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Favs & Frameworks

Books, podcasts, and resources that have shaped how I think and see the world. I'm sharing them in case they help you on your own path of learning and self-improvement.

Mental Models

Questions

  • What pain do you want in your life? What are you willing to struggle for?
  • How does the action you're doing right now translate into achieving your goals? If it doesn't, are you okay with that tradeoff?
  • If you fast-forwarded to the end of your life and looked back, what could you do now to minimize the regrets you'll one day have?
  • Imagine someone is always following you around, recording your actions. How would you feel watching it played back?
  • Are you doing the things you know you should, or filling your time and attention with distractions that don't advance your main goals?
  • Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, what can you do to build a life you don't need to escape from?
  • Would you make that purchase if nobody could see you with it or know about it? (How does ego play into your purchases?)
  • Picture your week as 100 units of time. What percentage would you fast-forward if you could - and what would it take to reduce that number?
  • Is the group you're part of bound together by mutual love of an in-group, or hate of an out-group?
  • Are you truly listening, or waiting for your turn to speak?

Ideas I Keep Coming Back to

  • When faced with two choices, the one with delayed gratification is probably the best one.
  • There are no solutions, only tradeoffs.
  • If you don't know someone personally, don't judge them - otherwise you're giving a stranger more power over you than your own judgment.
  • How hard you work is an economy of scale - working 80 hours a week vs. 40 often produces more than 2x the results.
  • If you're truly a critical thinker, you'll hold some views that aren't mainstream. Controversial doesn't mean wrong.
  • You won't find rare results in an average lifestyle. Act like the average person and expect to be average.
  • Money is a tool, not the end. It can buy freedom, but some use it to imprison themselves.
  • Wealth is the ratio between your net worth and your lifestyle. Make $500k and spend $500k and you're living paycheck to paycheck.
  • Inflating your lifestyle to your income resets your hedonic treadmill and traps you. Keep your cost of living below your income to maximize freedom.
  • If you think of a compliment, tell them.

Sources I Learn From

Life Philosophy

Articles

The Ultimate Deliberate Practice Guide · fs.blogMaker vs. Manager Time Systems · Alex HormoziAre You Stuck in Movie Logic? · Cate HallFear-Setting · Tim FerrissHow Will You Measure Your Life? · Clayton Christensen (HBR)High Agency in 30 Minutes · George MackPaul Graham EssaysA collection of short but impactful essaysHow to Make Wealth · Paul GrahamThe Lesson to Unlearn · Paul GrahamWhat You Can't Say · Paul GrahamMind the Gap · Paul GrahamThe Age of the Essay · Paul GrahamEconomic Inequality · Paul GrahamIdeas for Startups · Paul GrahamGood and Bad Procrastination · Paul GrahamThe Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn · Paul GrahamThe Power of the Marginal · Paul GrahamTwo Kinds of Judgement · Paul Graham

Podcast Episodes

Scott Galloway: The 4 Secrets to Get Rich in a Broken Economy · Modern Wisdom #794Dan Martell: How to Stop Wasting Your Time & Money on Things That Don't Matter · Modern Wisdom #831David Senra: 15 Harsh Truths From History's Greatest Founders · Modern Wisdom #878Greg McKeown: How to Focus on What Matters Most · Modern Wisdom #880Adam Grant: How to Overcome Your Fear of Failure and Unlock Your Potential · Modern Wisdom #885Sahil Bloom: The Harsh Truth About Money & Happiness · Modern Wisdom #899Charles Duhigg: The Secret Habits of Supercommunicators · Modern Wisdom #909Simon Sinek: How to Find Meaning When Life Feels Overwhelming · Modern Wisdom #964Dr. John Delony: The Blueprint for Better Relationships & a Peaceful Life · Modern Wisdom #99121 Lessons From 999 Episodes - Naval Ravikant, Roger Federer & Vincent van Gogh · Modern Wisdom #999Jett Franzen: Proof That the Lonely Chapter Works · Modern Wisdom #1130

Health & Relationships

I've compiled these resources into a website, LifestyleAcademy.health.

Finance & Business

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