Ben Thigpen
@Benthigpen
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Father, Believer, Listener, Retired Superintendent
Beulaville, NC
Joined November 2011
Complexity increases because adding is easy and removing is dangerous. Whenever there's a problem, we add: a new person, requirement, or process. We never subtract. Why? Because everything that already exists has a champion. That clause in the tax code, that step in the process,
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Most complexity is unnecessary, but we manage it instead of removing it because deletion requires courage that addition doesn't. -Shane Parrish
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"It's hard to build momentum if you keep dividing your attention."--James Clear
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Bill Bernbach, founder of advertising agency DDB, reminds us that it is not enough to be right — you must also be compelling: "A dull truth will not be looked at. An exciting lie will. That is what good, sincere people must understand. They must make their truth exciting and
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“Your capacity for excellence is inversely proportional to the number of your commitments.” https://t.co/0nekwSOQQN
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“Timing influences communication. Talk about potential mistakes before they happen and people start looking for ways to prevent them. Talk about actual mistakes after they happen and people start looking for reasons to defend their actions.” James Clear https://t.co/eQZcswBbhN
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3 IDEAS FROM ME I. “The beginning is mostly luck. The end is mostly choices.” II. “There is always more than one way to do something. Write down as many ways as you can think of to achieve your...
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Inspired by The Simple Path to Wealth: Which expense in your life delivers the least happiness per dollar and which delivers the most happiness per dollar?
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Simply the best! This is from the range on Tuesday. I was so impressed with his setup routine and attention to grip, then alignment. Every single shot. I watched him for an hour. It was the same. Every single time.
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Why do some companies outperform others by 10x? Jim Collins discovered it's not innovation, talent, or luck. It's something surprisingly simple.
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The most successful people aren’t those who feel motivated all the time; they’re the ones who work even when they don’t feel like it. Too often, waiting to feel ready means never starting. Outliers act despite their feelings, not because of them. https://t.co/AtkuBFYXDV
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No. 627 – May 4, 2025 Welcome to Brain Food, a weekly newsletter full of timeless ideas and insights you can use in life and work. (Read the archives). Not subscribed? Learn more and sign up. Tiny...
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"If you're 37... Instead of regretting that you can't wake up age 18 again, pretend to yourself that you're 90 and you've woken up age 37 again, and that you get to magically, wonderfully have the next 50 years again."
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Most people waste their energy on decisions that barely matter. Businessman Larry Tisch points out what moves the needle: “The most important thing is to stay focused on what matters. Most little things ultimately have no effect on an enterprise. It's the big deals - and the big
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The 2-step process for exceptional results: Spend a little time each day thinking about the highest leverage activity available to you. Spend a little time each day working on it. James Clear
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"Success is largely the failures you avoid. •Health is the injuries you don't sustain. •Wealth is the purchases you don't make. •Happiness is the objects you don't desire. •Peace of mind is the arguments you don't engage. Avoid the bad, protect the good." James Clear
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