Code of the Extraordinary Mind, The: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed On Your Own Terms

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Borzykowski, Bryan. "Meet the man who finds solace in a 25-hour commute". BBC . Retrieved 20 May 2016. List all the things you could give to others, drill down and get specific, think about where you could give help, follow your intuition, and take action. Law 7: Embrace your quest. Extraordinary minds are motivated by a quest or calling—a drive to create some positive change in the world. This drive propels them forward in life and helps them to gain meaning and make a meaningful contribution. SME & Entrepreneurship Business Award Malaysia". Archived from the original on 26 January 2019 . Retrieved 26 February 2017.

Key Lessons from “The Code of the Extraordinary Mind”

Once you discover the code, you will question your limits and realize that there are none. Step into a new understanding of the world around you and your place in it, and find yourself operating at a new, extraordinary level in every way…happiness, purpose, fulfilment, and love. Hyland, Tim (2014). "The Power of Rethinking Everything". Speaker Magazine. pp.14–17 . Retrieved 8 July 2016.

We usually tend to focus forward, meaning we’re looking at all the things and goals we want and work towards. There’s a gap between who you are now and who you will be when you accomplish those things. This is your forward gap. Now, Dan says if you instead focus on your reverse gap, meaning the gap you’ve already closed, the stuff that’s behind you, the things you’ve accomplished, you’ll see how far you’ve already come – and be a lot happier. This Quest (based on scientific studies from several major universities) teaches you an effortless system to: Where We Learn That Much of How the World Runs Is Based on Bulls**t Rules Passed Down from Generation to Generation Think about: Three to five things you’re grateful for in your personal life Three to five things you’re grateful for in your work life Blissipline System 2: Forgiveness

Read books written by practioners, books written by engineers, books written by people who do research to get profits out of their research. A key ingredient of this state is that your happiness is not tied to attaining your vision. It comes from the pursuit of your vision, combined with a sense of gratitude for what you already have. Do you have a goal of graduating from high school with a good GPA? Or a goal of qualifying for the right college? Or of securing a great internship? Or of getting a raise at your job? Or of getting rich? Or of becoming famous? Or of earning some price or reward? When I went my own way rather than choosing the path of the practical and realistic job, it wasn't because I thought there was anything wrong with being a computer engineer. But I did—and still do—think there's something wrong with the idea that we should work at something we have no passion for, just because it's the norm or the rule in the world we're born into.