledge bombs.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/legacymentorofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.instagram.com\/legacymentorofficial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This post originally appeared at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.damondamore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.damondamore.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Getting the Goalpost to Stop Moving:  &#8220;There are two ways to debate a position: Asking whether it\u2019s true and asking whether it\u2019s contextually complete.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>*   How To Stop Overthinking:  &#8220;When we spend too much time analyzing our problems and dilemmas, we often end up more at a loss than we were to begin with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* Why Your Inner Circle Should Stay Small, and How to Shrink It:  &#8220;You need to be ruthlessly selective, because everyone in your core group also has an inner circle with which you will ultimately be connected, and those people will have an inner circle, and so on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* Seizing The Middle:  &#8220;To control the game, one tries to control as much of the board as possible. 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