Wisdom TLDR
Maxims distilled from quotes that match my biased experience.
«Distillation» is far from ready, so expect inconsistencies, inaccuracies and omissions.
Introduction
Chapter I - Self
On foundations
On growth
On your worst enemy: yourself
- On stress and health
- On fear, anger and excuses
- On failure, mistakes and regrets
- On shame, confidence and validation
- On limits and motivation
- On pessimism
- On perfectionism
Chapter II - Groups
On cooperation
- On communication
- On relationships
- On networking
- On business and entrepreneurship
- On selling, negotiation and price
- On feedback and mentorship
- On generosity and incentives
- On hierarchy
- On society and politics
- On following the herd
On competition
On teams
Chapter III - Action
On preparation
On executing
- On starting and timing
- On speed and direction
- On focus, priorities and productivity
- On control
- On balance
- On change and adapting
On ending
Appendix
On time
On envy triggers
- On talent
- On wealth
- On popularity
- On luck and risk
- On beauty and style
- On health
- On lifestyle
- On success
Other
- On wisdom
- On comedy
- On humanness and irrationality
- On marriage
- On lovers
- On family and friends
- On religion
- On science
- On art
- On aesthetics
- On money management
- On education
- On reading
- On writing
- On media
- On computers and maths
Bonus
TL;DR
'Fuck, don't give a fuck and don't be fucked over.'
Seven general advices:
'Life is a balancing act.'
'If more information was the answer we’d all be billionaires with six packs.' -- Derek Sivers
'The root of our problems is our inability to let go.' -- Leo Babauta
'A prophet has no honour in his own country.' -- Bible (John 4: 44)
'Avoiding relevant conflict will not keep peace, will rot it.' -- EF
'All self-help boils down to «choose long-term over short-term».' -- Naval Ravikant
'The empire long divided, must unite; long united, must divide.' -- Chinese proverb
Two practical advices:
'Have more than one child.'
'Moving in a direction opposite to what we are doing right now where we are not successful often guarantee success.'
One last advice for introverts: 'Aim at relying on your network and not at being self-sufficient.'
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