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For my social life “yes” list, a similar test could be called the Deathbed Test.
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
Successful people are those who can go above themselves to see things objectively and manage those things to shape change.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
It’s really important for me to be honest. I don’t go out of my way volunteering negative or nasty things. I would combine radical honesty with an old rule Warren Buffett has, which is praise specifically, criticize generally. I try to follow this. I don’t always follow it, but I think I follow it enough to have made a difference in my life. If you
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Graham Duncan Blog • What’s going on here, with this human?
kulesa.substack.com • Tyler Cowen is the best curator of talent in the world
It confirmed one of my pet theories about very famous people. If you want to get to know them, don’t bother talking to them; instead, talk to the five people who know them the best. That way, you get a picture of them without having to deal with their overdeveloped defenses.