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Book excerpt / investigative evidence (house oversight committee)
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Summary
This document appears to be a scanned page from a self-help book (likely 'The 4-Hour Workweek' by Tim Ferriss, indicated by the term 'NR' or New Rich). The text discusses the philosophy of service, advising against 'cause snobbery' and arguing that any effort to improve the world is valid. It includes quotes from Paula Poundstone and Thich Nhat Hanh and begins a section on 'Revisiting ground zero' by doing nothing to combat speed addiction. The page bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was included as evidence in a congressional investigation.
People (3)
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| Paula Poundstone | Comedian/Author |
Quoted in the text regarding adults asking kids about their future.
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| Thich Nhat Hanh | Monk/Author |
Quoted in the text regarding mindfulness and walking on earth.
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| NR | Group/Concept |
Referenced as a group of people ('dozens of NR') who have used the suggested sequence with success. Likely refers to ...
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013985' at the bottom right.
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Mentioned hypothetically regarding starving children.
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Mentioned hypothetically regarding starving children.
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Mentioned hypothetically regarding protecting a bush.
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Key Quotes (5)
"Do not become a cause snob."Source
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"Service is an attitude."Source
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"Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas. —PAULA POUNDSTONE"Source
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"The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive. —THICH NHAT HANH"Source
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"Revisit ground zero: Do nothing."Source
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Before I start chaining myself to trees and saving the dart frogs, though, I should take my own advice:
Do not become a cause snob.
Do not become a cause snob.
How can you help starving children in Africa when there are starving children in Los Angeles? How
can you save the whales when homeless people are freezing to death? How does doing volunteer
research on coral destruction help those people who need help now?
can you save the whales when homeless people are freezing to death? How does doing volunteer
research on coral destruction help those people who need help now?
Children, please. Everything out there needs help, so don’t get baited into “my cause can beat up your
cause” arguments with no right answer. There are no qualitative or quantitative comparisons that make
sense. The truth is this: Those thousands of lives you save could contribute to a famine that kills millions,
or that one bush in Bolivia that you protect could hold the cure for cancer. The downstream effects are
unknown. Do your best and hope for the best. If you’re improving the world—however you define that—
consider your job well done.
cause” arguments with no right answer. There are no qualitative or quantitative comparisons that make
sense. The truth is this: Those thousands of lives you save could contribute to a famine that kills millions,
or that one bush in Bolivia that you protect could hold the cure for cancer. The downstream effects are
unknown. Do your best and hope for the best. If you’re improving the world—however you define that—
consider your job well done.
Service isn’t limited to saving lives or the environment either. It can also improve life. If you are a
musician and put a smile on the faces of thousands or millions, I view that as service. If you are a mentor
and change the life of one child for the better, the world has been improved. Improving the quality of life
in the world is in no fashion inferior to adding more lives.
musician and put a smile on the faces of thousands or millions, I view that as service. If you are a mentor
and change the life of one child for the better, the world has been improved. Improving the quality of life
in the world is in no fashion inferior to adding more lives.
Service is an attitude.
Find the cause or vehicle that interests you most and make no apologies.
► Q&A: QUESTIONS AND ACTIONS
Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are
looking for ideas.
—PAULA POUNDSTONE
looking for ideas.
—PAULA POUNDSTONE
The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply
in the present moment and feeling truly alive.
—THICH NHAT HANH
in the present moment and feeling truly alive.
—THICH NHAT HANH
But I can’t just travel, learn languages, or fight for one cause for the rest of my life! Of course you
can’t. That’s not my suggestion at all. These are just good “life hubs”—starting points that lead to
opportunities and experiences that otherwise wouldn’t be found.
can’t. That’s not my suggestion at all. These are just good “life hubs”—starting points that lead to
opportunities and experiences that otherwise wouldn’t be found.
There is no right answer to the question “What should I do with my life?” Forget “should” altogether.
The next step—and that’s all it is—is pursuing something, it matters little what, that seems fun or
rewarding. Don’t be in a rush to jump into a full-time long-term commitment. Take time to find
something that calls to you, not just the first acceptable form of surrogate work. That calling will, in turn,
lead you to something else.
The next step—and that’s all it is—is pursuing something, it matters little what, that seems fun or
rewarding. Don’t be in a rush to jump into a full-time long-term commitment. Take time to find
something that calls to you, not just the first acceptable form of surrogate work. That calling will, in turn,
lead you to something else.
Here is a good sequence for getting started that dozens of NR have used with success.
1. Revisit ground zero: Do nothing.
Before we can escape the goblins of the mind, we need to face them. Principal among them is speed
addiction. It is hard to recalibrate your internal clock without taking a break from constant
overstimulation. Travel and the impulse to see a million things can exacerbate this.
Before we can escape the goblins of the mind, we need to face them. Principal among them is speed
addiction. It is hard to recalibrate your internal clock without taking a break from constant
overstimulation. Travel and the impulse to see a million things can exacerbate this.
Slowing down doesn’t mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions
and the perception of being rushed. Consider attending a short silence retreat of 3–7 days during which
and the perception of being rushed. Consider attending a short silence retreat of 3–7 days during which
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