Learning Is Cheap—Never Too Late to Switch Careers
Something to be extremely grateful for living today: The cost of skill acquisition or career switching is incredibly low. This means that for almost anything, it is never too late. We have access to so much, and have so much technology to leverage that you can pursue any interest at any time. Never stop learning. You don't even really have a chance anyway.
Cheaper, Better Homes Exist—Governments Resist Change
A great video on how homes could be made so much more cheaply and better, but our governments hate us. https://youtu.be/5fe3rP92hjY?si=xtK_Lxm_Idn469Tp
Sobriety Brings Self‑alignment; Relationships End by Misalignment
Once I got sober and started thinking clearly and living within my values, I stopped caring if people liked me. At this point, I am completely confident that if someone falls out of my life, it is truly a misalignment. There was...
Choosing Truth Over Tribe Requires Courage Most Lack
The average person has neither the courage nor the intelligence to choose truth over tribe. They're too worried about fitting in. Or more precisely, about not being outsted and being forced to confront the possibility they've been fed bullshit. Because then they'd have...
Life's Finite—Choose Fitness and Happiness
You're gonna die no matter what you do. So you may as well be fit and happy
Speak Freely: Ignore Audience Before Commenting
Never change X. Never change... Never look at who you're talking to before you start commenting.
Money and Relevance Fuel Endless Problem‑agitating Content
Spot on about clicks and views. That has been the conclusion I've reached after being closely involved in that space for almost a decade. The incentives are money and social relevance, which means that their content CAN'T actually solve the problem—it has...
Kindness Isn’t Weakness; Set Boundaries Against Takers
Some people take your kindness for weakness because that's exactly what it is. . Givers have to set boundaries because takers rarely do.
Release the Past: Own Your Growth, Not Regret
At 41 years old, I have lost quite a few friends over the years for different reasons. My drinking or being an asshole or just being immature. Many were my fault, 100%. Others, I could have salvaged, but only by betraying myself. I'll...
Negotiation Tactics Exploit Gender Differences, Not Salary Equality
If I'm hiring someone for a gig, I always come in a little lower than what I'm willing to pay. I'm leaving room for negotiation. Likewise, when I give a quote, I always quote a little higher than I think they're...
More Volume, Less Intensity Drives Faster Progress
Analogously... Biggest change in combat sports in the last few years has been less hard sparring. You get better, faster, when you have more rounds.
Human Evidence Ranks Supplements: Exercise, Fiber, Vitamin D Lead
Useful story here for someone. I can't take DHEA because it's banned by WADA. But I can take pregnanolone. And that boosted not just my DHEA-S back to levels in my 20s, but also boosted my testosterone with tripping up my estradiol.
People Skills Matter More than Technical Expertise
Your lack of people skills cost you more opportunities than your lack of technical ones.