psychology
I can give you examples and processes, but if you don’t have the ability to understand where you are and who you are, those won’t serve you much.
The path will be confusing.
It’s not supposed to make sense just yet.
When you’re doing something new, you aren’t supposed to be anything other than lost because you’re flailing in the middle of the ocean
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Your life feels terrible because your mind is filled with beliefs that interpret it as terrible.
But here’s the truth that psychology points to:
You’re in the perfect position to change your life.
Dan Koe • How to Unf*ck Your Life
biggest red flag is just how fast everything is happening. What relationship therapists say is that healthy love has room to breathe.
Justin Pere • What Is Love Bombing?
The players think they are playing one game – collecting Pokémon – while they are in fact playing an entirely different one, in which the board is invisible but they are the pawns.
James Bridle • The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff Review – We Are the Pawns
For the first time since his creation man will be faced with his real, his permanent problem – how to use his freedom from pressing economic cares, how to occupy the leisure, which science and compound interest will have won for him, to live wisely and agreeably and well.
The Economist • Why Do We Work So Hard?
Your purpose isn’t what you are building, something you find, or a career path that you create.
YOU as a person, are your purpose.
Kirsten Trammell • The Truth About Finding Your “Purpose”
Even more, many “smart” people are lonely, broke, unhealthy, and angry at the world. They can think through complex problems but they can’t solve the bigger, more holistic problem of living a rich life.
Dan Koe • How to Join the Top 1% of Intelligence
Containment — “A military strategy to stop the expansion of an enemy. It is best known as the Cold War policy of the United States and its allies to prevent the spread of communism abroad.”
medium.com • Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful – Medium
The modern understanding of a career in most knowledge work fields involves a non-trivial amount of sacrifice. You are expected to pay your dues, work your way up, and ride out the rough patches. Endurance is key. If you stick it out long enough, there’s something great on the other side — primarily security. Even in jobs where management is less
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