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University of East Anglia
Norwich Business School
Management Skills and
Personal Development
NBS-7031X
Lecture 9
6 May 2021
Dr. Fahri Karakas
F.Karakas@uea.ac.uk

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 5 Seconds Rule
 Languishing, Happiness, and Creativity
 Hackathon:
◦ Paradigm Shifts and New Assets
◦ Metaverse
◦ Crypto, Bitcoin, Blockchain & NFTs
 Exponential Thinking
 Storytelling & Content Creation
 Entrepreneurial Thinking
◦ Shark Tank Exercise

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“The 5 Second Rule” by Mel Robbins
The moment you have an instinct to act
on a goal you must count 5–4–3–2–1
and physically move or your brain will
stop you.

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Mel Robbins: Five Second Rule

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Don’t Bother Waiting For Inspiration. It’s Not Coming.
• You need grit, struggle and urgency.
• The cold reality is that sometimes, it’s a real struggle to get your best work into the
world.
• That’s why so many of us admire great creators, artists and thinkers but so few of us will
ever become one.
• If you wait to be inspired to do your best work, you’ll be waiting a long time. Possibly
forever.
• Waiting for inspiration is an amateur move. It’s not coming today. It may never. It’s not
coming to you. But you can seek it out.
• The solution: start the work now.
• Do it on the sunny days and the rainy days. Stop giving yourself a “pass” to leave your
gifts on the table unopened. Stop allowing yourself the excuse not to create.
• Push through the uncomfortable stage
• Struggle actually leads to more inspiration
• You don’t get inspired, then do great work. You do great work, then get inspired.

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We lived a decade of events in 2020
For many, 2020 felt like five years packed into one…
• Historic pandemic
• Historic social movement (Black Lives Matter)
• Historic stimulus
• Historic wildfires
• Historic election
• Historic stock market high
• Historic technology breakthroughs (Alphafold / GPT-3 /
Quantum Supremacy, etc)

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.html

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According to Hal Elrod, your morning routine
should consist of six components:
• Silence: Practice meditation, prayer or breathing exercises to calm
your mind
• Affirmations: Encourage yourself through powerful words
• Visualization: Imagine yourself living your best life
• Exercise: Move your body right in the morning
• Reading: Get some inspiration and fill your brain with positivity
• Scribble: Practice journaling and write down your thoughts

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 Make a list of all the things that stimulate your creativity at
home.
 Create a list of activities and hobbies that you can take on.
 Here are some possible activities or hobbies you can choose
from:
◦ Solving puzzles, learning origami, writing letters to yourself,
learning to play an instrument, singing, dancing, baking cookies,
shooting a TikTok video, learning a new language (Duolingo),
changing your hairstyle, redecorating the house, meditating,
gardening…
◦ What have you been putting off because of lack of time?
◦ Please choose your activities and hobbies - write a list of them.
◦ Then, please allocate time in your calendar for these activities and
hobbies. You can aim for minimum one hour every day, for
example.
◦ Do these activities and hobbies regularly and consistently.

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https://www.wired.co.uk/article/metaverse

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AR Will Spark the Next Big Tech
Platform— Call It Mirrorworld
We are building a 1-to-1 map of almost unimaginable scope. When it's complete, our
physical reality will merge with the digital universe.
https://www.wired.com/story/mirrorworld-ar-next-big-tech-platform/

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https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/two-reasons-why-these-7-lines-of-code-
turned-into-a-36-billion-empire-6d2b2d1a8da2

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Understanding Exponential Change:
The Wealth of Jeff Bezos

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* Halloween
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A blockchain is a
continuously growing list
of records, called blocks,
which are linked and secured
using cryptography. Each
block typically contains
a hash pointer as a link to a
previous block,
a timestamp and transaction
data. By design, a blockchain
is inherently resistant to
modification of the data.”)

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Who is Satoshi Nakamato?
We simply do not know.
Had his/her identity been known, (s)he could be in
danger.
Governments, central banks, CIA, and big banks
are after Satoshi Nakamato.
No one owns the Bitcoin network, which means
there’s no way to regulate it.
Blockchain is the tech genie and it is outside
the lamp. No way to prevent it. It will
dominate the world in the upcoming
decades.

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A $1,000 dogecoin purchase on Jan. 1,
2021 — at a price of less than a cent
per coin — would be worth $121,052

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https://medium.com/predict/business-
landscape-is-changing-rapidly-so-should-
you-
cd9eceb7ad02?source=friends_link&sk=96a
753ce3323a8c8c7c1cffd78089c6a

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I have joined BitClout today

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https://medium.com/accelerated-intelligence/bitclout-why-i-
love-it-and-how-to-use-it-316377078be8

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/technology/welcome-to-the-yolo-economy.html

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Ideas are abundant, but your perspective is one-of-a-kind.
We will start by combing through your curiosities, skills, and
interests to discover your Unique World. This is the special
place in the Idea Universe that you – and only you – can
occupy.
I will share the details of my personal journey as an example of
this process in action.

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Ideas come and go. Idea Playgrounds are where they last.
I will go over how I store my ideas, using digital note-taking
tools (I use Roam Research, but anything works here) and that
timeless tool we call memory. We will go over which
information sources are reliable nodes for great stories, and
how to recall these ideas when you need them most.

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The biggest obstacle for any storyteller is the belief that there’s
no story to tell.
This happens when you feel like you’re out of ideas, or when
you think that all the available insights are not your own.
To resolve this tension, I’m going to introduce a different
approach to selecting topics, which I call the Thematic Lens. By
viewing your ideas through this lens, you will always have
something to discuss.

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Once you have your topic, it’s time to build the foundation for
your story.
I will go over the concept of a Messy Book, and how to use it to
create an effective outline. Whether your story is 500 words
long or 5,000, you’ll be able to structure it using this system.
To make it concrete, I will also share my exact outlines for
some of my most popular posts.

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Simplification is the purest form of understanding.
I will teach you how to take complicated ideas and make them
easy for your readers to understand. We will build analogies,
set up examples, and create graphs to simplify every element
of your story. Practical exercises, done together.

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Oftentimes, great insights are extracted from dense books,
jargon-filled research papers, and droning lectures. Not too
exciting, eh?
In this lesson, I’ll go over how to liven up the elements of your
story to make it memorable. We’ll discuss narrative arcs,
unexpected connections, and the usage of Fun Magnets to
keep readers engaged.

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Writing is the conduit to finding your voice. But like anything
worthwhile, it’s hard.
We will go over some best practices I’ve picked up over the
years to make the process smoother. You’ll learn about word
choice, paragraph transitions, and distraction-free
environments.
Then you’ll put these skills to use by writing a story and
sharing it with your peers.

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Once your story is complete, it’s time to get it to the right
people.
I’ll walk you through two methods of distribution: (1)
publishing platforms and (2) email newsletters. I’ll go
through the pros and cons of each, and will show you
specific ways to build an audience on either one.
To make it concrete, I’ll share a personal guide on how I
use platforms for reach, and newsletters for depth. This
framework will apply to any platform of choice.

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https://medium.com/the-write-path/11-habits-
of-the-prolific-content-creator-78bd3be5c1c4

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Four Stories of Your Life
Learning
Adventure

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Exercise @
Home:
Four Stories of
Your Life
https://medium.com/journal-of-
curiosity-imagination-and-
inspiration/good-storytelling-is-
at-the-heart-of-your-life-
577d7378f575?sk=af7d98b3956
490a01ba40a2bf5e748e8

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https://medium.com/illumination/12-creative-adventures-to-
expand-your-imagination-
d1922a780f9b?sk=af4524392782dcc72eebc31ff2f95f9b

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UP Documentary –
Your Life Segments
Learning
Adventure

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The British Documentary “Up” was initiated in
1964 and interviewed children aged 7 about
their lives and dreams.
These children were tracked and interviewed
again when they were 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49,
and 56.
Exercise
Divide your life into 7-year segments and
draw the phases based on these years.
1-7
8-14
15-21
22-28
29-35
36-42
43-49
50-56
57-63
64-70
1.Draw the segments like a lifeline or a path.
2.Give a title to each segment.
3.What were the major life events or
milestones during these years?
4.Think of places/cities/people significant
during this segment.
5.Write down your major roles/jobs/projects
and key institutions during this segment.
6.At what junction are you at currently?
7. Where will you be heading next?
Brainstorm possibilities and write down your
dreams.

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Become A Polymath
Mental Models

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https://waitbutwhy.com/

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I have recently read:
Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth, and Impact the World–
Peter H Diamandis
• A radical, how-to guide for using exponential technologies,
moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools to create
extraordinary wealth while also positively impacting the
lives of billions.
• Part 1: exponential technologies: 3D printing, artificial
intelligence, robotics, networks and sensors, and synthetic
biology.
• Part 2: Psychology of Bold: Larry Page, Elon Musk, Richard
Branson, Jeff Bezos, Singularity University, XPRIZE,
Planetary Resources, & Human Longevity, Inc.
• Part 3: incentive competitions, crowdfunding campaigns,
crowd-powered tools.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfO-3Oir-
qM&list=PLvahqwMqN4M0GRkZY8WkLZMb6Z-W7qbLA

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 http://unitedexplanations.org/english/2013/07/23/75-
documentaries-that-will-change-how-you-see-the-world/

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ROBERT GREENE’S BOOK ON TERRIBLE RULES OF POWER

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Thinking like an
Entrepreneur
Your Career as a
Start-up

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Business Idea:
a concept which
delivers value -
because it meets
a need

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A one-minute description of the Business Idea:
 What is the idea?
 What need does it solve for whom?
 Why is the idea unique?

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YOUR SHARK TANK
PITCH
Adventure

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A one-minute description of
the Business Idea:
 What is the idea?
 What need does it solve for
whom?
 Why is the idea unique?

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EPILOGUE
Charlie
Brooker’s Black
Mirror and The
Perfect Storm of
Technology

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Inspirational Career of the
Week:
Charlie Brooker
• The genius behind the Black Mirror
• He is the creator of Screen Wipe
• He has a hilarious mini-
documentary series called “How
TV Ruined Your Life”

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KEY TAKEAWAYS OF TODAY

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 Be greedy about your learning. Read widely and diversely
beyond disciplines.
 Imagination and asset creation are linked very closely.
Imagine and create your own game.
 Establish a system of productivity and creativity to create
your own assets.
Consistent Small Actions + Smart Moves + Hard Work + Play Your Game
 Establish a system of productivity and creativity to create
your own assets.
 Develop effective meta-habits:
https://medium.com/mind-cafe/8-meta-habits-to-make-2020-your-
breakthrough-year-3dd00429cf3

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 Search for novelty and variation in life.
 Your brain loves surprises, twists, and unexpected things.
 Move, dance, run, bike, spend time in nature.
 Read 41 creativity lessons article and apply these lessons
in your life.
 https://medium.com/swlh/41-creativity-lessons-i-have-learned-as-i-have-entered-my-
41st-age-92f3552970af
 Your imagination has no boundaries. Use it more often.

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Thank you