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The Five Cognitive Distortions of People Who Get Stuff Done

By Michael Dearing. Couldn’t find any video and not sure if this is tongue-in-cheek (like the “48 Laws of Power”.) The distortions are:

  1. Personal Exceptionalism
    “I am special.”
  2. Dichotomous Thinking
    “X is sh*t. Y is genius.”
  3. Correct Overgeneralization
    “I see two dots and draw the right line.”
  4. Blank-Canvas Thinking
    “Painting by numbers isn’t art. And I want to make art.”
  5. Schumpeterianism
    “I am a creative destruction machine.”

TL;DR be a ruthless, inflexible, self-absorbed dick so you can identify, refine, and deliver Value™.