Virtue ethics & Effective Altruism: What can EA learn from virtue ethics?
18 Effective Habits of Highly Successful People
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THEY KNOW NOTHING CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF
PERSISTENCE AND DETERMINATION, SO THEY
MAKE A HABIT OF NEVER QUITTING UNTIL THEY GET RESULTS.
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SELF-CONFIDENCE COMES FROM THE HABIT OF
MASTERING YOURSELF, YOUR SKILLS AND TALENTS. IT'S A
PROCESS THAT SLOWLY BUT SURELY BUILDS UNSHAKEABLE
TRUST IN YOURSELF WHICH IS A VITAL ELEMENT OF SUCCESS.
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WHEN YOU THINK BIG, YOU ACT BIG, AND BIG THINGS
HAPPEN. WHAT IS THE NEXT BIG IDEA, PROJECT, BUSINESS THAT
YOU CAN THINK ABOUT?
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THEIR STRONG CONVICTIONS MEAN THEY'LL STRUCTURE
EVERYTHING ELSE IN THEIR LIFE AROUND THEIR MOST
IMPORTANT GOAL, DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN.
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SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE MAKE IT A HABIT TO BRING
VALUE TO OTHERS. TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL, LOOK FOR
WAYS TO GIVE, NOT TO GET.
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THEY HAVE THE STRENGTH TO SEE THINGS THROUGH WITHOUT
VACILLATING OR PROCRASTINATING. WHEN YOU WANT IT, YOU MAKE
IT HAPPEN. THE WORLD'S GREATEST ACHIEVERS ARE THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THE
THE WILLPOWER TO STAY FOCUSED ON THEIR GOALS AND CONSISTENT IN
THEIR EFFORTS.
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THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IN EVERYTHING THERE ARE FAILURES AND
FRUSTRATIONS. TO TAKE SETBACKS PERSONALLY JUST SLOWS THINGS DOWN
THAT MUCH MORE. THEIR HABIT OF PATIENCE IS NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE
ABILITY TO WAIT AS KNOWING HOW TO ACT WHILE THEY'RE WAITING.
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THEY CHOOSE POSITIVITY INSTEAD OF FEAR. OPTIMISM IS AN
IDEAL STRATEGY FOR MAKING A BETTER FUTURE YOU HAVE TO FIRST
BELIEVE THAT THE FUTURE CAN BE BETTER BEFORE YOU CAN STEP UP
AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING IT SO.
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THEY MAKE IT A HABIT OF BEING AGILE AND ADAPTABLE. MANY OF THEM HAVE
BECOME SUCCESSFUL DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY INITIALLY
STARTED OUT TO DO. THEY KNOW THE WORLD IS ALWAYS CHANGING AND
THEY REFUSE TO LOCK THEMSELVES INTO
A BOX.
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SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE MAKE A HABIT OF KNOWING WHY
THEY DO WHAT THEY DO WHAT THEY'RE IN IT FOR.
THEY'VE GIVEN THOUGHT TO THEIR REASONS AND MOTIVES, WHICH IN
TURN GIVES THEM THE COURAGE AND THE DETERMINATION TO
CONTINUE.
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MOST PEOPLE THINK SHORT TERM, BECAUSE THEY WANT INSTANT GRATIFICATION.
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO SET THAT DESIRE ASIDE AND CULTIVATE THE
HABIT OF THINKING IN THE LONG TERM. THEY PLAN AHEAD BECAUSE THEY KNOW
THAT LASTING SUCCESS BEATS MOMENTARY
GRATIFICATION.
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PEOPLE WHO CAN COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY EXCEL IN LIFE.
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE GREAT
SUCCESS, YOU MUST FIRST MUST UNDERSTAND YOUR CENTRAL
MESSAGE AND HOW BEST TO COMMUNICATE IT.
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THEY KNOW YOU CAN'T MAKE IMPORTANT GAINS WITHOUT
IMPORTANT RISK. IF YOU TAKE RISK OUT OF LIFE, YOU
TAKE OPPORTUNITY OUT ALONG WITH IT.
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IN THE END, EVERYTHING BOILS DOWN TO PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS AND SELF-MANAGEMENT. SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE
MAKE THOSE AREAS A PRIORITY PEOPLE SKILLS AND PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT.
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THEY DEVELOP NETWORKS AND CULTIVATE CONTACTS,
AND THEY KNOW HOW TO MAKE THINGS WORK. THEY
KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT ABILITIES
IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME, EVERYONE BENEFITS.
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IF THERE'S ONE CRITICAL THING THAT SEPARATES SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE
FROM THE HERD, IT'S THIS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE TAKE
ACTION. THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO OR
THINK ABOUT THEIR INTENTIONS. THEY GET UP AND GET IT DONE.
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THEY MAKE A POINT OF WORKING HARDER THAN EVERYONE ELSE AND
LEARNING EVERY SINGLE DETAIL FROM SCRATCH. AND BECAUSE THEY
DO WHAT MOST PEOPLE AREN'T WILLING TO DO,
THEY GET TO SET THE AGENDA.
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THEY DON'T ALLOW ANY ROOM FOR NEGATIVITY OR DOUBT.
THEY MAY EVEN VISUALIZE HOW SUCCESS WILL LOOK AND FEEL. THEY
INTUITIVELY UNDERSTAND THAT ONCE YOU CAN THINK IT YOU CAN
ACHIEVE IT.