Amit Cohen
@amit
Amit Cohen
when physical labor became optional we invented the gym. we’ll need the same thing for the mind
runaway_volx.comwhy you need a third place
youtube.comA third place is essential
“I think one thing that is a really important thing to strive for is being internally driven, being driven to compete with yourself, not with other people. If you compete with other people, you end up in this mimetic trap, and you sort of play this tournament, and if you win, you lose. But if you’re competing with yourself, and all you’re trying to
... See moreThis is why the people who score well on intelligence tests and win lots of chess games are no happier than the people who flunk the tests and lose at chess: well-defined and poorly defined problems require completely different problem-solving skills. Life ain’t chess! Nobody agrees on the rules, the pieces do whatever they want, and the board... See more
Adam Mastroianni • Why Aren't Smart People Happier?
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”— Henry David Thoreau
On life:“All right, what are the things that are most important in life?” They’re health, loving family and friends, and something you’re excited about. What did you do to help someone today? We basically go through each of these things, and it’s like, all right, so health. What did you do to like, make yourself stronger, more fit today?
Mark Zuckerberg • The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Mark Zuckerberg on Long-Term Strategy, Business and Parenting Principles, Personal Energy Management, Building the Metaverse, Seeking Awe, the Role of Religion, Solving Deep Technical Challenges (e.g., AR), and More (#582)
The highest purpose of friendship lies in a capacity to offer a fellow broken human a hopeful and
redemptive message: I - like you - have been odd; I - like you - have been mad; I - like you - have been guilty.
No one is normal, and therefore no one is beyond love and sympathy.