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Category Archives: Food For Thought
Being Smarter Doesn’t Mean You Make Better Decisions
In fact, being smarter might actually lead you to make worse decisions. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman and his scientists measured students on four different points of “cognitive sophistication”.  All four of those measurements were positively correlated with intelligence, meaning that the “more cognitively … Continue reading
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Tagged Critical Thinking, Daniel Kahneman, Rationality
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There Is No Speed Limit
Most of the world is designed for the lowest common denominator. Â Schools are designed to impart a set amount of knowledge to a diverse group of kids each year. Â It doesn’t much matter how smart you are, how interested you … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Choice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Self-Improvement
Tagged Derek Sivers, Goal, Life, Speed
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Story Basics, According to Pixar
Pixar story artist Emma Coats tweeted a series of “story basics” she had picked up during her tenure at Pixar. These were generously compiled by The Pixar Touch: #1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Marketing, Persuasion, Psychology, Quotes
Tagged Creativity, Pixar, Writing
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Filling In The White Spaces
Advice from Peter Thiel’s final CS 183 lecture: There is something importantly singular about each new thing. There is a mini singularity whenever you start a company or make a key life decision. In a very real sense, the life … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Life, Peter Thiel, Starting, Startup
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Be Criticized or Be Ignored
If you do anything, you’re going to get criticized. Â There is no perfect solution to any real problem that maximizes everyone’s happiness. Â There’s no decision that you can make that won’t be second-guessed by someone who is forced to deal … Continue reading
Why Drama
Derek Sivers recounts the time Kurt Vonnegut explained why people concoct drama: People have been hearing fantastic stories since time began. The problem is, they think life is supposed to be like the stories. Let’s look at a very common … Continue reading
Posted in Choice, Food For Thought, Leading, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Drama, Life, relationships
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Eggs
How you eat your eggs is a good barometer for how you live your life. There are people who do nothing but grab a plain hard boiled egg as they run out of the house in the morning. Â Their eggs … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Choice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Self-Improvement
Tagged Choice, Cooking, Quality of Life
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Making Past Experiences Meaningful
Really great advice from Ben Casnocha: By the time the pizza boxes were emptied out, the pool party earlier in the afternoon seemed positively epic. I felt closer to the people with whom I had shared the experience. And those … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality, Relationships
Tagged Ben Casnocha, False Memories, Memory, relationships
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Old People
Building relationships with your peers is important. Â But when you’re younger, or just starting out in a field, it’s more important for your immediate future to build relationships with people that are five, ten, and twenty years ahead of you. … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Advice, Life, Old People, Planning
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The Death Zone
In When I Die, Philip Gould talks about the freedom that his impending death from esophageal cancer allowed him to enjoy:
Get Used To Hearing No
Before you ever get into a field or a career, you’re probably going to hear someone say “no”. No, that’s too hard. No, you don’t have the credentials. No, you don’t qualify. No, it’s never going to work out. No, … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, No, Reach, Rejection
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Why We Lie
Nearly everybody lies and cheats. For most of us, we lie and cheat about the small things, the stuff that we convince ourselves doesn’t really matter. But, because everyone does this, the toll adds up quickly. Whether it’s glancing at … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Cheating, Dan Ariely, Lie, Psychology, Rationality
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If You Wouldn’t Wake Up Early For It, Don’t Stay Up Late For It
One of the reasons Reddit is great is that you can find genuinely wise, pithy, and applicable advice from someone named SmellsLikeUpfoo. In this case, the advice is simple: if you wouldn’t set your alarm one hour early to do … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Persuasion, Psychology, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Priorities, Rationality, Sleep
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On Travel
When most people think about retirement, they imagine a life full of friends, hobbies, and (likely) travel. To illustrate, think about what you would do if you knew you were going to retire at 65 and die at 75. You’d … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Choice, Food For Thought, Future, Inspiration, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Death, Life, Travel
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Memorial Day
Just a reminder on this day that if you’re going to fight for something, you better make damn sure it’s worth it. Kai Chang via Ben Casnocha
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