The hottest Substack posts of VS Blog

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Rational beliefs

99 implied HN points • 28 Apr 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Beliefs Psychology Health Mindset Self-Improvement
  1. Believing in rational beliefs unlocks immense energy and motivation, unlike irrational beliefs.
  2. To hold rational beliefs, it's key to ground them in what we know to be true and frame them as possibilities rather than certainties.
  3. Maintaining a positive state of mind is beneficial for leveraging beliefs, alongside reframing and reducing them.

My method to boost creativity

7 HN points • 02 May 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Creativity Brain function Self-Improvement Well-being Mental health
  1. Boost creativity by exposing yourself to diverse and novel stimuli while moving around, triggering new ideas and solutions.
  2. Enhance creativity by letting go of control during the process and allowing associative memory and thinking to make connections.
  3. Maximize the effectiveness of this creativity-boosting method by visiting new locations with abundant, diverse, and novel stimuli, and fleshing out multiple problems beforehand.

New blog, new life

419 implied HN points • 06 Sep 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Physical health Chronic Illness Recovery
  1. The author took a break due to feeling inadequate after a past failure, but eventually found the courage to return online.
  2. Long COVID impacted the author's health, causing cognitive dysfunction, but they are now recovering with therapy and treatment.
  3. The author started teaching about Large Language Models and successfully turned it into a lucrative online educational business.

Coming soon

19 implied HN points • 06 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Blogging
  1. The post is about an upcoming VS Blog by Vasili Shynkarenka.
  2. The blog can be accessed at vslog.substack.com.
  3. There are options to share the post through various platforms like Facebook and Email.
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Spontaneous vs planned writing

0 implied HN points • 22 Sep 23
📚 Literature Writing Creative Process Artistic expression
  1. Spontaneous writing feels fresh and improvisational, like a journey into the unknown.
  2. Planned writing tends to be more serious and structured, often focusing on presenting ideas well rather than the essence.
  3. Engaging in spontaneous writing may tap into your subconscious more effectively, allowing for a flow of ideas and creativity.