http://scottgould.me/hacking-yourself/ Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://scottgould.me/hacking-yourself/#comment-306 Maximize Your Strengths – scottgould.me Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:56:48 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=278#comment-306 [...] a perfectionist I have an obsessive problem with anything that is less than perfect. So no surprise then that growing up I was never [...] [...] a perfectionist I have an obsessive problem with anything that is less than perfect. So no surprise then that growing up I was never [...]

]]> http://scottgould.me/hacking-yourself/#comment-305 Scott Gould Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:19:08 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=278#comment-305 Ha! Well i've learnt today about Type-A and -B personalities which I didn't know before!Jamie I'm glad to hear there are others like me. Your point that "I think you're very smart to step back from fighting against your nature" encourages me. To use a sermon title I once heard, you need to 'turn your favour on your famine'.My way of looking at this, which I feel you are also saying, is to maximize your strengths, and minimize your weaknesses. I've done this by focussing on what I do best, and finding and training other people and surrounding myself with people who balance me and fill in the gaps.Thanks again Jamie, love chatting with you Ha! Well i've learnt today about Type-A and -B personalities which I didn't know before!Jamie I'm glad to hear there are others like me. Your point that “I think you're very smart to step back from fighting against your nature” encourages me. To use a sermon title I once heard, you need to 'turn your favour on your famine'.My way of looking at this, which I feel you are also saying, is to maximize your strengths, and minimize your weaknesses. I've done this by focussing on what I do best, and finding and training other people and surrounding myself with people who balance me and fill in the gaps.Thanks again Jamie, love chatting with you

]]> http://scottgould.me/hacking-yourself/#comment-308 Scott Gould Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:19:08 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=278#comment-308 Ha! Well i've learnt today about Type-A and -B personalities which I didn't know before!Jamie I'm glad to hear there are others like me. Your point that "I think you're very smart to step back from fighting against your nature" encourages me. To use a sermon title I once heard, you need to 'turn your favour on your famine'.My way of looking at this, which I feel you are also saying, is to maximize your strengths, and minimize your weaknesses. I've done this by focussing on what I do best, and finding and training other people and surrounding myself with people who balance me and fill in the gaps.Thanks again Jamie, love chatting with you Ha! Well i've learnt today about Type-A and -B personalities which I didn't know before!Jamie I'm glad to hear there are others like me. Your point that “I think you're very smart to step back from fighting against your nature” encourages me. To use a sermon title I once heard, you need to 'turn your favour on your famine'.My way of looking at this, which I feel you are also saying, is to maximize your strengths, and minimize your weaknesses. I've done this by focussing on what I do best, and finding and training other people and surrounding myself with people who balance me and fill in the gaps.Thanks again Jamie, love chatting with you

]]> http://scottgould.me/hacking-yourself/#comment-304 JamieLee Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:58:38 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=278#comment-304 Scott - Really enjoying your blog and the unique ideas you're sharing with us. I love the idea of "hacking yourself" and am so glad to have the insights into how you've leveraged your typical Type-A personality (right there with you, brother) to your benefit. Glad to hear you have a patient spouse who sees you through your temporary obsessions. My beau has the same disposition ... "riding the waves," as he calls it, of my myriad passions. ;)I think anyone can hack themselves by taking the time to - on a regular basis - observe themselves. We're so quick to create a preconceived notion of ourselves. It can be incredibly enlightening to step back and take your words and actions at face value. Once you've come to terms with the true nature of your personality traits, THEN you can start figuring out how to apply them successfully in your life. I think you're very smart to step back from fighting against your nature. Trying to fit yourself into someone else's way of being is doomed to failure from the start. MUCH better to learn how to tailor your life to your intrinsic qualities. Thanks for giving me something to think about this morning. :) Scott – Really enjoying your blog and the unique ideas you're sharing with us. I love the idea of “hacking yourself” and am so glad to have the insights into how you've leveraged your typical Type-A personality (right there with you, brother) to your benefit. Glad to hear you have a patient spouse who sees you through your temporary obsessions. My beau has the same disposition … “riding the waves,” as he calls it, of my myriad passions. I think anyone can hack themselves by taking the time to – on a regular basis – observe themselves. We're so quick to create a preconceived notion of ourselves. It can be incredibly enlightening to step back and take your words and actions at face value. Once you've come to terms with the true nature of your personality traits, THEN you can start figuring out how to apply them successfully in your life. I think you're very smart to step back from fighting against your nature. Trying to fit yourself into someone else's way of being is doomed to failure from the start. MUCH better to learn how to tailor your life to your intrinsic qualities. Thanks for giving me something to think about this morning.

]]> http://scottgould.me/hacking-yourself/#comment-307 JamieLee Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:58:38 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=278#comment-307 Scott - Really enjoying your blog and the unique ideas you're sharing with us. I love the idea of "hacking yourself" and am so glad to have the insights into how you've leveraged your typical Type-A personality (right there with you, brother) to your benefit. Glad to hear you have a patient spouse who sees you through your temporary obsessions. My beau has the same disposition ... "riding the waves," as he calls it, of my myriad passions. ;)I think anyone can hack themselves by taking the time to - on a regular basis - observe themselves. We're so quick to create a preconceived notion of ourselves. It can be incredibly enlightening to step back and take your words and actions at face value. Once you've come to terms with the true nature of your personality traits, THEN you can start figuring out how to apply them successfully in your life. I think you're very smart to step back from fighting against your nature. Trying to fit yourself into someone else's way of being is doomed to failure from the start. MUCH better to learn how to tailor your life to your intrinsic qualities. Thanks for giving me something to think about this morning. :) Scott – Really enjoying your blog and the unique ideas you're sharing with us. I love the idea of “hacking yourself” and am so glad to have the insights into how you've leveraged your typical Type-A personality (right there with you, brother) to your benefit. Glad to hear you have a patient spouse who sees you through your temporary obsessions. My beau has the same disposition … “riding the waves,” as he calls it, of my myriad passions. I think anyone can hack themselves by taking the time to – on a regular basis – observe themselves. We're so quick to create a preconceived notion of ourselves. It can be incredibly enlightening to step back and take your words and actions at face value. Once you've come to terms with the true nature of your personality traits, THEN you can start figuring out how to apply them successfully in your life. I think you're very smart to step back from fighting against your nature. Trying to fit yourself into someone else's way of being is doomed to failure from the start. MUCH better to learn how to tailor your life to your intrinsic qualities. Thanks for giving me something to think about this morning.

]]> http://scottgould.me/hacking-yourself/#comment-303 Scott Gould Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:46:29 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=278#comment-303 Sorry could you clarify if that is "loving your work helps you hack yourself", or "I love your work Scott!":-) Sorry could you clarify if that is “loving your work helps you hack yourself”, or “I love your work Scott!”:-)

]]> http://scottgould.me/hacking-yourself/#comment-310 Scott Gould Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:46:29 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=278#comment-310 Sorry could you clarify if that is "loving your work helps you hack yourself", or "I love your work Scott!":-) Sorry could you clarify if that is “loving your work helps you hack yourself”, or “I love your work Scott!”:-)

]]> http://scottgould.me/hacking-yourself/#comment-302 Chloe Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:00:38 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=278#comment-302 yet again...loving your work.. yet again…loving your work..

]]> http://scottgould.me/hacking-yourself/#comment-309 Chloe Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:00:38 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=278#comment-309 yet again...loving your work.. yet again…loving your work..

]]> http://scottgould.me/hacking-yourself/#comment-301 Scott Gould Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:43:23 +0000 http://scottgould.me/?p=278#comment-301 Hi Robin,I think that's a great way of looking at it - your spiritual self hacking the physical self to gain more from it - using your body like a tool.Consider this brain of my shifted in its perceptions! :-) Hi Robin,I think that's a great way of looking at it – your spiritual self hacking the physical self to gain more from it – using your body like a tool.Consider this brain of my shifted in its perceptions!

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