
Derek Sivers: Useful Not True
About this episode
Derek Sivers is a musician, circus performer, entrepreneur and speaker. He is a slow thinker, explorer, and loves a different point of view. He is a California native living in New Zealand.
https://sive.rs/
Today, we discuss his new book that may shed a different light on the beliefs we hold.
Takeaways
Almost nothing people say is true
Your thoughts aren’t true
Ideas can be useful, not true
Which perspective empowers you?
Reframe: find better perspectives
Traits of useful beliefs and perspectives
Adopt what works for you now
You are what you pretend to be
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