Life Advice
These things I know for sure
ganesh k.
It is a human trait to organize things into categories. Inventing categories creates an illusion that there is an overriding rationale in the way that the world works.
Surfaces that are "easy to clean" also show dirt more. In reality a surface that camouflages dirt is much more practical than one that is easy to
You should do hard things because it transforms you. It makes something out of you. https://t.co/otJM61Qu2r
But that is the first rule you need to follow: make rules, even though they can’t be perfect. Whenever you buy something like DOGE or a Bored Ape, you need to know in what situation you will sell it. You need to have a rule on both ends: a rule for if it goes up and a rule for if it goes down.
Nathaniel Eliason • Crypto Confidential: Winning and Losing Millions in the New Frontier of Finance
- What do you know is true ?
- What are your goals ? Or, alternatively: what do you want to achieve in life ?
- What are you going to do to achieve 2) in light of 1)?
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It would be easy for me to say to myself: “I should care more about business opportunities. I should double down on my StrategyU business.” or “I should push harder with promoting my book, I should do whatever possible to land on the top podcasts.”
But when I look at how I spend my time, I don’t want either of those things. Instead, I’m spending tim... See more
But when I look at how I spend my time, I don’t want either of those things. Instead, I’m spending tim... See more
Paul Millerd • You Want What You Actually Do | #296
A couple of months ago I pursued a new habit. Every night I pulled out a pad of paper and filled a blank page with answers to the question “What do I want in life?” (This is an exercise based on Jim O’Shaughnessy’s excellent six-part Thinker & Prover thread.) Unearthing my desires was painstaking work.
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If in doubt, go back to the earlier exercise where you asked yourself three questions: “Who am I?” “What do I want?” “What is my purpose?” It’s a good idea to revisit that exercise frequently. Now I’d like you to do it once more and add a new word: “What do I really want?” Keep asking it, over and over, until you feel you have gained insight into y
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What do you want out of life? That’s hard to answer. What don’t you want? That’s easy.