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Why I've Been Happy Since 1990: What hitting rock bottom actually gives you
The Bottom of Things On his Stanford faculty page, computer scientist Donald Knuth writes, "I have been a happy
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Was Shaq Too Big, or Not Big Enough?: Why spreading yourself thin shrinks every advantage
The curse of being good at things is that people keep asking you to do more things. Everyone wanted a
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How to Make Your Practice Perfect: Why effort without feedback is wasted
Measure The Half-Life of Your Emotions You'll frequently hear people extoll the virtues of meditation – but take
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Take a Long Look: Why patience is a competitive advantage
Take a long look This post is an early version of a thought/anecdote that eventually made its way into
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Confidence and Competence: The gap between what you know and what you believe
Confidence and competence This post is an early version of a thought/anecdote that eventually made its way into my
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Preparing for a Knife Fight: Why your 40s depend on what you do in your 20s
Longevity expert Peter Attia talks about the Centenarian Decathlon - the idea that if we want to maintain our physical abilities
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Lessons from Gilgamesh: What the oldest story still teaches
Lessons from Gilgamesh I was reading about ancient Mesopotamia and finally, in particular, The Epic of Gilgamesh, which I'
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Run from genius: Why the smartest person in the room is often the worst to follow
People are drawn to genius like moths to a flame. We write books about geniuses. Make films about them. Genius
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Build the Launch Pad: Why the size of your ambition needs to match your stage
Build the launch pad It can be dangerous to dream too big before you’re ready - you’re setting yourself
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Call the Timeout: How to stop one bad day from wrecking everything
Call the timeout We all have goals that require some discipline, but once one thing goes wrong it can be
The secret to intelligence
Most people think intelligence is about knowing and saying fancy words (jargon). They accumulate abstractions and discuss them, thinking it&
Sweat the Small Stuff: Why the things you dismiss decide the outcome
Sweat the small stuff I had a friend who loved to say “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” The problem
