Wisdom
1/ Bitcoin, Built By Humans, Unstoppable by Humans: “The whole idea of the bitcoin system is to build something that they can’t stop and it doesn’t matter who they are” – Der Gigi
2/ Distorted Money = Distorted Freedom: Money is an extension of speech and action; it reflects human value and value hierarchies. Distorting this communication results in pathological hierarchies – Robert Breedlove
3/ Don’t Give Quitting an Inch: “If you quit once, even on a small thing, that opens the door, then you know that you can quit” – Lex Fridman
4/ There Is No Secret Hack: There are no secrets to unlock; it’s just hard work and perseverance which keeps you going after what you’re going for – you’ve got to do the work - B. Jeffrey Madoff
5/ You Decide if Stress is Good or Bad: Reframe your mind around stress: when you’re at the gym, remember that you came there to feel the pain. When you are challenged by a textbook question, remember that is the reason why you came to university – Samantha Boardman
6/ Lock Down Shame: Many people are disappointed with themselves for not achieving fitness or educational goals during lockdown - – Samantha Boardman
Health
7/ How Dopamine Keeps You Hooked: A dopamine spike is associated with a subsequent dopamine deficit where levels fall below baseline – this is the moment you chase more or ride out the tough part - Dr. Anna Lembke
8/ Social Media, A Hell of a Drug: “The first message I want to get across about social media is it really is a drug. And it’s intended to be a drug.” – Dr. Anna Lembke
9/ How to Break Addictive Patterns: Go 30 days without interaction with a drug, person, alcohol, social media, gambling, etc. - Dr. Anna Lembke
Wealth
10/ No, is Often, I Can’t: The vast majority of people who say no to you, do so because they just don’t have the bandwidth to help you – B. Jeffrey Madoff
11/ Marketing Gets in the Way of Engineering: Tesla is the exception – they do zero advertising, the engineering sells itself – Lex Fridman
12/ Flight to Red: People are flocking to conservative states for 3 reasons; The cost of living is lower, Those areas are building more houses, Taxes are lower there - Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman
13/ Does Your Company Suffer From The Sunk Cost Fallacy? Companies that are the most militant about having their employees come back into the office are often one’s who have made massive investments in their work campus – Taj Mahal Syndrome - Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman
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