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How to become an Expert The 4 things needed to become an Expert: Valid environment (chess is valid, roulette is random) Many repetitions (predicting election results is hard as they are rare events with low repetitions vs. basketball rebounds) Ti... more
Consider A Productivity Purge How it works: When it feels like your schedule is becoming too overwhelmed, take out a sheet of paper and label it with three columns: professional, extracurricular, and personal. Under “professional” list all the ma... more
The Rules of Stupid Don't Go Stupid Places With Stupid People At Stupid Times Do stupid things You can "break" 1-2 of the rules Like having to leave work at 4 am from a bad part of the city Add in 3 or 4 - can be deadly. Like taking the bus from ... more
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly Plants. -Michael Pollan "In defense of Food" more
Focus like a Dragonfly Accuracy/Consistency: Dragonflies capture 95% of their intended prey! Sharks capture 50% of their prey Lions capture 25% of their prey Reference more
Blunder Check (Chess) In chess, most people lose because they make a move that overlooks a risk that they just didn't see. This often results in unnecessarily losing their most powerful piece (the Queen). In chess, you can minimize your blunder c... more
Time How to stop time: kiss. How to travel in time: read. How to escape time: music. How to feel time: write. How to release time: breathe. Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive more
Interesting is not accomplishments. Interesting is not being impressive. What makes you interesting is reading, thinking, slowing down, having long conversations, and creating a rich inner life for yourself. So, be interesting: Read Think (Walk a... more
Stoics Live like a Stoic Recognize that which you have control over Recognize real problems from imaginary problems.“Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems” - Epictetus Learn what you can live... more
Comparison is the thief of joy Comparisons can also be a source of joy; For example, people love gossiping or just talking about who is better (Jordan vs Lebron?) Comparison is a thief of joy when comparing yourself to others. Comparing others li... more