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Crush It! Why NOW is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion (Summary)
Crush It! Why NOW is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion
By Gary Vaynerchuk
Live your passion. This is the main message behind the teachings and advice in Crush It! Why NOW is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion, by Gary Vaynerchuk. Published in 2009, this self-help book is Vaynerchuk’s first. The book is a charming mixture of personal anecdotes and advice tailored towards finding and monetizing your passions. Specifically, this book covers how to use the internet to create a personal brand centered around your passions. It emphasizes strongly the importance of passion. Vaynerchuk continually states that if you are not truly passionate about your work, you will not be able to be successful in what you are doing, saying that “skills are cheap, passion is priceless.” He lives and breathes this lesson, which is evident both in his background and in his book.
Vaynerchuk is a popular internet persona. Dripping with charm and charisma, Vaynerchuk was able to fully take advantage of the platforms that different social media sites provided, and skyrocket his way to success. Before he was an internet persona or an author, however, Vaynerchuk was known for his expansion of his family’s wine business. This expansion was his first foray into the world of the internet. He rebranded the shop and launched online sales, then began hosting an internet webcast surrounding wine. This webcast was hosted on YouTube, and this is where Vaynerchuk got his start in social media.
21 May 2021
Signs You’re an INFJ, The World’s Rarest Personality Type
Signs You’re an INFJ, The World’s Rarest Personality Type
Out of the 16 personalities classified by mother and daughter Isabel Myers and Katharine Briggs in line with the psychoanalysis by Carl Jung, there is one that draws the most attention in mass media throughout the years – the INFJ type, also known as “the Advocate.” Why must that be? Apparently, only 1 to 3% of the world’s population embodies the mystic personality type and they are hard to distinguish among the crowd because they are usually reserved and outnumbered.
So, how can one know that they are an INFJ? We compiled 8 signs based on the characteristics cited by Myers and Briggs as well as some prominent researches in order to help you understand more about this kind.
19 May 2021
How to stay focused while reading
How to stay focused while reading
In a fast-paced world crowded with technology and all its means, most of us are probably experiencing the loss of focus when reading which leads us to re-read sentences over and over again for them to make sense. According to science, this occurrence may be due to the fact that the brain takes a lot of cognitive energy to put us in the zone for proper functioning. Every time we are interrupted, we get lost and the brain has to take some time to boot up once more.
The globe is currently facing a crisis – the COVID-19 situation – which requires us to work from home and stick with online education. Under the flexibility of time and the comfort of our own homes, we might just have all the distractions that can hinder our concentration. In order to remain as efficient as possible, here are some tips to maintain great focus while reading.
1. Meditate.
Studies in both the human and natural sciences show that mindfulness training can actually create and strengthen new neural pathways that may lead to the enhancement of our cognitive processes. With a clear mind and within a space of no disturbance, our attention can be placed on reading.
2. Read in short intervals.
Finishing a book in one sitting is not always ideal as it can lead to the exhaustion of our cognitive abilities and decrease our comprehension abilities. It is said to be more effective to set chapter or page goals within a given time frame. The importance of taking breaks has been supported by psychology to aid in the recovery of our mental resources and the improvement of our performance. It can also rest our eyes from the strain!
3. Put calming music on.
Researches have provided evidence that music can enhance concentration. Just make sure that the songs you play are instrumentals such as classical and jazz music – or else there can be a disturbance between your visuo-spatial and phonological working memory that may yield it impossible for you to understand and remember what you are reading.
4. Use the reward system.
What’s in store for you when you accomplish your reading goals? After setting multiple intervals, you should assign rewards for each chapter that you finish. Studies attest that the reward system can motivate individuals and drive them to focus more on what they are doing.
5. Be healthier.
Your diet and lifestyle can actually alter your memory. It might be a great idea to exercise before reading because this leads in increasing levels of dopamine, noradrenaline, and serotonin in your body which regulates the mood and improve memory retention. Eating foods with low sugar and greater protein amounts can also fuel your brain to prime you to concentrate on your readings.
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