{"id":514,"date":"2019-06-01T15:22:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T22:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/?p=514"},"modified":"2019-06-01T16:03:27","modified_gmt":"2019-06-01T23:03:27","slug":"im-reading-week-june-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/im-reading-week-june-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"What I&#8217;m Reading &#8211; The Week of June 2nd"},"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<ul>\n<li><strong>Five Lessons From History<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The most important lessons from history are the takeaways that are so broad they can apply to other fields, other eras, and other people. Hard times make people do and think things they\u2019d never imagine when things are calm<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaborativefund.com\/blog\/five-lessons-from-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.collaborativefund.com\/blog\/five-lessons-from-history\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How To Ask For And Receive Emotional Support<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Even when things seem fine, check on people. Even when you\u2019re scared to get the real answers, check on people. Even if you feel like you\u2019re bothering someone, check on people. And sometimes, you\u2019re going to be the person who needs checking in on. So check in on yourself too<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allthingsare1.com\/2019\/05\/30\/help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.allthingsare1.com\/2019\/05\/30\/help\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Positive Takeaways From Boredom<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Along the way, we forget that boredom has many important things to teach us. It is, at its best, a confused, inarticulate, but genuine signal from a deep part of our minds that something is very wrong<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theschooloflife.com\/thebookoflife\/listening-to-own-boredom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.theschooloflife.com\/thebookoflife\/listening-to-own-boredom\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Obsessing Over Productivity<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Sometimes\u2014whether literally or metaphorically\u2014it\u2019s worth making the effort to get there the hard way. Make a habit of challenging your most comfortable habits<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/obsession-with-productivity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/obsession-with-productivity\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Book Summary: The Laws of Human Nature<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blas.com\/the-laws-of-human-nature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/blas.com\/the-laws-of-human-nature\/<\/a><\/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 noreferrer\">www.instagram.com\/legacymentorofficial<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This post originally appeared at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.damondamore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.damondamore.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-227\" src=\"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/damon-and-dog-on-beach-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* How To Ask For And Receive Emotional Support:   &#8220;Even when things seem fine, check on people. Even when you\u2019re scared to get the real answers, check on people. Even if you feel like you\u2019re bothering someone, check on people. And sometimes, you\u2019re going to be the person who needs checking in on. So check in on yourself too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* Positive Takeaways From Boredom:  &#8220;Along the way, we forget that boredom has many important things to teach us. It is, at its best, a confused, inarticulate, but genuine signal from a deep part of our minds that something is very wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* Book Summary:  The Laws of Human Nature<\/p>\n<p>* Obsessing Over Productivity:   &#8220;Sometimes\u2014whether literally or metaphorically\u2014it\u2019s worth making the effort to get there the hard way. Make a habit of challenging your most comfortable habits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* Five Lessons From History:   &#8220;The most important lessons from history are the takeaways that are so broad they can apply to other fields, other eras, and other people. 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