Insights from ‘Barking Up the Wrong Tree’ by Eric Barker Flashcards
What are the four subjective measurements of success?
Achievement, Legacy, Significance, Happiness.
How can you generate a feeling of achievement?
By consistently accomplishing meaningful goals, starting with small goals each day.
How can you create a sense of legacy?
By influencing others positively and passing on values to help others find success.
How can you generate a feeling of significance?
By being valuable to the people closest to you and being there for them.
What is the key to feeling happiness according to the PDF?
Finding a way to enjoy the day-to-day experience of life and being grateful.
Why should you put yourself in environments that leverage your intensifiers?
Because intensifiers, though typically negative, can become strengths in specific environments.
Give an example of a negative trait becoming a strength in a specific environment.
Winston Churchill’s paranoia and stubbornness were negative in peacetime but became strengths in wartime.
What is one word that summarizes the most important thing about success?
Alignment.
What is the definition of ‘alignment’ in the context of success?
It’s the match between who you are and where you choose to be.
What is one quality of Asperger’s that can be a strength for tech entrepreneurs?
Challenging social norms without feeling intimidated by others.
What is the result of leveraging your signature strengths according to the PDF?
It maximizes progress toward meaningful goals, helping you feel like you’re winning and influencing others.
How can you identify your signature strengths?
By creating a mind-map of your so-called flaws and identifying contexts where they could be strengths.
What is the impact of consistently leveraging your signature strengths?
You’ll smile more often, be less stressed, and enjoy life, leading to a satisfying and successful life.
How did Michael Phelps’s physical traits, considered awkward on land, help him in his career?
His short legs and long upper body enabled him to become the most successful swimmer of all time.
How can chronic procrastination be evaluated in the context of strengths?
Chronic procrastination is considered a flaw without useful contexts in most situations.
