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Clarity is Dangerous

The feeling of clarity(or "I get it") is dangerous. Once you get that feeling, you think you know enough - and that will end further learning. Its a thought killing heuristic.

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Published on Feb 17, 2022

3 People Groups we Imitate

If we surround yourself with people who has the same habits as the one you want to build, it will be easier for you to adopt that habit.

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Published on Feb 10, 2022

Dunbar's Number

Human's can maintain social relations with upto 150 people. In such societies, everyone knows everyone else - and how each relates to others. These is a cognitive limit we have.

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Published on Feb 10, 2022

Four Laws of Behavior Change

You can invert these laws to break bad habits.

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Published on Feb 08, 2022

Build or Break Habits

Inverting the above method...

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Published on Feb 08, 2022

Break Bad Habits

Behaviors have a surface level craving and a deeper motivation. Habits are current solutions to evolutionary problems.

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Published on Feb 08, 2022

Habits

Habits are small actions repeated many times. It is the compound interest of our behavior. They can be good or bad.

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Published on Feb 07, 2022

Habit Loop

Habits are small actions repeated many times. It is the compound interest of our behavior. They can be good or bad.

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Published on Feb 07, 2022

Heraclitus

Around end of 6th Century BC

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Published on Jan 30, 2022

Epicurus

341 BC, Greece

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Published on Jan 30, 2022