12 Lowered Stories Worth Reading Right Now

November 20, 2021

 

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This is a long list that I’ve pulled from The Twelve Traditions of a Successful Life by Dr. Robert Cialdini, Ph.

To say that I've read the 12 Traditions of a Successful Life by Dr. Robert Cialdini, Ph.D. is a bold statement, but I'm willing to do it.


The 12 Practices of a Successful Life is a book that is a must-read for any entrepreneur, entrepreneur-in-training, or anyone who wants to grow. Its 12 practices are so specific, yet so broad in scope, that they can be summed up with this phrase: "The best time to start a business is when you're already doing it.

That's pretty much exactly what I'm saying… It's one of those "12 Practices of a Successful Life" that you can easily use when starting a new business or doing something new.


The book focuses on the 12 practices, which are the most successful ones we know of.


It really does cover everything on this list. It's not just about the 12 practices, it covers the overall framework of things that make a business a success.


The 12 Practices of a Successful Life, and it is the best time to start a business or do something new, is one of those 12 things that many people think of, but don't actually do. The best time to start a business or do something new is when you already are doing it. I mean, you can always start a business later (and you can make your business more successful later) but I would argue that the best time to do something new is right now.


Ok, now obviously the 12 Practices of a Successful Life is a bit of a mouthful, so I'm going to try to make it a bit more digestible.


The 12 Practices of a Successful Life are these things that we do (or thought we did) and we get very good at. They include 1. Read, 2. Write, 3. Build, 4. Learn, 5. Work (or run), 6. Think, 7. Think Hard, 8. Think Fast, 9. Think Often, 10. Think Well, 11. Think, Think Well, 12. Think Fast, think Often, think Well.

The 10 best practices in life are these.


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The best practices are the ones we do, especially when we’re in the midst of a stress-filled period. We may have made a mistake, but we know we were at least thinking about doing something better. The best practices are those that we find ourselves doing and that we continue to do for years.


The 11 best practices are the ones we repeat.


The best practices are the ones we do even in the face of failure. The best practices are the ones we continue to do even when we’re in the throes of a stress-filled period. The best practices are the ones that are the most difficult to find. The best practices are the ones we repeat even when we’re in the throes of a stress-filled period.


There are plenty of great examples of lowered stories out there. The best one would be this one. It's an article I read over at TechCrunch, which is worth a read, and it has some great takeaways. It's an article I wrote on the high-pressure environment of a startup I'm working at, and it has a great quote from one of the founders that say, "You don't have to be good.

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