The Optimal Level of Difficulty for Life is Radically Moderate
There is an optimally efficient slope for climbing a mountain, so is there also an optimal level of difficulty for the "climb" of life?
Delayed Gratification Is Overrated: The Untold Marshmallow Story
The surprising story from the famous Stanford marshmallow experiments that changed my thinking about delayed gratification.
The Right and Wrong Way to Find Your Unique Path in Life
How to find your path in your life by affording patience to explore the extraordinary (APEX)—and mistakes to avoid.
Be Smarter About Finding Your Career Fit
You'll spend 80,000 hours working, so not systematically seeking a career fit for your unique profile is a devastating mistake.
The Most Important Thing You Can Afford Is Patience
To live your "dream life" optimize your finances not for retirement, real estate, or rhinoplasty but to afford oodles of patience.Â
How to Cultivate Your Values with the Content You Consume
Why I converted from doubtful skeptic about the value of the information I consume into a disciple of my new "info-ligion," Flip-Flopism.
How to Get the Advice You Need But Don’t Want to Hear
I came up with a workaround to filter out bad advice and get the good advice I need the most but don't want to hear.
Make Your Dream Life Desirably Difficult
If you could easily afford whatever you wanted, what kind of difficulty would you pursue? That's your desirably difficult dream life.
How to Be Useful: Easy to Do, Hard to Accept
The most surefire way to be useful and lead a fulfilling life is one you probably already know but don't want to prioritize.
Don’t Minimize Regrets. Maximize Your Anti-Regrets
Anti-regrets are the opposite of regrets: things you do that have a lasting benefit on your life. Here are some examples.
How to Make Life More Exciting With Simple Storytelling
Once upon a time there was… you. What happens next? Here are some storytelling tips to make your life more exciting.
40 Simple Rules to Live By, Ranked (v. 2.0)
Too bad these rules to live by aren't as easy to follow as they are to understand. But try your best to abide to live your best life.