John Mavrick's Garden

Last updated April 10, 2022

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• People prefer to listen when you’re offering someone else’s advice rather than your own

• Be someone who knows what they don’t know, and is willing to learn in one sitting until they do

• Brick walls give us a chance to show how badly we want something

Tips on time:

• Time should be explicitly managed like money

• You can only change plans if you have one

• Consider whether you spend your time on the right things

• Stay organized

• Multitask while you’re on the phone

• If you want a quick conversation, call them before lunch

• Delegate

• Take time outs

Personal Advice

• Dream big

• Earnestness > Hip

• Know when to surrender your ego

• Make deals with people to find a fair standing ground\

• Don’t complain, just work harder

• Treat diseases rather than symptoms

• Don’t obsess over what other people think

• Social interactions

• Greet people properly

• Find common interests

• Find optimal meeting conditions

• Let everyone talk

• Check egos at the door

• Praise each other

• Phrase alternatives as questions

• Look for the best in everybody; give people time to prove their impressiveness

• When dating a guy, watch how they act rather than what they say

• Stay loyal, keep trying, consider your mindset, don’t focus on little issues

• Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted; accept risks and failures

• Find creative ways to get the attention of others

• Remember to send gratitude, especially through hand-written notes if necessary

• Loyalty is a two-way street

• Go the extra mile and give little gifts when people do you favors

• Always be prepared for possible scenarios

• Bad apologies are better than none

  • 1. What I did was wrong.
  • 2. I feel badly that I hurt you.
  • 3. How do I make this better?

• Tell the truth

• Don’t feel entitled, and don’t degrade others for their work status

• Contribute to community

• Sometimes all you have to do is ask to find opportunities

• Optimism is a mental state that can help you improve your physical state

• Be grateful for the input of others

Application

• Don’t take life for granted, live every day as if it could possible be the last

• Practice all the advice he gives to live a contentful life

• Be optimistic, do what you love, be friendly, and be grateful

• Repay those who have added meaning in your life

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