E9: Social Media Is Destroying Our Society

1. Cultivate Unwavering Self-Belief

Foster a deep-seated belief in your ability to achieve your aspirations, as this self-conviction is presented as the fundamental secret to realizing your goals and designing your desired life.

2. Actively Seek More In Life

Don’t passively accept what you’re given; actively ask for more responsibility, opportunities, or desired outcomes, backing it up with effort and a strong belief in your ability to achieve it.

3. Leverage Hard Work As An Advantage

View hard work as a significant advantage in a competitive world, enabling faster progress and achievement, especially when you are passionate about what you do.

4. Curate Your Digital Information Diet

Conduct a self-audit of your time spent on social media, then intentionally unfollow accounts that negatively impact your mood or provide misinformation, replacing them with informative and positive sources to improve your mental state and perspective.

5. Simplify Life For Mental Well-being

Reduce the complexity of your life to improve mental health by turning off all non-essential notifications, engaging in calming activities like reading or spending time outdoors, and even scheduling digital detox periods like turning off your phone on Sunday evenings.

6. Develop A Strategic Network Plan

Create a deliberate strategy to expand your professional and personal network with individuals who can add mutual value, recognizing that your network can be a critical factor in business success and problem-solving.

7. Pursue Sustainable Wealth Slowly

Shift your aspiration from getting rich quickly to building wealth slowly through continuous learning, personal development, and sustainable practices, which leads to greater longevity and happiness.

8. Master Controlled Emotional Range

In business, develop the ability to deploy both compassion and sternness/aggression as needed, ensuring that any aggressive actions are controlled and strategic, rather than driven by uncontrolled emotion.

9. Cultivate Gratitude Through Exposure

Expose yourself to vastly different living conditions to shift your perspective on what is truly ‘complain-worthy’ and build profound gratitude for what you have.

10. Embrace Your Birth Privilege

Recognize the immense privilege of your birth circumstances (e.g., roof, parents, internet, education) and avoid making excuses, viewing it as a ’lottery ticket’ to achieve anything.

11. Implement A “Well Done” Culture

Actively seek constructive criticism to improve, and cultivate a ‘well done culture’ by frequently and genuinely acknowledging good work and achievements, as simple praise has a tremendous positive impact on team members.

12. Prioritize Universal Team Value

Treat every team member with consistent respect and consideration, as you never know who might feel undervalued, and a single negative perception can highlight the need for universal positive engagement.

13. Integrate New Teammates Personally

Schedule dedicated time, even brief 5-10 minute sessions, to personally connect with new team members upon their start, especially in distributed teams, to build relationships and ensure they feel welcomed.

14. Invest In Employee Development

Provide employees with clear objectives, a comprehensive induction process, ongoing training courses, and opportunities for self-development to foster their growth and engagement within the company.

15. Embrace Painful Life Lessons

Recognize that some life lessons will be difficult and ‘suck,’ but appreciate them as they serve to prevent greater future suffering and contribute to your growth.

16. Achieve Self-Completeness Before Relationships

Strive for personal happiness and contentment independently, as being complete on your own is suggested as the ideal state before entering a romantic relationship.