{"id":590,"date":"2019-08-18T15:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T22:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/?p=590"},"modified":"2019-08-18T15:00:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T22:00:24","slug":"im-reading-week-august-18th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/im-reading-week-august-18th\/","title":{"rendered":"What I&#8217;m Reading &#8211; The Week of August 18th"},"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>(pic from a really fun live podcast interview I did with Wendy Rosoff in Los Angeles. <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/skytalks-ep-3-damon-damore-1-6-19-4-31-pm\/id1442344885?i=1000427136950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE FOR LINK<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-393\" src=\"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_20190107-131222-1024x913.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_20190107-131222-1024x913.png 1024w, https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_20190107-131222-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_20190107-131222-768x684.png 768w, https:\/\/damondamore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_20190107-131222.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Grief and Loss<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8220;It\u2019s hard to acknowledge that something that felt like a curse could also be a blessing. It took me a while to make peace with this.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theirrelevantinvestor.com\/2019\/08\/18\/grief-and-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/theirrelevantinvestor.com\/2019\/08\/18\/grief-and-loss\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Learning How to Think<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8220;Poor initial decisions are one of the reasons we\u2019re so busy. With poor thinking, a large chunk of your time is spent correcting mistakes. Good thinking, on the other hand, produces better initial decisions and frees up time and energy.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fs.blog\/2015\/08\/how-to-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/fs.blog\/2015\/08\/how-to-think\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Transformative Experience: A Primer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8220;A transformative experience changes who you are &#8211; it alters your values and preferences, creating a fundamental disconnect between your pre-transformation and post-transformation selves.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pamelajhobart.com\/blog\/transformative-experience-a-primer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.pamelajhobart.com\/blog\/transformative-experience-a-primer<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Solitude and Leadership (post includes audio version)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8220;&#8216;Your own reality\u2014for yourself, not for others.&#8217; Thinking for yourself means finding yourself, finding your own reality.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theamericanscholar.org\/solitude-and-leadership\/#.XVnHP-hKjD5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/theamericanscholar.org\/solitude-and-leadership\/#.XVnHP-hKjD5<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Learning How to Think:  &#8220;Poor initial decisions are one of the reasons we\u2019re so busy. With poor thinking, a large chunk of your time is spent correcting mistakes. Good thinking, on the other hand, produces better initial decisions and frees up time and energy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* Solitude and Leadership (post includes audio version):  &#8220;&#8216;Your own reality\u2014for yourself, not for others.&#8217; Thinking for yourself means finding yourself, finding your own reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* Transformative Experience: A Primer:  &#8220;A transformative experience changes who you are &#8211; it alters your values and preferences, creating a fundamental disconnect between your pre-transformation and post-transformation selves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* Grief and Loss:  &#8220;It\u2019s hard to acknowledge that something that felt like a curse could also be a blessing. 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