April 3, 2023: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big

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This is Kei and Kazuki, founders of Glasp 👋

We hand-picked 3 good articles for you to highlight this week. Hope they'll help you get new ideas and perspectives. (You can read this online!)

📚 3 Good Articles for You

Fill your gut, then trust it
by Ethan Bond (2 min)
The "explore versus exploit" problem is a common struggle when faced with limited resources and opportunities. Animals have a strategy for this that is close to optimal, but humans struggle with it. To overcome this, trust your gut and build intuition in the landscape you want to thrive in. Deliberation burns calories, so it's better to trust your intuition sooner rather than later.
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What to do if your inner voice is cruel
by Kevin Dickinson (8 min)
Self-compassion is not about always feeling good, but rather a practice of goodwill. It involves accepting faults and shortcomings with kindness. Studies have shown that self-compassion is associated with greater life satisfaction and improved mental health. The golden rule of self-compassion is to treat oneself with the same kindness as one would treat others.
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How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
by FS Blog (5 min)
Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, shares his unlikely truths for success, including the idea that goals are for losers, passion is overrated, and mediocre skills can make you valuable. He suggests doing creative work first, matching your mental state to the task, and spending time on self-care. Adams also believes in giving praise and changing your mind when necessary. He emphasizes the importance of systems over goals, as systems thinkers simplify and increase their odds of success.
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📣 Community

  • 🟥 Monthly Community Meetup:
    We'll have a monthly community meetup at 10 am on April 14th (PDT). We're looking forward to seeing you all! Please feel free to jump in and out. You can register for the event from here 🤝
  • 🟩 Hit 2M Highlights:
    Glasp reached a total of 2M community highlights! Thank you for contributing to society! We're improving the product, so feel free to reach out to us when you have a question or suggestion. Let's learn together and leave something great for future generations 📚
  • 🟦 Copy-n-paste feature:
    Did you know that you can copy-n-paste all the highlights and notes on Notion, Obsidian, and other note-taking apps with one click? With this feature, you don't need to copy-n-paste sentences in an article one by one to keep them. Please check this tutorial video or article to see how it works 👀

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We found some people who mentioned Glasp in their articles and blogs, and we appreciate all the kindness!

Thank you all for sharing and mentioning us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and/or in your blogs 🙂 We appreciate all of your support! Please feel free to ask us anything at any time! Also, feel free to join our Slack community ;)

Hope you enjoyed reading this newsletter!
See you next week ;)

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Kei and Kazuki

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