And Now, Deep Thoughts With Jeff Bezos

Via FT Alphaville:

Sunday fodder from CNBC:

What’s the secret to a long, happy and successful life? That seems to be a question we ask ourselves over and over.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has shared his thoughts on this very topic many times — and he might just be onto something.

Yes, 12 questions to be precise. Which are, presumably, to be thought of when standing glumly in front of the mirror every morning, instead of the usual nihilistic wanderings.

So, having read through carefully, we thought it'd be fun to dust off Alphaville's Guffbot 3000 machine to see what it made of Bezos's self-help queries.

Bald-headed wrecker of retail in plain text; Alphaville interpretation in italics.

1) How will you use your gifts?
Use your gifts wisely, unless it's Amazon gift cards. Don't spend those for 10 years.

2) What choices will you make?
Which sectors will you destroy?

3) Will inertia be your guide, or will you follow your passions?
Sunk-cost fallacy is a killer. Also, please shop for everything on Amazon Prime.

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