1. IDEAS

2. What is the power of an idea? IDEAS

3. Where good ideas come from …

4. An idea is a NETWORK (not a single thing) Ideas are “recycled”/re-invented from existing ideas A liquid network / a chaotic environment Great ideas often come from MISTAKES Great ideas have a long incubation process (a “slow hunch” / fade into view) IDEAS

5. How can we (individuals, schools, etc.) CREATE environments that allow for more connections (connecting ideas vs. protecting ideas), and slow hunches to incubate? So what does this mean for US? IDEAS

6. Conversation prompts ideas (that’s why we TALK...it is connections!) Time should be given for s-l-o-w h-u-n-c-h-e-s (that’s why you get assignments early) Learn to look at things differently in this class (that’s why I challenge existing ideas) Learn to embrace mistakes in this class (that’s how we break ruts/get to something NEW!) IDEAS

7. What is the role of questions in ideas? Some great discoveries started with questions … THE POWER OF AN IDEA

9. SLIGHT EDGE

11. THE SLIGHT EDGE IS EASY TO DO - and it is easy not to do. Now, I’m defining EASY here as simply “something you can do.” The Slight Edge philosophy is based on doing things that are easy-little disciplines, which, done consistently over time, add up to the biggest accomplishments. The problem is that all those things that are easy to do are just as easy not to do. Why is something easy not to do? Because if you don’t do it, it won’t kill you today. But, that simple, seemingly insignificant error in judgment, compounded over time, will kill you, destroy you, ruin your chances for success, and demolish your dreams. You can count on it. - Jeff Olsen SLIGHT EDGE

12. Educating yourself is the critical ingredient in The Slight Edge philosophy. You must acquire the knowledge you need to master any subject, and pursuit that will contribute to your personal and professional growth and development. Your philosophy is the source of your failure or success. PHILOSOPHY > Attitude > Actions > Results > Quality of Life SLIGHT EDGE

13. #1 - Success Does Not Happen In A Sudden Quantum Leap SLIGHT EDGE

14. #2 - The Secrets To Success Are In The Little Choices We Make Everyday! SLIGHT EDGE

15. #3 - The Amazing Power Of The Compound Effect

16. #4 - Your Habits Will Either Build Or Destroy You! SLIGHT EDGE

17. #5 – The Law of Associations – Be Careful Who You Hang Out With! SLIGHT EDGE

18. #6 – To Succeed, You Must Start With Something; No Matter How Small SLIGHT EDGE

19. #7 – Focus On The Future! SLIGHT EDGE

20. There are three ways for you to get this knowledge: 1) Studied Knowledge 2) Activity Knowledge 3) Modeled Knowledge SLIGHT EDGE

21. IS IT EASY TO DO? IS IT EASY NOT TO DO? SLIGHT EDGE

22. WHERE DO IDEAS COME FROM?

23. HOW DO IDEAS SPREAD?

24. HOW CAN EXISTING IDEAS HOLD US BACK?

27. IDEAS DEVELOP INTO AUDIENCE WORTHY TALKS Marriage – start at 3:30

28. IDEAS DEVELOP INTO AUDIENCE WORTHY TALKS Happiness – start at 2:50

29. IDEAS DEVELOP INTO AUDIENCE WORTHY TALKS Happiness – start at 2:05