3-2-1: On mental toughness, when confidence fools you, and the importance of neighborhoods
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3-2-1: On mental toughness, when confidence fools you, and the importance of neighborhoods
What is this strange thing I notice. People do better in life, some of it from true personal growth, some from better environmental/circumstancial factors, then they preach mindset advice. So often their mindset didn’t get them there, but it’s like this fallacy of ego that I made my life improvements happen all on my own. Then circumstances may
... See moreI confuse intensity with meaning.
I confuse comfort with failure.
I secretly feel satisfied when other people fail because it makes me feel less behind.
I confuse comfort with failure.
I secretly feel satisfied when other people fail because it makes me feel less behind.
3MM: Thoughts, Orgasms & Peace
I've noticed in many fields that the most successful people are slightly overconfident. On the face of it this seems implausible. Surely it would be optimal to have exactly the right estimate of one's abilities. How could it be an advantage to be mistaken? Because this error compensates for other sources of error in the opposite direction: being
... See morePaul Graham • Early Work
Intense response to interpersonal strife is known as an amygdala hijack: it’s your brain telling you to fight, run away, or freeze, even though there’s no actual physical threat.