The world belongs to optimists.

Honestly I've asked myself that every summer since 2015. Skill issue.

"The 2010 mind cannot comprehend today's world." 🎯 youtube.com/watch?v=hXr8FF… Chris Williamson Whatifalthist

Low resting heart rate (bpm < 70) is the best physiological predictor of violent/antisocial behavior. In a remarkable longitudinal study of over 700,000 men, those with the lowest RHR: -were the most likely to commit both violent and non-violent crime -had a 31% increased risk

“Having now been in pro locker rooms and boardrooms and briefing rooms with special forces operators and the Senate dining room, they’re all basically thinking about the same core mental skills: Resilience. Creativity. Focus. Collaboration.” — Ryan Holiday

Clean your own room first. “Conquer yourself rather than the world.” — Rene Descartes

Thread on the real size of things 🧵 1. Titanic compared to a modern cruise ship

5. If Saturn were as close to Earth as the Moon, this is what it would look like:

How To Rewire Your Brain To Wake Up Early. From a soon to be released full discussion where I was on Chris Williamson podcast; this excerpt explains how to do it (with a minimum of strain.) youtu.be/fp24tgTOz3Y?fe…

A useful thing Twitter taught me is that rude people are almost always stupid. In virtually every case, when someone viciously insults me for something I said, they also misunderstood what I said. This makes sense, because rudeness and stupidity share a root cause: carelessness.

Big episode with Oliver Burkeman today 🚀

”We are the most absurd era in history by a very significant margin.” — Whatifalthist 🔗 spoti.fi/3Z4Lpsb

Every man does this.

The Narcissist’s Bedpost. Notice how many times a person uses the words “me” and “I” when speaking about a non-personal topic. Narcissists can’t resist injecting themselves into every example because they can’t imagine a story that doesn’t have them at the centre.

This is why AI art won't ever be as valuable as human art; people don't just buy a product, they also buy the story behind it.

The world creates moments when philosophy matters. 250 years ago, America's founders turned philosophy into law. Today, our revolutionary AI moment demands translating philosophy into code, to promote human flourishing. The Cosmos Institute launches to tackle this challenge:

US college students have interesting opinions. 65% of college students believe professors should be required to make statements in support of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as a condition of employment. 46% agree that opinions they find offensive from fellow students should

“It’s normal not to know what you’re doing. If you did, it wouldn’t be called growth. High-five your fear, uncertainty and doubt, and carry on.” — Alex Hormozi

Decide in advance what you’re going to suck at.

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