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Brain Food: Doing Your Best
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When people say they did their best, they reveal something about themselves.
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When people say they did their best, they reveal something about themselves.  â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â FS | BRAIN FOOD No. 517 â March 26th, 2023 â [Read on FS]() Timeless ideas and insights for life. FS What it means to do your best: Doing your best is about the position you find yourself in when you show up. Over the long term, the average person who constantly puts themselves in a good position beats the genius who finds themselves in a poor position. What looks like talent is often good positioning. And the best way to put yourself in a good position is with good preparation. â [Source]() Insight âWhen you first start to study a field, it seems like you have to memorize a zillion things. You donât. What you need is to identify the core principles â generally three to twelve of them â that govern the field. The million things you thought you had to memorize are simply various combinations of the core principles.â â John T. Reed in [Succeeding]() Tiny Thought Do my expectations match the level of effort I'm giving? Etc. Exact portions "Every Sunday morning, Jeff (Bezos) makes pancakes. He wakes up early. He gets the Betty Crocker cookbook out every time, and Iâm like, âOK, youâre the smartest man in the world; why donât you have this memorized yet?â But he opens it up every time: Exact portions make the best pancakes in the world.â â [Source]() "Best friends" are a recent invention: âToday, the term is still widely used. But most of us donât naturally fall into friend pairs. Seeking them out, then, can lead to hurtâif we choose one friend over another, if the best-friend designation isnât reciprocated, or if we donât have a closest friend but feel that we should. For those who do have one, prioritizing them could mean turning away from other, potentially fruitful friendships. And relying on one person for all of your emotional needs creates a lot of pressure: No one is available to be a great friend 100 percent of the time." â [Source]( Sponsored by MetaLab MetaLab has helped some of the worldâs top companies and entrepreneurs build products that millions of people use every day. You probably didnât realize it at the time, but odds are youâve used an app that theyâve helped design or build. Apps like Slack, Uber Eats, Facebook Messenger, Coinbase, and many more. Let them take your product idea and turn it into the next big thing. Check them out at [metalab.com]( Cheers, â Shane P.S. I had [no idea](. P.P.S. [Click here]() to share this newsletter on Twitter. Upgrade Yourself You're getting the free version. Members not only support our free content, but they also get access to an online community, hand-edited podcast transcripts, ad-free everything, early access, and more. [See What You're Missing]( = Overwhelmed by email? No need to unsubscribe. [Try a 30 day break](). You won't get any emails from us for 30 days. [Update your profile]( to change your email address or [unsubscribe from everything](. 201-854 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K1S 3W3
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