bookmarks
Selection of ideas I liked from reading books and blogs.
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Dangers of Narrow Lessons
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in Journal[After the dot-com crash], the lesson people learned from that was not, “I should never speculate on overvalued financial assets.” The lesson they learned was, “I should never speculate on…
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Paradox of Maintenance
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in JournalLoved this short essay on the importance and paradox of maintenance: Maintenance: Of Everything by Stewart Brand The apparent paradox is profound: Maintenance is absolutely necessary and maintenance is optional.…
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Our delusions are relative
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in BookmarksThis is a great episode on The Morgan Housel Podcast. Your willingness to believe something is influenced by how much you want and need it to be true. If you…
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Road Not Taken
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in BookmarksYou should never look down the road not taken. Because that road never leads to where you think it should. Never Look Down the Road Not Taken by Nick Maggiulli
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Most important takeaway from surprises
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in BookmarksWhenever we are surprised by something, even if we admit that we made a mistake, we say, ‘Oh I’ll never make that mistake again.’ But, in fact, what you should…
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Happiness and Expectations
What actually brings happiness is the contrast between what you have now and whatever you were just doing. When you realize how powerful expectations are, you put as much effort…
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Useful and overlooked skill I practice
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in JournalIf you can’t use your legs and they bring you milk when you wanted orange juice, you learn to say ‘that’s all right,’ and drink it. Franklin Delano Roosevelt via…
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Good things take time
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in JournalAs I become impatient with a couple of long-term goals that don’t seem to be progressing fast enough, I seek solace from a couple of encouraging perspectives on time: Nearly…
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Possessions and Lifestyle
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in JournalOur possessions should be suited to our bodies and lives, just as our shoes are suited to our feet. Epictetus I recently read The Manual: A Philosopher’s Guide to Life…
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Five Years
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in JournalFive years is a long time. It is much slower than most of us would like. If you accept the reality of slow progress, you have every reason to take…