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If you're waiting to be taught you'll be waiting forever
Knowledge is everywhere
Help yourself
"Let us conjecture that the formation of moral values in society doesn’t come from the evolution of the consensus. No, it is the most intolerant person who imposes virtue on others precisely because of that intolerance."
medium.com/incerto/the-most-…
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"The most important relationship you have is with yourself." — @naval
Find my full interview with Naval here: tim.blog/2020/10/14/naval/
“..the important things require nuance, patience and understanding. They require an understanding of goals, of the way the world works and our mutual respect.” seths.blog/2020/09/is-that-t…
* Nuance & complicated conversations about touchy subjects.
* Information on Social Media = Processed Foods 👎 cheap, addicting & too much makes you sick.
* Monoculture vs. Polyculture & our want for labels and simplicity.
@joerogan @AlanLevinovitz
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evanfoster retweeted
In an age of abundance, our issue is not scarcity, it's having too much. Whereas all the previous generations were striving to make more, do more, know more, we must strive to do less. Narrow our focus and care for our attention as a precious resource that can be taken from us.
TLDR:
“Don't ignore your dreams; don't work too much; say what you think; cultivate friendships; be happy.”
paulgraham.com/todo.html
This @paulg essay is only 4 paragraphs but fucking gets me every time
paulgraham.com/todo.html
Good find:
“Science is more than a body of knowledge, it’s a way of thinking; a way of skeptically interrogating the universe with a fine understanding of human fallibility.”
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Ever wonder about the Pew Research Center’s polling methodology?
pewresearch.org/methods/u-s-…
evanfoster retweeted
1/4 The overwhelming majority of people can think for themselves and are reasonable. The media take mistakes or lies on either side and hype them and foster division.
evanfoster retweeted
There will always be room for high quality work.
Excellence is perpetually scarce.
