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On messing around

Sunday Letters • 79 implied HN points • 10 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Innovation Discovery Exploration Mindset Science
  1. Being a 'happy mutant' means being curious and passionate about your interests, even if others don't understand them. It's about exploring what fascinates you without needing to justify it.
  2. Mistakes and experiments are crucial for innovation and discovery. Sometimes the best inventions come from unexpected errors or just playing around with ideas.
  3. Having a growth mindset helps you embrace exploration. Following your instincts and interests can lead to amazing discoveries you never planned for.

17. Be Antifragile by Expanding Awareness

Insight Axis • 158 implied HN points • 18 Jul 23
📖 Philosophy Mindset Critical Thinking Personal Development
  1. Antifragility is about gaining from stress rather than simply not breaking under it.
  2. Antifragility is a concept by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, explored in his various books like 'Antifragile' and 'The Black Swan.'
  3. Being antifragile involves thriving in a world full of unpredictable stressors by not predicting when events occur, but figuring out how to survive and benefit from them.

My biggest personality changes over the years | #36

The Pole • 119 implied HN points • 14 Nov 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Personal Growth Self-awareness Lifestyle changes Mindset Habits
  1. Personal growth involves changing one's mindset about various aspects of life, like voting, making one's bed, and beliefs in astrology, marketing, and traditions.
  2. Embracing rituals and respecting the values of others can lead to being less arrogant, more open-minded, and achieving internal harmony.
  3. Being humble, earnest, and accepting the value in experiences, even if they may seem trivial at first, can lead to a more fulfilling and harmonious life.
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The prize for saying no is small

Sunday Letters • 199 implied HN points • 04 Jun 23
📖 Philosophy Optimism Cynicism Mindset Life lessons Personal Growth
  1. Being negative and cautious often leads to missed opportunities. It's better to focus on finding solutions rather than just criticizing.
  2. Feeling optimistic and excited about new ideas can be uncomfortable but is a key part of learning and growing.
  3. Choosing to think 'what if' has a lot more potential for rewards than simply saying 'why not' and being constantly cautious.

Why enchantment?

The Art of Enchantment, with Dr Sharon Blackie • 279 implied HN points • 23 May 22
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Mindset Connection Belonging Nature
  1. Enchantment is an attitude of mind that can be cultivated by anyone, allowing them to approach the world with wonder and creativity.
  2. Living an enchanted life involves embracing belongingness to a rich world, participating whole-heartedly in life's adventure, and respecting nature and community.
  3. Choosing to live an enchanted life means falling in love with the world again, nourishing one's psyche, and recognizing the extraordinary within the ordinary.

Learning by the Blade or From the Chalice

peoplefirstengineering • 8 implied HN points • 20 Nov 24
📖 Philosophy Ethics Learning Identity Mindset Communication
  1. The blade symbolizes a competitive approach, focusing on being right and confronting others, while the chalice represents a more nurturing mindset, promoting cooperation and openness to new ideas.
  2. When learning or in conversations, using the chalice helps foster better relationships and deeper understanding, encouraging curiosity instead of defensiveness.
  3. It's important to choose the right approach for the situation; sometimes decisiveness is needed (the blade), but other times, open exploration is key (the chalice) for effective teamwork and learning.

5 Myths About Growth Mindset That Are Sabotaging Your Goals

Weekend Developer • 19 implied HN points • 28 Apr 24
🚌 Education Mindset Learning Development Challenges Feedback
  1. Having a growth mindset involves more than just positive thinking; it's about accepting failures, learning from mistakes, and putting in consistent effort.
  2. You can't have a growth mindset in all areas of life at once; prioritize where you want to grow and focus your efforts there.
  3. Effort alone is not enough for growth; it must be combined with good strategies, feedback, and continuous commitment.

Pixels & Psychedelics: How VR is Enhancing Psychedelic Therapy

Tripsitter • 79 implied HN points • 23 Jun 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Virtual reality Research Mindset
  1. Virtual reality is being integrated into psychedelic therapy, showing tangible benefits like standardizing settings and creating unique trip environments.
  2. Research is exploring the combination of DMT and extended reality (XR) systems, like VR, for potential therapeutic use, though funding for such studies can be challenging to secure.
  3. VR has the potential to improve trip settings, mindset, and preparation for psychedelic experiences, offering new avenues for therapeutic applications.

The Bannister Effect

The Voyage • 39 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Mindset Achievement
  1. Before 1954, running a sub-4-minute mile was seen as impossible.
  2. Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute barrier, inspiring others to do the same.
  3. The Bannister Effect shows how seeing others achieve goals can shift our mindset from 'impossible' to 'possible'.

Polymaths Unite

Polymathic Being • 61 implied HN points • 03 Mar 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Mindset Community Learning Interaction
  1. Being a Polymath is achievable for anyone, not just mythical geniuses. It's about having curiosity, humility, and broad thinking.
  2. Interacting with Polymaths can be an adventurous and non-linear experience, with discussions weaving diverse topics effortlessly.
  3. Embrace the Polymathic mindset by uniting, conversing, challenging, and continuously learning. Join the community of counterintuitive thinkers.

Learning by Doing

Sunday Letters • 59 implied HN points • 15 Oct 23
🚌 Education Learning Teaching Career Experiments Mindset
  1. Doing is often better than just thinking. If you want to learn a skill, just start practicing it a lot.
  2. Trying many things and being okay with failure helps you learn faster. When you're not focused on being perfect, you can improve more easily.
  3. Having a 'beginner's mind' can lead to better results. Beginners often do well because they aren't held back by too much prior knowledge or self-doubt.

The hungry ghost of arrival bias

Mindset Mastery • 58 implied HN points • 10 Apr 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Mindset Psychology Happiness Mindfulness
  1. Feelings of being behind or not reaching a destination are common but often based on a misleading concept of arrival bias.
  2. Arrival bias leads us to believe that reaching certain milestones will bring fulfillment, but in reality, there is no ultimate destination that guarantees happiness.
  3. Happiness and satisfaction come from appreciating the small moments along the journey rather than fixating on reaching a specific 'there.'

The Upper Limit Problem

Intentional Wisdom • 39 implied HN points • 15 Oct 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Mindset Self-Improvement Personal Growth Well-being Positivity
  1. The Upper Limit Problem involves setting false limits on our potential, which can hold us back from achieving true greatness.
  2. Self-awareness and recognizing behaviors like self-criticism, worrying, and deflecting praise are key steps to overcoming The Upper Limit Problem.
  3. Getting comfortable with success, embracing our strengths, and operating in our Zone of Genius can help unlock our true potential.

The Price of Success

YouTopian Journey • 87 implied HN points • 23 Jul 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Success Self-Improvement Mindset Motivation Personal Growth
  1. Success comes with a price that must be paid: time, commitment, sacrifice, setbacks, and isolation.
  2. To achieve success, one must be willing to go all the way, facing challenges, failures, and isolation with determination.
  3. The path to success involves pushing past doubts, prioritizing goals, embracing failures, and persevering through obstacles.

Why do you want to convince them?

Sunday Letters • 99 implied HN points • 05 Dec 22
🎭️ Culture Communication Mindset Persuasion Cooperation Conflict resolution
  1. Changing someone's mind can be tough because people often feel defensive about their ideas. It's important to be aware of this defensiveness when having discussions.
  2. Understanding your own reasons for wanting to convince someone can help create a more open conversation. When you express genuine concerns, it makes the other person less defensive.
  3. By being honest about your intentions, you can work together with the other person instead of against them. This way, you're both focused on finding a solution rather than arguing.

Making the best of the past ⏳ — Fading Affect bias (FAB)

10x your mind • 79 implied HN points • 25 Aug 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Memory Emotions Psychology Mindset Optimism
  1. Our tendency to remember pleasant emotions better than unpleasant ones is called the Fading Affect Bias (FAB), helping our brain maintain a positive self-image by fading negative emotions faster.
  2. Psychologists focusing on positive emotions with the broaden-and-build theory by Barbara Fredrickson found that ample positive emotions lead to resilience, creativity, and better health.
  3. People usually fall into two categories: past positive or past negative, affecting how they recall memories; sharing events with others, especially positive ones, can help lighten emotional intensity.

A decade of disappointments

Thoughts on Writing • 179 implied HN points • 24 Nov 21
🎭️ Culture Creativity Critique Mindset Self-Publishing Influence
  1. The inspiration behind the Disappointments Diary stemmed from a reaction to the overwhelming positive messages on social media, highlighting the importance of addressing toxic positivity and embracing emotional realism.
  2. The Negative Path to Happiness, as advocated by authors like Oliver Burkeman, suggests that embracing uncertainty and insecurity can lead to a more lasting form of contentment than relying solely on positive thinking.
  3. Navigating the ups and downs of a creative project involves quixotic optimism, distribution challenges, and the contextual nature of optimism, especially in the realms of social media and politics.

The Startup CEO Mindset

Tech Ramblings • 59 implied HN points • 09 Apr 23
💼 Business Startups Leadership Mindset Management Entrepreneurship
  1. The Stockdale Paradox teaches us to balance hope with reality. It's important to stay realistic about challenges while maintaining confidence in future success.
  2. Startup founders should always face the truth about their situation. Acknowledging difficulties is key to making smart decisions and moving forward.
  3. Optimism is good, but it shouldn't blind you to the hard work needed to succeed. Continuous effort and execution are essential for long-term growth.

Rabbit Holes 🕳️ #68

Creative Destruction • 28 implied HN points • 21 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Media Sustainability Information Mindset Art
  1. In today's age of information overload, our curiosity now distracts us, leading to intellectual obesity in the form of a flood of low-quality 'junk info'. This 'junk info' is like fast food for thought - cheap to produce, satisfying to consume, but low in nutrition.
  2. The sustainability movement needs to focus on internal sustainability, not just external factors like ecosystems and technology. Our mind plays a crucial role in the climate crisis as it determines our relationships with ourselves, others, and nature.
  3. Immediacy, or the collapse of mediation, is a powerful and destructive driver in the modern world. It eliminates the middle ground of reflection and personal connection, affecting how we perceive and engage with information and culture.

Mechanics over Mindset

Venture Prose • 199 implied HN points • 01 Mar 21
🏥 Health & Wellness Mindset Self-Improvement Personal Development
  1. Understanding the mechanics of your actions and reactions is like understanding how a machine works - tangible and rational.
  2. It's more effective to focus on working with the dynamics of the machine (the actions) before tackling the mindset (emotions).
  3. Instead of doing what you love, focus on doing what you're great at, as this often leads to more satisfaction and success.

That can't be done/we are already doing that

Sunday Letters • 59 implied HN points • 23 Jan 23
💼 Business Organizational Change Culture Leadership Innovation Mindset
  1. Organizational culture is hard to change once a group gets big. After a certain point, it's tough for new people to make an impact.
  2. When new ideas come up, they often get rejected or downplayed because of the existing culture. People might say 'that can't be done' or 'we are already doing that' instead of considering the new idea.
  3. To encourage new ideas, it helps to adopt a 'yes, and' mindset. This means instead of rejecting ideas, you build on them to see how they can fit together.

Asking the dumb questions

Sunday Letters • 159 implied HN points • 08 Nov 21
🚌 Education Learning Mindset Teamwork Communication Development
  1. When you're new to a situation, it's good to watch and listen first. This helps you learn more about what's going on.
  2. Asking 'dumb' questions can be really powerful. They often bring up thoughts that others on the team might be too shy to voice.
  3. Encouraging new team members to ask questions keeps the team flexible and open to change. Celebrating these questions can help everyone grow.

Successive approximation

Splattern • 19 implied HN points • 31 Aug 23
🚌 Education Psychology Personal Development Behaviorism Learning Strategies Mindset
  1. Success is not always a straight line; it often involves small steps and gradual improvements. Just like a pigeon learns to peck a target by getting rewarded for getting closer, we can make progress by celebrating small wins.
  2. It's important to recognize and celebrate your efforts, even if the outcome isn't perfect. Starting a conversation or trying something new are achievements worth acknowledging.
  3. Taking the initiative, even without clear rewards or support, is valuable. Doing things the right way can build your skills and confidence over time, even if results aren't immediate.

For The Person Who Has Everything

What's Important? • 22 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
📖 Philosophy Wisdom Purpose Mindset Balance Self-Improvement
  1. The most influential changes in worldview often happen when successful individuals face a shift in circumstances that require a different mindset.
  2. Developing a 'steering wheel mindset' with broad attention and intuitive insights can lead to fresh perspectives and a more accurate worldview, benefiting the individual and the tribe.
  3. Reconnecting with wisdom and cultivating 'metis', the essential quality of responsiveness to the world, can lead to balance, meaningful interactions, and overall flourishing.

LSW#20 🎭Acting into New Ways of Thinking

The Leading Sapiens Weekly • 40 implied HN points • 03 Apr 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Mindset Behavior Change Learning Self-Improvement Personal Development
  1. Action can often be easier than changing your mindset or waiting to feel ready before taking action.
  2. Focusing on the verb (action) is often more within our control and judgment-free than focusing on the noun (mindset).
  3. Acting your way into a new way of thinking can lead to growth and learning, even if it feels uncomfortable at first.