Are Long-Games Real? I Suspect Mostly No | #292
When you’re exploring unknown territory or attempting difficult things, the feedback loop between effort and reward is laggy and unpredictable. It’s doubly hard when you’re simultaneously trying to wean yourself off a reliable source of pleasure, and overcome the constant temptation to return to its mediocre but familiar embrace.
Richard Meadows • Optionality: How to Survive and Thrive in a Volatile World
SIX at 6: Top-Level Grit, Suffering Strategically Managed, The “Things I Like To Do” Hierarchy, The People Ahead of You, Jewel, and When To Push Back - Billy Oppenheimer
Billy Oppenheimerbillyoppenheimer.com
the path to happiness—at least as it concerns what you do for a living—is more complicated than simply answering the classic question “What should I do with my life?”
Cal Newport • So Good They Can't Ignore You
