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May 12 2011: People are addicted to repetition. Once they find a pattern that isn't too painful, they stick with it. [view in context] 4814
May 12 2011: The rarest human skill is motivation—the ability to independently initiate an action. 4815
May 12 2011: Most human behavior is either repetition of a past pattern or reaction to events of the outside world. Initiative is extremely rare. 4816
May 12 2011: The test of someone's independent initiative is what they do with their spare time. 4817
May 12 2011: Given some free time, most people will "outsource" it by turning it over to programmed entertainment. 4818
May 12 2011: Initiative is doing something you haven't done before in a way you haven't done before to improve or expand yourself. 4819
May 12 2011: It takes initiative to actively explore the world. Most will simply wait for the world to impose itself on them. 4820
May 12 2011: If someone throws something at you and you duck, that's not initiative; that's reaction. Most human behavior is like that. 4821
May 12 2011: People rarely change course unless change is forced upon them by a crisis or significant pain. 4822
May 12 2011: Success is the assassin of initiative. Once people reach it, their development usually stops and they rarely go any farther. 4823
May 12 2011: Look at all the past stars of pop music? How many are still producing? Paul Simon. That's it! The others are merely resting on their past. 4824
May 12 2011: Right now, you could watch TV, or you could do something new and innovative with your time, building your future. Guess which one wins. 4825
May 12 2011: Young people start out with big plans, but after a few stabs at initiative, they usually quit, falling into a dull, comfortable routine. 4826
May 12 2011: Retirement, for most, means years of programmed, repetitive activities. And crossword puzzles, lots of crossword puzzles. 4827
May 12 2011: Unhappiness is the promoter of initiative. If you're unhappy enough with your current lot, you just might get off your ass and do something! 4828
May 12 2011: Initiative is a skill that gets stronger the more you use it. 4829
May 12 2011: Initiative is the pro-active step of solving problems in your life before they become problems. 4830
May 12 2011: Look at your friends. How many are actually doing things, and how many are stuck in a routine? 4831
May 12 2011: Look at yourself. Are you actually doing things—taking initiative—or are you stuck in a comfortable, repetitive routine? 4832
May 12 2011: Thank God for catastrophe! Without it, most people would never leave their safe zone. 4833
May 12 2011: #### End. This has been a live 1-hour essay: "Initiative" [view in context]
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