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...
"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...
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...
"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...
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...
"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...
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...
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
• 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...
"Truth", the mind/self, freedom, and excellence. https://nav.al/kapil ">https://nav.al/kapil&quo...
@sivers
Each episode is short, so I recommend the entire thing
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Each episode is short, so I recommend the entire thing
@ShaneAParrish & @rorysutherland
Advertising & psychology. https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/rory-sutherland/">https://fs.blog/knowledge...
Advertising & psychology. https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/rory-sutherland/">https://fs.blog/knowledge...
@ShaneAParrish & @wolfejosh
Ideas & businesses that will shape the future. https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/josh-wolfe/">https://fs.blog/knowledge...
Ideas & businesses that will shape the future. https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/josh-wolfe/">https://fs.blog/knowledge...
@patrick_oshag & @bgurley
All things tech & startups.
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All things tech & startups.
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@patrick_oshag, @kevin & @mikeyk
Instagram& #39;s journey & building incredible products.
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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...
Biases, thinking & decision making. https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/daniel-kahneman/">https://fs.blog/knowledge...
@waitbutwhy
Humanity, society, psychology, beliefs & institutions. https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/story-of-us.html">https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/s...
Humanity, society, psychology, beliefs & institutions. https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/story-of-us.html">https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/s...
@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/...
"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/...
@KapilGuptaMD
"What is it that you are seeking?"
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"What is it that you are seeking?"
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@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...
"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...
@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...
"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...
@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...
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...
@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...
"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...
@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...
"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...
@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-...
"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-...
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