agota

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by agota 4y ago
I tend to believe what he says because I don't get the "narcissist cult leader" vibe from him. I do get that vibe from the vast majority of popular content creators in the "hustle" niche, though.
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by agota 4y ago
I believe that one reason for this is that FIRE, passive income, entrepreneurship, etc. attracts people who are looking for shortcuts. This means that they are optimizing for the short term, which is counterproductive to success in any area
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by agota 4y ago
That was my first thought as well. Is this a dating profile?
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by agota 4y ago
>"Fix your life in 3 weeks, only takes 30 minutes a day" More like "This ONE Tip Will Change Your Life!"
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by agota 4y ago
You need to account for genetic outliers. IIRC, Jocko Willink believes that his ability to function on little sleep is genetic, he just doesn't need much of it. He has mentioned that this was a running joke in the Seal teams, which pre
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by agota 4y ago
What human being on the planet can make choices without being swayed by outside influences?
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by agota 4y ago
I have the same theory on women having been selected for caring about their environment. I see that as an argument for choosing traditional gender roles because it seems to me that one of the main causes of conflict in 50/50 relationsh
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by agota 4y ago
Him monetizing his divorce like that is disturbing if the wife didn't agree to this.
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by agota 4y ago
That's my question: Did this guy's ex-wife agree to be a subject of a blog, articles in major publications, and a book??
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by agota 4y ago
>but his spouse also had the opportunity to communicate about her feelings of neglect According to the article: "Hundreds, maybe thousands, of times, my wife tried to communicate that something was wrong. That something hurt. But th
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by agota 4y ago
I came to a conclusion that people who genuinely can't control themselves due to extremely low impulse control tend to end up in prison. Those who claim that they "can't control themselves" yet somehow manage to be funct
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by agota 4y ago
>Too often for me, I have tried to figure out a solution to a problem, when someone was just trying to let me know how they feel John Gray addressed this in "Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus" - I believe he argued that t
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by agota 4y ago
You seem to be implying that it's irrational to be upset about having to repeat yourself if you haven't yet repeated yourself at least six times? If you need to repeat yourself half a dozen times to get any reaction beyond dismiss
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by agota 5y ago
Baltic states? Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia?
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by agota 7y ago
>And before anyone mentions that "normal people" like it and it is just the icky nerds that have reservations I'm one of the "normal people". I absolutely hate Windows 10 . I used it for a few years because switc
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by agota 7y ago
"Lots of activities can boost the size of various parts of the pre-frontal cortex – video games, for example" This doesn't mean that: 1. Any activity that requires focus has the same effect on the prefrontal cortex of meditat
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by agota 7y ago
The article you provided doesn't back up the claim that playing video games has the same effect on the prefrontal cortex as meditation. 1. It discusses video games that were created with a specific purpose of improving ability to focus
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by agota 7y ago
Do you have a source for the claim that playing video games has the same effect on the prefrontal cortex as meditation? Seems extremely unlikely, but I'm curious, so I would appreciate a link.
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by agota 7y ago
I was confused the first time I saw the word "learnings", I thought it was a mistake, but then I saw other people using it as well. Can native English speakers tell me if the word "learnings" is an actual word that exist
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by agota 7y ago
What is great about it? Genuine question, not saying that it isn't, just curious what exactly makes it great for you.
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The Tech Intellectuals (2013)(democracyjournal.org)
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by agota 7y ago
I think that's definitely something to consider. In theory, everyone would love to be the best in the world at something, but in practice, how many people would want to live a life required to achieve that?
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by agota 7y ago
I think whether it's worth it depends on if the goal you are trying to achieve is worth it. I remember reading about this couple of I believe software engineers who achieved financial independence at I think age 30. If I recall correct
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by agota 7y ago
I think this is a serious issue for intelligent people. The curriculum is tailored towards people of average intelligence, so if you are one, two, or three standard deviations above that, you won't be under pressure to develop a work e
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by agota 7y ago
Another person in this thread pointed out that "skill stacking" boils down to becoming good at two skills, "X + marketing". I think that's a good example of "Good at A + hates B", say "Good at softwar
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by agota 7y ago
That's why I think that trying to be the best in the world at something almost certainly means setting yourself up for failure. At the top, you have genetic freaks with insane work ethic that are obsessed with that particular skill. Ca
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by agota 7y ago
Can you give a specific example, though? Because generally, no competition means no demand, so while it might be satisfying to be best in the world at something, an obscure skill might not translate into financial success.
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by agota 7y ago
I think that's a great observation. One exception I can think of where you legitimately need to be decent at three skills is bootstrapping as a solopreneur. You need to be able to code, design, and market your product. Other than that,
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by agota 7y ago
That's a good point. However, I think the question is how likely it is that you would be able to become the best in the world at something? I think that people who are the best in the world at something tend to be genetic freaks. Are y
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by agota 7y ago
I have heard several people with massive audiences discussing positive effects of psychedelics. However, I don't recall any of them discussing potential negative side effects, except for briefly mentioning a possibility of having a bad

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