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Cdixon | Climbing the Wrong Hill
Visakam Viraswamy (“Are You Serious?”) on playing the near-sighted game at the expense of the long-game:
"One of the stupidest things I’ve repeatedly seen smart people do – I call this Advanced Stupid – is that they get so fixated on trying to optimize something complicated, that they forget to optimize for survival, and then they get knocked out of
... See moreIf it helps to visualize chalkboard decisions, imagine standing at the base of a 2000m mountain with two paths in front of you. You can only see the next 100m of each, and one path looks easier. If you only consider what you can see, you'll choose the easier path. Only after you walk the first bit do you realize that choosing the easiest visible pa... See more
Brain Food: Chalkboard Decisions
Aiming high also means that the payoff is so far away that your life may not provide you with the steady diet of meaning and gratification that comes from doing work that fits and expresses who you really are.