Ryan @ryanwmarks

Traveler, reader, writer, Mandarin Chinese student makeyourmark.substack.com Denver, CO Joined September 2011

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Ryan @ryanwmarks

4 years ago

@jonathangooda @DENAirport 感谢 😁

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5 years ago

@arvanaghi Managing up is still a crucial skill. Playing the role of lieutenant can be useful for building trust. Trap is when you get stuck under or are dominated by your superior’s personality.

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5 years ago

This is a great read for anyone seeking to cut distraction, go deeper, and find success professionally and personally. Read more from Cal Newport for specific actions and processes.

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5. Distraction is poison. It lingers even after we disconnect. It festers in our minds and degrades our ability to work deeply. When not working deeply, be comfortable with boredom or else distraction will poison your mind.

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Ryan @ryanwmarks

5 years ago

Just finished Deep Work by Cal Newport. Deep work is distraction-free, concentrated effort that pushes our cognitive capabilities to their limit. This type of work is increasingly rare and increasingly valuable in the information economy. 5 Takeaways ⬇️

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5 years ago

@kevpacker This is a great insight. Many people think happiness means no more negative emotions. So when sadness, anger, fatigue arise they reject it, thinking “happy people don’t feel this way.” But it’s confronting and accepting those negative emotions that enables happiness!

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5 years ago

These are just a few of my takeaways that I’m trying to implement in my life! Pick up a copy to get the full details and read some of Voss’s crazy hostage stories. If you’ve read it already, what did you think?

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5 years ago

5. Life is a negotiation. It’s not just for business deals or buying a car. Every human relationship we have involves negotiation. Lessons learned in this book apply across the board!

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5 years ago

Finished “Never Split the Difference” this morning. Great read. Bad ass FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss outlines how empathy, listening, and certain conversation tactics can help get what you want without feeling scummy about it. 5 takeaways 👇

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Ryan @ryanwmarks

5 years ago

7 years ago, I studied abroad in New Zealand, and it changed my life. I transformed from a naive, insecure teenager to a man on a mission to keep traveling the world. Read the full story here 👇 makeyourmark.substack.com/p/how-travel-c…

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5 years ago

The day your mind has no more problems to solve is the day your intellectual life dies. People without problems to solve can be shut in a library but have nothing to read, or locked in a laboratory but make no discoveries. - Hu Shi