{"id":359,"date":"2018-12-03T07:45:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T15:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/?p=359"},"modified":"2018-12-03T19:50:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T03:50:46","slug":"im-reading-week-december-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/im-reading-week-december-1st\/","title":{"rendered":"What I&#8217;m Reading &#8211; The Week of December 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"<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<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-230\" src=\"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/header_extended_2-1024x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/header_extended_2-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/header_extended_2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/header_extended_2-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/header_extended_2.jpg 1895w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why Boredom Is So Powerful in Your Life<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/personal-growth\/why-boredom-is-powerful-but-being-bored-is-not-9f22e5daf4c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/medium.com\/personal-growth\/why-boredom-is-powerful-but-being-bored-is-not-9f22e5daf4c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Boredom is neutral\u200a\u2014\u200ait\u2019s up to you turn into something positive or negative<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On Human Nature, Confidence and The God Complex<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ofdollarsanddata.com\/the-old-gods-and-the-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ofdollarsanddata.com\/the-old-gods-and-the-new\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>No matter how complicated the problem, you have an absolutely overwhelming belief that you are infallibly right in your solution<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On Humble Exits and The Value of Leaving When On Top<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaborativefund.com\/blog\/humble-exits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.collaborativefund.com\/blog\/humble-exits\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>In each case it\u2019s the actual success \u2013 not bad luck, not a mistake, not unfortunate timing \u2013 that sets up the potential downfall<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You Probably Won&#8217;t Make it to the Top<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/m.signalvnoise.com\/youre-probably-won-t-make-it-to-the-top-8d2146abb790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/m.signalvnoise.com\/youre-probably-won-t-make-it-to-the-top-8d2146abb790<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Making it to the top isn\u2019t the game you should be focused on<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As always, follow my Legacy Mentor feed on Instagram for daily quotes, book and product reviews, and knowledge bombs.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/legacymentorofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.instagram.com\/legacymentorofficial<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This post originally appeared at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.damondamore.com\/\">www.damondamore.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* You Probably Won&#8217;t Make it to the Top: &#8220;Making it to the top isn\u2019t the game you should be focused on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* Why Boredom Is So Powerful in Your Life:  \u201cBoredom is neutral\u200a\u2014\u200ait\u2019s up to you turn into something positive or negative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>* On Human Nature, Confidence and Worship:  &#8220;No matter how complicated the problem, you have an absolutely overwhelming belief that you are infallibly right in your solution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* On Humble Exits and The Value of Leaving When On Top: &#8220;In each case it\u2019s the actual success \u2013 not bad luck, not a mistake, not unfortunate timing \u2013 that sets up the potential 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