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9 Best Articles in 2022
Gabriel Weinberg
Mental Models I Find Repeatedly UsefulGabriel Weinberg
From 2016 · Update: Since this post came out, I co-authored a book about it called Super Thinking. Get notified about book updates here (currently…
wisdom
mental models
ux
The New York Times
Stop Trying to Be ProductiveThe New York Times
7 min read · 2020-04-01 · The internet wants you to believe you aren’t doing enough with all that “extra time” you have now. But staying inside and attending to basic needs is plenty.
productivity
mental health
better living
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“I’m trying to be more OK with just being.”
Aeon+Psyche
How to know what you really wantAeon+Psyche
20+ min read · 2021-12-15 · From career choices to new purchases, use René Girard’s mimetic theory to resist the herd and forge your own path in life
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career
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These are people whose desires are in some sense intertwined with your own – they can affect your desires, and you can in turn affect theirs
LessWrong
100 Tips for a Better LifeLessWrong
10 min read · 2020-12-23 · The other day I made an advice thread based on Jacobian’s from last year! If you know a source for one of these, shout and I’ll edit it in. Possessions 1 .If you want to find out about people’s…
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mindfulness
sleep
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Don’t confuse ‘doing a thing because I like it’ with ‘doing a thing because I want to be seen as the sort of person who does such things’
insidemymind.me
Today I Learned That Not Everyone Has An Internal Monologue And It Has Ruined My Day.insidemymind.me
3 min read · 2020-02-07 · My day was completely ruined yesterday when I stumbled upon a fun fact that absolutely obliterated my mind. I saw this tweet yesterday that said that not everyone has an internal monologue in their…
mind
brain
self
Scott Young
The Nine Habits to Increase Your EnergyScott Young
5 min read · From 2019 · Your energy levels are the basis of your success and happiness. Here are nine habits you can start today to feel more energetic in work and at home.
productivity
self
work
Tim Urban
How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You)Tim Urban
From 2018 · Our career path is how we spend our time, how we support our lifestyles, how we make our impact, and even sometimes how we define our identity. Let’s make sure we’re on the right track.
career
life
personality
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a person’s career quadruples as the person’s primary identity. Which is kind of a big thing.
Lifehack
10 Simple Ways To Refocus a Wandering MindLifehack
9 min read · 2021-04-13 · Do you want to reach your goals and avoid distractions? Here are 10 simple ways to refocus your wandering mind and achieve success.
productivity
better living
focus
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Parkinson’s Law holds that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion,”, which is why setting time limits can deflate a ballooning task.
Aeon+Psyche
How to maintain a healthy brainAeon+Psyche
20+ min read · 2021-11-03 · Adopt these lifestyle changes and you will not only sharpen your mind today but also reduce your risk of dementia later on
brain
better living
lifespan
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Train your body  Just as mental health and brain health are deeply entwined, so too are your overall physical health and your brain health
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Is confidence a cult? These sociologists think so.
Vox
How 'Gamification' of Everything Is Manipulating You (and How to Recognize It)
Lifehacker
Scrap your big bold New Year's resolutions
Harvard Business School
On Not Hating the Body
libertiesjournal.com
What If We Just Stopped Being So Available?
The Atlantic
Watch your ego
andrew.today
Mental Models For Problem-Solving To Avoid Catastrophic Mess
durmonski.com
How Hobbies Infiltrated American Life
The Atlantic
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: Arnold Bennett on Living a Meaningful Life
Farnam Street
What in the World Are You Doing?
Mark Manson
How to be useless
Aeon+Psyche
Choice vs. convenience
Seth Godin
New year, same old you! The secret to self-improvement is embracing your messy, imperfect life
The Guardian
Run that marathon! Write that novel! How to make 2022 the year you finally smash your goals
The Guardian
100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying
The Guardian
A simple way to break a bad habit
TED-Ed
Hunter S. Thompson's Letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life
Farnam Street
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Farnam Street
Understanding your Circle of Competence: How Warren Buffett Avoids ProblemsFarnam Street
3 min read · 2021-12-20 · Understanding your circle of competence allows you avoid problems. As we can learn from Warren Buffett, avoiding problems is easier than solving them.
career
better living
finance
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If you want to improve your odds of success in life and business, then define the perimeter of your circle of competence, and operate inside. Over time, work to expand that circle but never fool yourself about where it stands today, and never be afraid to say “I don’t know.”
TED-Ed
How to manage your time more effectively (according to machines)TED-Ed
Jan 1st · Human beings and computers alike share the challenge of how to get as much done as possible in a limited time. Over the last fifty or so years, computer scientists have learned a lot of good…
productivity
better living
Farnam Street
Hunter S. Thompson's Letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful LifeFarnam Street
6 min read · Jan 3rd · Hunter S. Thompson's letter to his friend, Hume Logan, on finding your purpose and living a meaningful life. The most profound advice I've ever come across.
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rather than bending himself to meet the demands of that which he seeks, he has bent his goal to conform to his own abilities and desires
Aeon+Psyche
How to be uselessAeon+Psyche
~12 min read · Jan 12th · Follow the Daoist way – reclaim your life and happiness by letting go of the need to produce, strive or serve a purpose
psychology
mindfulness
better living
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You are not a mere tool in the building of a larger project, or a vessel in a grand ritual; you are a glorious part of the greater Universe,
Farnam Street
Charlie Munger: 19 More Book RecommendationsFarnam Street
3 min read · 2021-12-20 · Charlie Munger offers 19 uncommon book recommendations that will make you smarter.
books
better living
productivity
TED-Ed
A simple way to break a bad habitTED-Ed
Jan 4th · Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction — from smoking to overeating to all those other things…
habits
psychology
better living
Farnam Street
The Difference Between "Knowing That" and "Knowing How"Farnam Street
1 min read · 2021-12-29 · The current educational regime is based on a certain view about what kind of knowledge is important: "knowing that," as opposed to "knowing how."
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If you think of the education system for a minute you understand that we’re trying to efficiently teach people to know things but not understand them. In this sense, we take a partial view of knowledge.
The Guardian
100 ways to slightly improve your life without really tryingThe Guardian
6 min read · Jan 1st · Whether it’s taking fruit to work (and to the bedroom!), being polite to rude strangers or taking up skinny-dipping, here’s a century of ways to make life better, with little effort involved …
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Farnam Street
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: Arnold Bennett on Living a Meaningful LifeFarnam Street
8 min read · Jan 9th · Arnold Bennett’s How to Live on 24 Hours a Day explores a meaningful life by addressing the age-old question: how can we make the best use of our time?
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mindfulness
time management
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He persists in looking at the hours from 10 to 6 as ‘the day’ to which the 10 hours proceeding and the 6 hours following are an epilogue and prologue …
durmonski.com
Mental Models For Problem-Solving To Avoid Catastrophic Messdurmonski.com
6 min read · Jan 11th · How to solve problems quickly and cheaply? Add more mental models to your thinking toolbox. Check the best mental models For problem-solving.
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