Life Advice

don’t be embarrassed about not having it all figured out. 1) no one does 2) being embarrassed about anything keeps you from figuring it out

Just added the most important thing https://t.co/6cKOP7W28C

A great deal of advice can be framed in terms of: "do what gives you energy" 1) Surround yourself people that inspire you, not people that put you down 2) Do stuff you like, because that gives you more energy -> feedback loop of energy and interest and focus

1/4 Additional new bits of advice I wished I had known earlier (not in my book), as my gift on my 73 birthday: • The best way to criticize something is to make something better. • Admitting that “I don’t know” at least once a day will make you a better person. • Forget trying to decide what your life’s destiny is. That’s too grand. Instead, just... See more

one of the most liberating things was realizing that I'm allowed to relate to the world in any way I want my reasons and my approach don't need to make (cultural) sense or be explicit to be effective I can set my own goals and standards for success

After years of floundering, I think I'm finally getting it: You get energy by spending it. The fuel tank metaphor is completely misleading. The body supplies energy to meet demand. The tank *expands* if you use a lot of fuel. In other words, biology is fundamentally antifragile

Psychologists have posited hundreds of cognitive biases over the years. A fascinating new paper argues that they all boil down to one of a handful of fundamental beliefs coupled with confirmation bias. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916221148147... See more

Your life history impacts you much less than your stories about it.