ListLearn

The actual list calls this a list for junior designers, however I’d argue that most of these suggestions are useful for anyone starting a new career. Here are they are:

Work quickly, produce a lot
Attend to details
Be versatile
Make an effort to learn
Anticipate problems
Set goals
Display a positive attitude

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Eric Allam has a great list with a 10 ways to read a book in a week. I won’t quote his list here, but I’ll add my suggestion for a number 11 (which is also in the comments on his blog):
I’d also add listening to audiobooks to this list. I’ve found that if I add [...]

We’re well into 2006, but it’s interesting to see the top 10 words looked up last year on Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary. Here they are:

integrity
refugee
contempt
filibuster
insipid
tsunami
pandemic
conclave
levee
inept

How many do you know?

Garrett Ross quotes a list from John P. Cotter on the advantages of learning for your entire life and posts a list of how to keep doing it:

Risk Taking: Willingness to push oneself out of comfort zones.
Humble Self-reflection: Honest assessment of successes and failures, especially the latter.
Solicitation of Opinions: Aggressive collection of information and ideas [...]