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Getting good doesn't feel like being good

Tal Raviv
January 31, 2019
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Getting good doesn't feel like being good

Tal Raviv

January 31, 2019
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  1. @talraviv talraviv.org getting better at time management doesnt feel like

    being those people who are good at managing time
  2. @talraviv talraviv.org getting good at not getting hit by cars

    on your bike involves a lot of nearly getting hit by cars on your bike
  3. @talraviv talraviv.org if you 1) notice your mistakes 2) care

    about getting better in all situations
  4. @talraviv talraviv.org and cause 2) the more each mistake hurts

    the more it means you care and the more immediately you’ll grow from it
  5. @talraviv talraviv.org at least, i try to be nice to

    myself because there’s no other way
  6. @talraviv talraviv.org and yeah yeah yeah we hear about “growth

    mindset” all the time but no one is fully that
  7. @talraviv talraviv.org the worst part of it all is you

    don’t see this in other people they all look great at everything
  8. @talraviv talraviv.org the worst part of it all is you

    don’t see this in other people they all look great at everything you rarely see how bad they feel
  9. @talraviv talraviv.org i feel like i suck at a bunch

    of things other people think i’m good at
  10. @talraviv talraviv.org getting off a social media addiction doesnt feel

    like im not addicted because i notice the shitty feeling of getting caught in a feed
  11. @talraviv talraviv.org getting off a social media addiction doesnt feel

    like im not addicted because i notice the shitty feeling of getting caught in a feed and it bothers me that i spent some of my life in it
  12. @talraviv talraviv.org getting off a social media addiction doesnt feel

    like im not addicted because i notice the shitty feeling of getting caught in a feed and it bothers me that i spent some of my life in it so that’s…good i guess
  13. @talraviv talraviv.org leading in a growing organization doesnt feel like

    being a good leader because everything is constantly outgrowing itself
  14. @talraviv talraviv.org leading in a growing organization doesnt feel like

    being a good leader because everything is constantly outgrowing itself so your job is to be really good at noticing, acknowledging and quickly adapting
  15. @talraviv talraviv.org leading in a growing organization doesnt feel like

    being a good leader because everything is constantly outgrowing itself so your job is to be really good at noticing, acknowledging and quickly adapting and if you’re doing it right you’ll feel like you’re just plain bad at your role
  16. @talraviv talraviv.org becoming level headed and even keeled feels like

    anything but being level headed because when someone says something that frustrates me or pisses me off, I deeeefinitely feel that
  17. @talraviv talraviv.org becoming level headed and even keeled feels like

    anything but being level headed because when someone says something that frustrates me or pisses me off, I deeeefinitely feel that the more i care about being level headed the more i notice it and realize how pissed off i am
  18. @talraviv talraviv.org developing a good product doesnt feel like developing

    a good product because you’re constantly soliciting feedback and finding out what you messed up or overlooked
  19. @talraviv talraviv.org developing a good product doesnt feel like developing

    a good product because you’re constantly soliciting feedback and finding out what you messed up or overlooked naturally you do it in small settings or small tests
  20. @talraviv talraviv.org developing a good product doesnt feel like developing

    a good product because you’re constantly soliciting feedback and finding out what you messed up or overlooked naturally you do it in small settings or small tests (but that still hurts a little)
  21. @talraviv talraviv.org developing a good product doesnt feel like developing

    a good product because you’re constantly soliciting feedback and finding out what you messed up or overlooked naturally you do it in small settings or small tests (but that still hurts a little) (not just because you care and because you showed it to customers, also because it’s your ideas)
  22. @talraviv talraviv.org getting better at jiu jitsu feels like you

    suuuuuck at jiu jitsu because you’re constantly getting beat up, literally physically
  23. @talraviv talraviv.org getting better at jiu jitsu feels like you

    suuuuuck at jiu jitsu because you’re constantly getting beat up, literally physically and all your teammates are also advancing around you
  24. @talraviv talraviv.org getting better at jiu jitsu feels like you

    suuuuuck at jiu jitsu because you’re constantly getting beat up, literally physically and all your teammates are also advancing around you so you never feel “good”
  25. @talraviv talraviv.org unless someone new walks in the door for

    like their first day and you’re like, how did I do that?
  26. @talraviv talraviv.org unless someone new walks in the door for

    like their first day and you’re like, how did I do that? thanks rob :-*
  27. @talraviv talraviv.org unless someone new walks in the door for

    like their first day and you’re like, how did I do that? thanks rob :-* (rob is past his first month so he will now kick my ass)
  28. @talraviv talraviv.org unless someone new walks in the door for

    like their first day and you’re like, how did I do that? thanks rob :-* (rob is past his first month so he will now kick my ass) (because rob is very good at getting good)
  29. @talraviv talraviv.org (and i will have to deal with it)

    because, people with years upon years more experience than me in jiu jitsu tell me
  30. @talraviv talraviv.org (and i will have to deal with it)

    because, people with years upon years more experience than me in jiu jitsu tell me you will always be getting your ass kicked by people who you thought you could beat
  31. @talraviv talraviv.org (and i will have to deal with it)

    because, people with years upon years more experience than me in jiu jitsu tell me you will always be getting your ass kicked by people who you thought you could beat and you have to deal with that forever
  32. @talraviv talraviv.org (and i will have to deal with it)

    because, people with years upon years more experience than me in jiu jitsu tell me you will always be getting your ass kicked by people who you thought you could beat and you have to deal with that forever and the only consolation is knowing you’re hurting someone else’s feelings too
  33. @talraviv talraviv.org and if you really wanna get good… you

    want to be in situations where your feelings get hurt more than you’re hurting other people’s feelings
  34. @talraviv talraviv.org and if you really wanna get good… you

    want to be in situations where your feelings get hurt more than you’re hurting other people’s feelings and that’s how you get good fast.
  35. @talraviv talraviv.org and if you really wanna get good… you

    want to be in situations where your feelings get hurt more than you’re hurting other people’s feelings and that’s how you get good fast. so, $%&#@
  36. @talraviv talraviv.org and if you really wanna get good… you

    want to be in situations where your feelings get hurt more than you’re hurting other people’s feelings and that’s how you get good fast. so, $%&#*@*!&$
  37. @talraviv talraviv.org spencer is one of those people who seems

    to be good at everything and if he werent so goddamn kind id be like fuck that guy
  38. @talraviv talraviv.org You have to seek out mistakes and mine

    for shit And to do this sustainably and be happy you have to love mistakes