Achievement
III.
"If your past achievements didn't make you meaningfully happier, don't expect your future achievements to make you happier.
Remember that thing you so badly wanted? If getting it didn't meaningfully change your long-term happiness, then you shouldn't expect the thing you want right now to change your long-term happiness either.
You are roughly... See more
"If your past achievements didn't make you meaningfully happier, don't expect your future achievements to make you happier.
Remember that thing you so badly wanted? If getting it didn't meaningfully change your long-term happiness, then you shouldn't expect the thing you want right now to change your long-term happiness either.
You are roughly... See more
3-2-1: On the best type of risk, three keys to improvement, and the purest form of generosity
I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Downshift, the world's first decelerator program tailored for high performers in transition.
Downshift is a transformative, 8-week journey aimed at fostering presence, self-discovery, and renewal.
Designed for diverse professionals who've tasted success... See more
Steve Schlafman đtwitter.comThoughts
Set yourself a curriculum. What books do you want to read this year? How can you organize them? What gap in your knowledge still bothers you? These questions are your responsibility to answer.
Real artists ship
You become the stories you tell yourself about yourself.
Respect your process. If you do your best work at 4 AM with a bowl of candied
Redefining intelligence as effectively getting what you want from life, and why this exposes AIâs limitations
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But intelligence is poorly defined. What is the definition of intelligence? There's the G factor, which predicts a lot of human outcomes. But the best evidence for the G factor is its predictive power. It's that you measure this one thing and then you see people get much better life outcomes along the way in things that seem even somewhat unrelated
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People who are good at solving poorly defined problems don't get the same kind of kudos. They donât get any special titles or clubs. There is no test they can take that will spit out a big, honking number that will make everybody respect them.
And thatâs a shame. My grandma does not know how to use the âinputâ button on her TVâs remote control, but... See more
And thatâs a shame. My grandma does not know how to use the âinputâ button on her TVâs remote control, but... See more
Adam Mastroianni ⢠Why Aren't Smart People Happier?
Option 3: take a breath. Become conscious of the anxiety this sort of message stirs in you. Consider the possibility that building the next phase of your career around the fear of getting left behind might be a really bad basis for producing the kind of work people will want to pay you for â not to mention (and not unrelatedly) a rather grim way to... See more
Oliver Burkemansubstack.com
You should do hard things because it transforms you. It makes something out of you. https://t.co/otJM61Qu2r