Thread by @SP1NS1R, Turned 28 this year, so thought I'd share some of my favorite [...]

Turned 28 this year, so thought I& #39;d share some of my favorite books, podcasts, articles & threads I came across in the past year.

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Awareness - Anthony de Mello

"You cannot change by an effort of the will; you cannot change through ideals; you cannot change through building up new habits. Your behavior may change, but you don’t. You only change through awareness and understanding." https://www.amazon.com/Awareness-Opportunities-Reality-Anthony-Mello/dp/0385249373">https://www.amazon.com/Awareness...

Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality

Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality

https://www.amazon.com/Awareness-Opportunities-Reality-Anthony-Mello/dp/0385249373

Atmamun & Direct Truth - @KapilGuptaMD

"The question is NOT & #39;How do I solve my problems?& #39; The question is & #39;Why do I have problems in the first place?& #39;" https://www.amazon.com/Kapil-Gupta-MD/e/B01ELRRIPC">https://www.amazon.com/Kapil-Gup...

Kapil Gupta MD

Follow Kapil Gupta MD and explore their bibliography from Amazon.com's Kapil Gupta MD Author Page.

https://www.amazon.com/Kapil-Gupta-MD/e/B01ELRRIPC

The Heart of the Buddha& #39;s Teaching - Thich Nhat Hanh

"Freedom is the only condition for happiness."

https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Buddhas-Teaching-Transforming-Liberation/dp/0767903692">https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Bud...

Ego is the Enemy - @RyanHoliday

The ego is "an unhealthy belief in our own importance." https://www.amazon.com/Ego-Enemy-Ryan-Holiday/dp/1591847818">https://www.amazon.com/Ego-Enemy...

Ego Is the Enemy

Ego Is the Enemy

https://www.amazon.com/Ego-Enemy-Ryan-Holiday/dp/1591847818

Book honorable mentions:
• Man& #39;s Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
• Siddhartha - Herman Hesse
• Seven Brief Lessons of Physics - @carlorovelli
• The Lessons of History - Will & Ariel Durant
• Antifragile - @nntaleb
• Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson

@naval & @KapilGuptaMD

"Truth", the mind/self, freedom, and excellence. https://nav.al/kapil ">https://nav.al/kapil&quo...

Kapil Gupta: Conquering the Mind

This interview with Kapil Gupta was exclusively for my email list. Highlights People who ask for stock tips aren’t really serious about investing. People who ask for book recommendations aren’t...

https://nav.al/kapil

@sivers

Each episode is short, so I recommend the entire thing

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Derek Sivers podcast

podcast

https://sivers.org/podcast

@ShaneAParrish & @rorysutherland

Advertising & psychology. https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/rory-sutherland/">https://fs.blog/knowledge...

My Conversation with Rory Sutherland on Persuasion

In this info-packed and entertaining interview, Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather, and I dive deep on advertising, persuasion, and why humans do some of the silly things we do.

https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/rory-sutherland/

@ShaneAParrish & @wolfejosh

Ideas & businesses that will shape the future. https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/josh-wolfe/">https://fs.blog/knowledge...

Josh Wolfe: Inventing the Future

Josh Wolfe discusses how to unearth the unexplored ideas that will reshape our future, parenting, decision making, and which generation has the best rap.

https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/josh-wolfe/

@patrick_oshag & @bgurley

All things tech & startups.

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@patrick_oshag, @kevin & @mikeyk

Instagram& #39;s journey & building incredible products.

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@ShaneAParrish & Daniel Kahneman

Biases, thinking & decision making. https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/daniel-kahneman/">https://fs.blog/knowledge...

Daniel Kahneman: Putting Your Intuition on Ice

Psychologist and Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman shines light on the biases that cripple our decision-making, hamstring negotiations, and damper our thinking, and shares what limited actions we can...

https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/daniel-kahneman/

@waitbutwhy

Humanity, society, psychology, beliefs & institutions. https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/story-of-us.html">https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/s...

The Story of Us

Welcome to the biggest Wait But Why series yet.

https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/story-of-us.html

@jimmpierce

"The lasting satisfaction that one hopes to gain from happiness can only be found by arriving at equanimity." https://www.james-pierce.com/writings/happiness-and-equanimity">https://www.james-pierce.com/writings/...

Happiness and Equanimity — James Pierce

Nearly all of humanity lives unhappily. Nearly all of humanity experiences varying degrees of turmoil. When one searches for happiness, it is only because he does not already have it. The desire for...

https://www.james-pierce.com/writings/happiness-and-equanimity

@KapilGuptaMD

"What is it that you are seeking?"

https://www.kapilguptamd.com/2019/11/26/what-is-it-that-you-are-seeking/">https://www.kapilguptamd.com/2019/11/2...

@JohnDiesattheEn

"Name five impressive things about yourself. Write them down or just shout them out loud to the room. But here& #39;s the catch, [you] can only list things that you do. If you found that difficult, well, this is for you..." https://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-you-better-person/">https://www.cracked.com/blog/6-ha...

6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person

You're going to hate hearing this. My only defense is that this is what I wish somebody had said to me around 1995 or so.

https://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-you-better-person/

@RyanHoliday

"I’ve always found it’s better to think about what I want my ordinary life to look like most of the time. Then I try to make decisions based on the simple metric of whether they allow for more or less of that right now.” https://humanparts.medium.com/you-could-have-today-instead-you-choose-tomorrow-4cb5ac429a5a">https://humanparts.medium.com/you-could...

You Could Have Today. Instead You Choose Tomorrow.

It’s time to stop living for the weekend

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@harari_yuval

To succeed in the future, "you will need to work very hard at getting to know your operating system better — to know what you are and what you want from life." https://forge.medium.com/yuval-noah-harari-21-lessons-21st-century-what-kids-need-to-learn-now-to-succeed-in-2050-1b72a3fb4bcf">https://forge.medium.com/yuval-noa...

What Kids Need to Learn to Succeed in 2050

The art of reinvention will be the most critical skill of this century

https://forge.medium.com/yuval-noah-harari-21-lessons-21st-century-what-kids-need-to-learn-now-to-succeed-in-2050-1b72a3fb4bcf

@WRGuinn

"At the (often literal) push of a button, we created debt now amounting to more than $1.6 trillion (...) All we had to do was reach out and take it. All we had to do was believe the myth." https://www.epsilontheory.com/starry-eyes-and-starry-skies">https://www.epsilontheory.com/starry-ey...

Starry Eyes and Starry Skies | Epsilon Theory

The student loan crisis is a Big Deal. And it is only a part of a Bigger Deal: the Myth of College. This issue will be front-and-center in the upcoming elections. We will all be handed our very own...

https://www.epsilontheory.com/starry-eyes-and-starry-skies

@ByrneHobart

"My view is that higher education is a bundle (...) Like Netflix, it costs one fixed price but offers different attractive options to different subscribers." https://medium.com/swlh/y-combinator-not-lambda-school-is-unbundling-education-bd6fdf0c78d7">https://medium.com/swlh/y-co...

Y Combinator, Not Lambda School, Is Unbundling Education

If higher education is mostly about signaling, you can make the world a better place by making it happen faster.

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@noampomsky

"Life is a two-part excavation: of the undiscovered outer world, and the unexamined within." https://reading.supply/@ava/how-to-write-and-what-to-write-about-from-12-28-2018-W4o1Sb">https://reading.supply/@ava/how-...

How to write and what to write about

from 12/28/2018

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