A Good Life
what does it mean to live a good life?
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A Good Life
A good life doesn’t ask you to be good at everything.
It asks you to find the small circle where you have unusual leverage, and to be peacefully average at most of the rest.
It’s like walking around with a metal detector over your own life, waiting for those little “beeps” of intensity.
Wow... Warren Buffet says goodbye in his final annual letter today (full copy in the comments below).
As he signed off, the following were final words of advice:
"One perhaps self-serving observation. I’m happy to say I feel better about the second half of my life than the first. My... See more
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Your ten-year-old self would remind you to stay interested in the world and have some fun along the way. When life pulls you toward the sameness of incurious, static adulthood, you must fight to main- tain your wonder for the universe.
Sahil Bloom • The 5 Types of Wealth
High accomplishment and hard work evoke many reactions, but very few of them are the ones that we want. For all that we want it to be, competence is not warmth. The emotions you get for being competent— faith, gratitude, admiration — are important, but they aren’t enough to fill the void when what you lack in life is warmth, love, and communion.
James Horton • You Can Seek Love Now, Not Later
In an age that rewards optimisation, Eros acts as an insurgency. It’s what happens when you stop tracking your steps and start noticing where you are actually walking to.
But choice is not the same as freedom. Freedom is actually the ability to make a choice in the middle of restrictions.
Nayeema Raza • Feeling Unsatisfied? Blame ‘Romantic Consumerism,’ Says Esther Perel
Not long ago, young people were told: “Learn to code.” That’s not working so well now. The first wave of AI is destroying the workaday tech jobs—perhaps there’s some karma in that.
But it also makes sense. When Dr. Frankenstein makes the monster, he’s usually the first victim.
So forget coding, and develop the real skills that we need now—and they... See more
But it also makes sense. When Dr. Frankenstein makes the monster, he’s usually the first victim.
So forget coding, and develop the real skills that we need now—and they... See more