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December 28th, 2025 - #661 - read online ( https://click.kit-mail6.com/o8un0pwpw6tqh65qomgudsqzm07rrboh96kw/owhkhqhw5r0... ) - Free Version
Welcome to Brain Food, your weekly signal in a world full of noise.
Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year. Looking forward to learning with you in 2026!
Here is my annual reflection guide ( https://click.kit-mail6.com/o8un0pwpw6tqh65qomgudsqzm07rrboh96kw/z2hghnhe03m... ). It contains a few simple questions you can ask yourself to unlock your potential in 2026.
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Short-term results come from intensity. Long-term results come from consistency.
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Ninety percent of success can be boiled down to consistently doing the obvious thing for an uncommonly long period of time without convincing yourself that you're smarter than you are.
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Working smart isn't the opposite of working hard. It's the result of working hard.
You have to put in the hours before you can see the shortcuts. You have to learn the details before you can know which ones matter.
You have to do the work wrong many times before you discover how to do it right.
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Kevin Kelly on patience:
“The patience you need for big things, is developed by your patience with the little things.”
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Former Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi ( https://click.kit-mail6.com/o8un0pwpw6tqh65qomgudsqzm07rrboh96kw/p8heh9h48zp... ):
“Sometimes people say, “Oh, you flip-flop.” No, the environment changed. ... You cannot be dogmatic about your strategic direction. When the environment changes around you, you’ve got to zag a little bit."
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Author Jim Murphy ( https://click.kit-mail6.com/o8un0pwpw6tqh65qomgudsqzm07rrboh96kw/x0hph6hexw4... ) on presence:
“Passion is found in the present, while desire is focused on the future. When you desire a certain outcome, you are constantly judging whether that outcome will materialize or not. When you’re present, your focus is absolute in the moment.”
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