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Reading one is like buying a brilliantly packaged sandwich only to discover that there’s no filling between the bread. In the world of education, there’s a phenomenon called “pseudoteaching.” From the perspective of a classroom observer, pseudoteaching appears flawless: the lesson and its delivery are clear, simple, energetic, and coherent. But for
... See moreRob Fitzpatrick • Write Useful Books: A modern approach to designing and refining recommendable nonfiction
1. Don’t decide. Spend tons of time planning and thinking, very little doing.
2. Don't set goals. And certainly don't track progress (or lack thereof).
3. Switch from thing to thing every quarter or year. Mastery and compounding is for suckers. Starting from scratch will be easier.
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The most common disguises of procrastination Learning, researching, organizing, and building systems are the most tempting forms of procrastination. You can tell yourself that you're "making progress" only to avoid the point where you need to make a decision on what to do next. Even having to get feedback on every action you take is ultimately a
... See moreTim Urban • Page Not Found — Wait But Why
History is littered with good ideas taken too far, which are indistinguishable from bad ideas. The wisdom in having room for error is acknowledging that uncertainty, randomness, and chance—“unknowns”—are an ever-present part of life. The only way to deal with them is by increasing the gap between what you think will happen and what can happen while
... See moreMorgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
After spending the last 5 years obsessing over productivity hacks and optimizing everything in my businesses I've come to realize less is more.
A few powerful and well-implemented productivity tools can get you a long way compared to a bloated overly complex second brain system.
I'm personally big on carefully selecting my tools and then learn the
... See moreOn a hike in San Francisco, Matt recommended I read “The Tail End” by Tim Urban on the Wait But Why blog—if you only read one article this month, make it that one. It uses diagrams to underscore how short life really is. Here’s just one gem: “It turns out that when I graduated from high school, I had already used up 93% of my in-person parent time.