I think this is the best career advice I’ve found on the internet (yes, buried in a ’90s-looking blog)
Scott Adams’ argument: Become very good (top 25%) at two or more things. Don’t try to become the best at one specific thing.
He writes:
“If you want an... See more
There are a bunch of really basic and easy ways to improve your social media experience that I see smart people not doing.
1. Turn off auto-playing wherever possible
2. When you see something that you would prefer not to have seen, consider why it's on your feed, and use the tools to remove it. You can unfollow people,... See more
Most people think of secrets as Easter eggs. They assume that if a secret is important, it’s necessarily going to be hard to find. The best ideas can come from things that are so well-known that they aren’t well-seen.
Christopher Alexander has an observation about problem solving that I like: you should always be focusing on solving the part that has the fewest degrees of freedom.
“People who are direct are generally in touch with themselves and their desires. People who are habitually indirect usually aren’t.
This is because people who are indirect don’t have much experience with their inner world making contact with the outer world. They sit and theorize instead of saying it out loud and seeing... See more